Rank these players at their peak that you'd want in a 7 game playoff series
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Datsyuk
Bergeron
Hossa/Kariya
I think Kariya could’ve been better than he had the opportunity to show due to injuries and the teams he played on though. Easy to imagine a scenario where I would take him ahead of the others except Datsyuk.
Bergeron
Hossa/Kariya
I think Kariya could’ve been better than he had the opportunity to show due to injuries and the teams he played on though. Easy to imagine a scenario where I would take him ahead of the others except Datsyuk.
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I’m pretty sure Kariya would have performed the best, had he been on stacked teams like Detroit, Chicago, and to lesser extents, Pittsburgh and Boston.
I noticed your comments in the other thread and while I’m not into what if games, that’s the difference between Kariya and the other players.
Well, that and being a better player, who had what, at least six known concussions?
I noticed your comments in the other thread and while I’m not into what if games, that’s the difference between Kariya and the other players.
Well, that and being a better player, who had what, at least six known concussions?
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Weird players for playoffs.
I feel both Datsyuk and Bergeron are overrated for playoffs. They did decent enough overall - but some people believe they are great or unstoppable, and that's just not the case. Datsyuk's playoffs are ~so-so all things considered.
Problem is - Hossa is the worst of the 4 players (even though pretty strong for playoffs) - and I think Kariya is possibly the best, but he has such a small playoff track record so it's hard to judge. I think I'd go:
Datsyuk
Kariya
Hossa
Bergeron
But - they're all relatively close, and I could see it go anyway from 1 to 4.
If this is based on that other thread that also involved Lafleur and Kopitar - Lafleur would be #1 by a huge margin, and I'd actually pick Kopitar #2. Better/more consistent playoff track record for him than these 4 players listed here.
I feel both Datsyuk and Bergeron are overrated for playoffs. They did decent enough overall - but some people believe they are great or unstoppable, and that's just not the case. Datsyuk's playoffs are ~so-so all things considered.
Problem is - Hossa is the worst of the 4 players (even though pretty strong for playoffs) - and I think Kariya is possibly the best, but he has such a small playoff track record so it's hard to judge. I think I'd go:
Datsyuk
Kariya
Hossa
Bergeron
But - they're all relatively close, and I could see it go anyway from 1 to 4.
If this is based on that other thread that also involved Lafleur and Kopitar - Lafleur would be #1 by a huge margin, and I'd actually pick Kopitar #2. Better/more consistent playoff track record for him than these 4 players listed here.
