Ezpz
No mad pls
- Apr 16, 2013
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Crosby outpaced Benn and Tavares in that year.People are usually talking about how McDavid is dusting him in the individual hardware department, which has nothing to do with raw point totals. Placement finishes are also brought to the table, which are again not talking about how many points were scored.
Crosby had some of the weakest top end competition in league history and frankly, he still didn’t dominate to the degree he should have. If he wasn’t injured, then Malkin was. Ovechkin lost his powers in 2010 and was never a real threat. Fun fact, the three best of that generation interfered very little with each other. There was just a lone season where they finished 1-2-3 in scoring.
If Crosby could finish behind Benn and Tavares in scoring races, there’s zero doubt in my mind that Kucherov wipes the floor with him. Kucherov is a better player than Kane ever was, who tore age 28 Crosby apart in the scoring race (where he also finished behind Benn AGAIN).
In terms of raw numbers, I will comment on you saying his peers are putting up better numbers. Last I checked, McDavid is the only active player with 153 points and a 42 point playoff run to his name.
McDavid is displaying deeper dominance against better talent than Crosby ever displayed, or even dealt with, based on how events in the real world unfolded.
The Kane year Crosby was 30 points ahead of his next forward team mate. He also won a more important award called the Conn Smythe.