Maplebeasts
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As flattering as it is to have another Leaf other than Phil enter the discussion, JVR isn't yet a superstar. Very solid player though on a sweetheart of a contract.
Underrated Superstars
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As flattering as it is to have another Leaf other than Phil enter the discussion, JVR isn't yet a superstar. Very solid player though on a sweetheart of a contract.
Zetterberg easily. He's just as good as Toews, Kopitar, and Bergeron but doesn't get the recognition they do.
gretskidoo
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http://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders/points_per_game_active.html.
You should tell them to add Stepan since I can't see him next to Backstrom for some reason.
JAS 39 Gripen
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You're not allowed to use facts and stats in a Hfboards-discussion, didn't you get the memo?
CarpeNoctem
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Most people don't realize that he scored so many points, but he's honestly more underrated as an overall player than a scorer to me. He won a Selke, (may've been two?) and was well known as a solid player, even away from the puck. But I guess he had to be to play with Mario & Jags.
LeighDx59
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For me, its Claude Giroux, Nicklas Backstrom and (homer vote) Henrik Zetterberg.
Also Sidney Crosby should be no where near this thread at all.
Also Sidney Crosby should be no where near this thread at all.
Jeffrey
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Not with the younger people around here...
Some people that barely watched him don't realize how dominant and fun he was to watch.
When not injured he was way more dominant than the current Crosby. Especially when you realize he played during the dead puck era.
Shaftception
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Being outscored by his winger, consistently ranked in the top 5-10, so underrated.
Youre Dam Tyutin
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I agree with Backstrom, but Joe Pavelski has to be somewhere into consideration here.
Maybe Jamie Benn to a certain extent too.
Still agree with Backstrom though.
Maybe Jamie Benn to a certain extent too.
Still agree with Backstrom though.
Tarasenko
5th in goals
10th in points
5th in plus/minus
3rd in ES Goals
7th in SOG
3rd in Offensive Point Shares
Barely 23.
5th in goals
10th in points
5th in plus/minus
3rd in ES Goals
7th in SOG
3rd in Offensive Point Shares
Barely 23.
You can call it arbitrary but if your definition of "superstar" covers Stepan change it.
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Barey 23 isn't really a qualifier in this case. Many top scorers peak at 24.
Tavares tho I'm not sure it might just be how vocal his detractors are with they're cries of him being overrated. Or how Corporal Komarov invades every JT thread to denounce him a third line scrub.
JVR might be the most overrated player on hf, and a 30 goal scorer… a one dimensional 30 goal scorer at that is not a superstar.
amongst the typical HF posters: Toews AINEC.
Amongst Hockey professionals he's considered one of the top 2 or 3 players in the NHL. Amongst HF posters he often isn't even listed as a top 10 center.
Amongst Hockey professionals he's considered one of the top 2 or 3 players in the NHL. Amongst HF posters he often isn't even listed as a top 10 center.
I wasn't even born when he was in his prime, but I've always had the impression that Marcel Dionne was under-appreciated despite being a top 5 all-time player.
