Who was a better player: Vincent Damphousse or Eric Staal?

[dalewood12]

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[DitchMarner]

I think Staal was considered a bit more of a true star. If we're comparing them to active players, he would be equivalent to someone like Hughes (although I think Hughes is better) whereas Damphousse would be more like a Larkin, I guess.

I think statistically Staal wins, but I wasn't a big fan of his. He seemed to mail it in quite often after a strong four or five year run after the Lockout.

When you factor in compete, intangibles, clutch factor, all-around play etc, I might be inclined to take Damphousse. But when he was on, Staal was better.

 

[Shroud of Orrin]

Vinny all day long.

Name me another player to lead his team in scoring three consecutive years on three different teams. His IQ and class made Stall look like a sod farmer….