Who would you pick 1OA, Lemieux or McDavid?

[Kshahdoo]

Imagine both are on the same draft, so..?

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[norrisnick]

McDavid. As a prospect he showed he was willing to work to be great. Mario was historically lazy and a lot his health issues were self inflicted.

 

[HarryLime]

Even with injuries, Mario. As great as McDavid is, has chance to finish 4th all time IMO. Mario is in that 3. The 3 that everyone knows. Him, Wayne and Orr. I wouldn't take anyone in a 1v1 poll against 1 of those 3. No disrespect to McDavid.

 

[hamzarocks]

Lemieux,

Modern day medicine, better research around the sport and less smoking hed have a healthier career

 

[HarryLime]

McDavid. As a prospect he showed he was willing to work to be great. Mario was historically lazy and a lot his health issues were self inflicted.

Lazy enough to play through cancer and bad back injuries. I think health is a bigger question than laziness, I also think with modern dieting and medicine, Mario would be laughing.

 

[Killer Orcas]

66 sorry this isn't close. Mario was disgusting good Mcdavid though awesome isn't close to him. That's how good Mario was.

 

[norrisnick]

Lazy enough to play through cancer and bad back injuries. I think health is a bigger question than laziness, I also think with modern dieting and medicine, Mario would be laughing.

All those things were available then. He just didn't care enough to take care of his body.

 

[LivingRentFree]

It’s Lemieux 1000 times out of 1000. The only player that is debatable is Gretzky. And even then, it’s Lemieux.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Super Mario. McDavid is great but Mario is a top 3 all time player.

 

[Garbageyuk]

I don’t think it’s fair or even useful to compare eras. With that said, I think Lemieux was more dominant relative to his peers, although I could be wrong. One thing I can’t wrap my head around though is just how incredibly slow and uncoordinated Lemieux looks in early footage. A player operating the way Lemieux did at that speed would NEVER fly in today’s league. But like I said, comparisons like that aren’t really fair, and I don’t think that should be held against Lemieux.

 

[HarryLime]

All those things were available then. He just didn't care enough to take care of his body.

He did enough to win 2 Cups, and put up Gretzky numbers, carving through entire teams. He didn't have a Draisaitl or Messier/Kurrt until like 1993. Stooping to calling Mario lazy is funny. He was better than McDavid.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Lemieux with 0 hesitation

 

[LivingRentFree]

This one might get locked in the first hour

 

[Regal]

Is the assumption their careers are the same or that things can change? I think if Lemieux still misses the time he did and retires initially at 31 again, McDavid might make sense as I have a feeling he’s going to be far more valuable after age 27. Lemieux is the better talent though so as players coming in today at the same level they were relative to the league, I think Lemieux might stay healthier and play longer from being in better shape in a league that’s less violent/physical.

Lemieux is the better player but it’s debatable if he’s better enough that despite the missed time, he would lead to a better chance of winning

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

McDavid. As a prospect he showed he was willing to work to be great. Mario was historically lazy and a lot his health issues were self inflicted.

Yes, cancer and a bad back from constant abuse on the ice are certainly things he could have avoided if he'd only worked out harder in the gym.

 

[WalterLundy]

Yes, cancer and a bad back from constant abuse on the ice are certainly things he could have avoided if he'd only worked out harder in the gym.

@Video Nasty we need you with the quotes regarding this myth/misconception.

 

[ZDH]

Not remotely close.

 

[Lou Sassole]

Imagine both are on the same draft, so..?

Seriously, just stop this nonsense. I would've expected this maybe if Edmonton had won, but they didn't, and McDavid went scoreless in game 6 and 7. Quit making a Caps fan point out Mario's greatness.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Connor McDavid is a legendary player who might cement himself as the consensus 5th best of all time

But it's f***ing Mario lmao

 

[CanadienShark]

Mario. No hesitation. McDavid is making a case to have a better career, but peak play (assuming we've seen the best of McDavid) and I still give it to Lemieux.

 

[Janvonpobben]

Mcdavid is extremely overrated

 

[Staniowski]

Lemieux would be the #1 pick against anybody and everybody in the history of hockey.

He had it all, and he was improving greatly every year in junior (and continued to do so every year in the NHL), which is exactly what you want in a prospect.

As perfect a prospect as can be.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

McDavid.

People really don't understand how poorly the Oilers are run.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Lemieux very easily

That frame and talent with modern nutrition and training would be literally unstoppable

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

With modern nutrition and training, no two line pass, and a very soft unphysical league, Mario would dominate even more in today's league compared to the 90s.