Ben White
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Which trio peaked higher?
Yzerman - Sakic - Crosby
vs
Fedorov - Forsberg - Malkin
Yzerman - Sakic - Crosby
vs
Fedorov - Forsberg - Malkin
This is a pretty tough one as I consider each of their peaks to be around the same level. Crosby and Forsberg struggled to maintain their peaks, mainly due to health I suppose, but showed enough that we can guess roughly where they were. The other four have very clear peak seasons that were all clearcut best player in the world seasons, outside of Yzerman due to going against prime Gretzky and prime Lemieux. I'll call it even.
Crosby > Yzerman > Malkin > Forsberg > Sakic > Federov
Very close, I'd probably give the slight edge to the first trio, but you can't go wrong with either
Crosby now doesn’t have a clear peak season where he was the best player in the world?
Crosby > Yzerman > Malkin > Forsberg > Sakic > Federov
Very close, I'd probably give the slight edge to the first trio, but you can't go wrong with either
Did my post claim that?
Explain?How are you judging peak? Because if it's single season then there's no way Crosby is 1st or Fedorov is last.
This is a pretty tough one as I consider each of their peaks to be around the same level. Crosby and Forsberg struggled to maintain their peaks, mainly due to health I suppose, but showed enough that we can guess roughly where they were. The other four have very clear peak seasons that were all clearcut best player in the world seasons, outside of Yzerman due to going against prime Gretzky and prime Lemieux. I'll call it even.
Malkin 08-09 is the best full season here though
Malkin 08-09 is the best full season here though
Including playoffs? Absolutely.
I demand a Modano - Hull - Kane option!
Crosby has the biggest Art Ross win in the last 29 years.
I know several of these players had health issues but Forsberg, oh man was he unlucky. If you look at his “pre injury” play in both 03/04 and 05/06 he was so way ahead of the pack that it’s a pretty fair assumption he could’ve won the art + hart both these years had he stayed healthy. Then assume he had the same level of play in him in the lockout season 04/05 and we’re looking at 4 arts + harts in a row, add to that a smythe in 02 had they gone all the way and it gives a pretty remarkable picture of what could’ve been if it wasn’t for circumstances really out of Forsberg’s control. Off course you can’t give him credit for a huge what if scenario like that, but I think it gives a pretty good hint of Forsberg’s actual peak level during that period of play.
I said above in my first reply I could see any of the 6 ranked as #1 - but I actually think Forsberg is the one exception.
"level of play" - I'd have Crosby #1, from 2011-2013. Simply put - better than Forsberg, if not by a huge margin. Maybe you put Forsberg #2, maybe someone else, but I wouldn't have him #1.
Best full single season - Forsberg is weak here. 2003 is a really good season, but no way to argue for it as #1. In fact i'd have it last.
Single playoff peak - again, Forsberg very strong here, but he's certainly behind both Sakic and Malkin at least, probably Crosby and maybe even Yzerman too.
Canadiens because of Crosby