In my opinion, Crosby is clearly the superior player. The most talented isn't always the best. You can like whomever you want but this assanine arguements for Ovechkin are ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by Netskot
you wouldn't feel this way if he was Canadian or you Russian.
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Crosby isn't better because he's Canadian, he's simply better. Jagr, a Czech, was the best player on earth for about a decade, no one argued that. Get over the discrimination card.
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Originally Posted by Ark2
People are funny. Ovechkin is seen as a choker, because, among other things, he played poorly in game 7 vs. the Pens in last year's playoffs. That was arguably the only game that he did not dominate in, yet he is not a clutch player. Crosby, on the other hand, completely disappeared during the last two rounds of the playoffs, but he was able to ride his teammates past Carolina and Detroit, so he is the better player. Pure comedy.
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Ovechkin is a choker, he's proven it over and over in the 3 biggest games of his life. In the WJ game against Canada, he was dominated and beat up. In game 7 against Pittsburgh, Ovechkin did nothing but put one goal on the board but only after Pittsburgh was up 5-0. By the way, Crosby had 2 goals and an assist in that game, including the game's first goal. And now again against Canada in the Olympics.
Crosby dominated against Washington and won the series against Philly himself. Malkin did outscore him against Carolina and Detroit, but look closely at the matchup. Babcock put Draper, Zetterberg, Cleary and Lidstrom on Crosby at all times, not on Malkin. That shows you who the Wings worried most about. Crosby drew the team's top 4 checkers to allow room for others. That's why he's the best in the game. He can score 100+ points a year and actually play at both ends of the ice. Oh, that and the fact that he has 2 career fights to Ovechkin's 0.