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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
I am a huge Toews fan and always prefer the Canadians over Americans, and also dislike Kane's personality.
But you're flat out wrong. The amount of times Kane has scored tying and game winning goals in the playoffs - especially his cup winning OT goal - show his game breaking traits put him up there at equal value with Toews.
This is a case where they're definitely best keeping both of them and at the same price tage. Great deal for Chicago despite the premium.
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I love Kane's personality, and find him a whole lot more exciting than Toews.
That said, "flat out wrong"? No. "In my opinion I disagree"? Sure, I'm good with that. Again, Kane's ability is undeniable, he's a top 10 player in the league. He does, however, have defensive issues. Toews, while not as explosive offensively in a visual way, plays almost a perfect game.
Some May value Kane's "game breaker" ability so strongly than Toews nearly equal scoring prowess and much stronger defensive ability are all but forgotten, but over the past 5 years Toews has asserted himself as a dominant (perhaps the most dominant) 2-way player in the NHL. Kane is known for his goal scoring ability, but he rarely out-performs Toews in that regard.
I found this surprising myself, but Toews has more goals, a better goals/per game, and a better shooting percentage than Kane over the past 5 years. In the playoffs Kane has 6 more goals than Toews over the past 5 years, but his shooting percentage is still lower.
As for all those game winning goals in the playoffs? Kane has 7, Toews has 8 (again, past 5 years). 4 and 2 in overtime respectively. So again, not remarkably different.
They're excellent players. Both of them, nearly equally. In my opinion however, Toews has more impact over the entire surface of the ice, while the two are not significantly different in their scoring ability. It's actually more surprising that Kane doesn't get recognition as a playmaker, as he's more apt in that role.
You may respectfully disagree, and that's totally cool. They've been deemed equal commodities by the Blackhawks so my opinion is my own, just thought I'd outline the reasons why I hold it.