StevieY'sguy 1 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 Sidney Crosby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jke 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 Ryan Getzlaf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Danny 155 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 I'm going decidedly unscientific with my vote. It's a tossup for me between AO, Datsyuk and Crosby. I hate Crosby, so he's out. I am clearly a biased fan for Datsyuk, so I'm going with an anti-bias bias and voting for AO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevieY'sguy 1 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 There is no comparison. Datsyuk plays offense AND defense hence the last two Selke trophies sitting on his mantle. Datsyuk is the better defensive player by a fair margin....2 Selkes and higher plus minuses clearly prove that; but Crosby is also a better offensive player by a fair margin... as his 3 100 point seasons and much higher career points per game ratio prove. However, Crosby is still an above average defensive player who is getting better on that end every year and Datsyuk is an obviously a fantastic offensive player so they are both very complete players. However, my personal definition of the best player is who would i take to build a franchise around, which i realize other people's definition is not....For my reasons i look for leadership, abilitiy to handle pressure, excelling in the playoffs, as well as faceoffs, offense, defense,skating ability, passing,and the ability to make the players around them better. When taking all of these categories into consideration, i believe that based on my definition of "the best player in the game" then the best player is clearly Crosby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 I think Crosby still. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
henrik40 76 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 Love dats but I'd have to say Ovie right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 It's still Nick Lidstrom. Last minute, up by a goal, down by a goal, PP, PK, whatever, he's the only guy in the league I can think of that I'd put out there no matter who else was on my team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedisappearer 291 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 If we are saying right now... Dats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 There is no comparison. Datsyuk plays offense AND defense hence the last two Selke trophies sitting on his mantle. Is this a vote? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Okay voting is done for the top player and the results are as follows: Ovechkin came in the top spot with 12 votes (35%). Lidstrom came in second with 7 votes (20%), Dats in 3rd with 6 votes (18%), Crosby in 4th with 5 votes (15%) and Broduer, Zetterberg, Downey and Getzlaf trailed in last with 1 vote each (3%) That's a total of 34 votes. For the top 30 votes, Ovechkin, Datsyuk, Lidstrom, and Crosby all received one less vote. note: percentages all rounded up. 1) Ovechkin Now to begin voting on the second part: Besides Ovechkin, who do you feel is the best player in the nhl? You have about 24 hours to cast your vote. Any votes for Ovechkin will be thrown away. Also, can people bold their answers from now on to make counting votes easier? There were a couple instances in the first round that a comment seemed pretty ambiguous. Finally, I'm wondering whether the mods would be willing to edit the subtitle of the thread to accommodate what round we're currently in (currently voting on 2nd) to keep people from voting on rounds that have already ended. If this is too much trouble don't worry about it. And I'll start things off with voting for Datsyuk Edited September 1, 2009 by Echolalia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 So since my vote didn't win #1, I guess I'll vote for him again, eh? Nick Lidstrom And it's a goddamn shame he wasn't picked as #1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjm502 165 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 Datsyuk again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buppy 1,720 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 Lidstrom, again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lidstrom for Norris 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 Nicklas Lidstrom. If you have a group of players, and Lidstrom's name is included, you can automatically rank Lidstrom as the best overall player based on current ability. He is simply the best player in the world. There's no other way to put it. You took the words right out of my mouth. Lids has my vote as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Danny 155 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 Datsyuk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lidstrom for Norris 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 I didnt look far enough ahead to see that Ovetchkin got voted #1. Lidstrom gets my vote again for #2.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broken 16 381 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 Datsyuk... again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 (edited) I'm going Crosby just over Datsyuk. Lidstrom is still top 10 just not top 3 imo. Edited September 4, 2009 by Carman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevieY'sguy 1 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 Crosby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 Lidstrom. He should have been the top spot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 Lidstrom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
germanwing 154 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 Lidstrom/Ovechkin But it would be interesting to see Pavel play for the NYI! How many point will he collect there!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duckboy6 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 Ryan Getzlaf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namingway 146 Report post Posted September 2, 2009 Lidstrom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
