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Why do people think that Ovechkin is better than Crosby?
I was at a breakfast this morning here in Ottawa that featured both Bob Gainey and Bryan Murray. Somebody posed them the above question, and they both unanaimously said Crosby was head and shoulders above Ovechkin?
So, what are people's reasons for thinking otherwise? (Btw, Gainey thinks Ovechkin's cast is more experienced and just as skillful as the cast surrounding Crosby - Crosby's still better).
Also, after 5 games, Crosby has 6 points and Ovechkin has 5
I've never figured why people think Ovechkin is better than Crosby. Even George McPhee doesn't think Ovechkin is better than Crosby (but then he won;t say Crosby is better than Ovechkin either).
There is a reason that most of the people on here are...well on here.............and Bryan Murray and Robert Gainey are getting paid millions to build NHL teams. The people on here for the large part are fans of the game who speak with emotion (there are a handful here whom I have singled out before who are fans of the game who speak with emotion but are still open-minded to the realities of the game) and support their favourites whether right or wrong.
Personally, I feel that Crosby is a far superior player to Ovechkin. His score with the NHL's Central Scouting is much higher than Ovechkin's and one of the highest in history (currently Crosby is ranked 2nd to Joe Thornton and Ovechkin isn't in the top 10).
Offensively, Crosby's vision of the game is far more advanced than Ovechkin's. One of the biggest knocks against Ovechkin is that he doesn't see, or anticipate, what unfolds in front of him. GMs count that as a huge weakness (fans call it selfishness when it isn't).
The advantages that Ovechkin has over Crosby are his size, his skating ability, and his shot. Ovechkin needs to work on his playmaking ability, his leadership skills, watching the game unfold, his demeanour with the refs, and these will come.
Crosby has a huge advantage over Ovechkin simply because he sees the play unfold in front of him as well as he does (and we all know Mario was among the best at that so Sid's got a great teacher). Crosby also has a very good shot, but not as good as Ovie's. Crosby's playmaking is superior to just about everybody in the league not named Joe Thornton. Crosby is a typical North American skater and while not as graceful and powerful as an Eastern European, he skates well enough to get the job done. Crosby's leadership ability is superior to Ovechkin's as well. Crosby was a silent leader last year in the Pittsburgh dressing room which helped him gain the captaincy while reports out of both Russia and DC indicate Ovechkin has a long way to go to be able to handle that. I've heard a lot of reports that Ovechkin can be immature as well although I haven't seen anything publicly stating this.
Again, Gainey and Murray know of what they speak, and they are paid damn well for it too.
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