Kshahdoo
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Probably two smartes players in post-Gretzky era, but who of them is smarter?
Very debatable if Crosby is a better stickhandler than Kucherov, and as far as their shots go, Kucherov has the better wrist shot and one timer.Crosby is the better skater, stickhandler, has the better shot, has more power, better puck protection ability, etc.
All of Crosby's tools are better than Kucherov's so if Kucherov's IQ is not better, how is he so good?
Yeah, as has been pointed out it's highly debatable that Crosby has better shot or stickhandling.Crosby is the better skater, stickhandler, has the better shot, has more power, better puck protection ability, etc.
All of Crosby's tools are better than Kucherov's so if Kucherov's IQ is not better, how is he so good?
For realsome serious recency bias in this voting
Crosby. Is this for real?
From a pure passing perspective it's Kucherov. Thornton was better at that too. But overall iq few in history are as good as Crosby. Maybe just Gretzky and Lemieux.
Sure but we're talking about Crosby. Crosby obviously dominated in his youth, and on top of that has had 19 consecutive ppg seasons and counting. He's adapted and changed his game multiple times and still remains an elite player at age 36/37. You need extremely high iq to do that.IQ isn't about vision, it's about doing right things at the right time. And when you score 144 points while not having Ovechkin's shot, McDavid's speed and puck skills, Malkin's physical tools etc it means you do those right things at the right time very-very often, almost always.
Crosby has never been a great stickhandler and has a muffin shot. And the way he protects the puck and wins board battles seemingly always coming out with the puck also constitutes iq. It's not just pure strength.Crosby is the better skater, stickhandler, has the better shot, has more power, better puck protection ability, etc.
All of Crosby's tools are better than Kucherov's so if Kucherov's IQ is not better, how is he so good?
This is one of the smartest plays I've seen a player make.
I think Datsyuk should be there as an option too.Probably two smartes players in post-Gretzky era, but who of them is smarter?
Crosby has better 200 foot IQ and awareness.
That would be ovechkinIf that were true, he wouldn't be in the ice for so many goals against. What was it this year - 97 or something?
Hmm that's a tough one. I think Kucherov has the better playmaking/passing I.Q., he's better at manipulating defenders and creating lanes for passes. But for overall hockey I.Q. considering all facets of the game I take Crosby.
This is one of the smartest plays I've seen a player make.
Because hockey smarts includes more than the offensive side of the game.Crosby is the better skater, stickhandler, has the better shot, has more power, better puck protection ability, etc.
All of Crosby's tools are better than Kucherov's so if Kucherov's IQ is not better, how is he so good?
If that were true, he wouldn't be in the ice for so many goals against. What was it this year - 97 or something?
Not sure why you're so obsessed with +/- all of a sudden,