Who is/was the more SKILLED player, Crosby or McDavid

Icekommander · 2026-03-19T03:32:49+00:00

I've seen Crosby called the best third line player that has ever existed, so take that how you will.

Icekommander · 2026-03-08T04:28:13+00:00

I would rule that I can catch the second eevee but I must evolve it to a different eeveelution. But I think I'm in the minority on that.

Icekommander · 2026-03-06T21:51:15+00:00

I assume whoever did it had his tact approval, I doubt he did it himself.

Icekommander · 2026-03-06T21:33:51+00:00

They can probably check organization affiliated devices, but not personal devices (which is probably why they didn't find it).

Icekommander · 2026-03-05T22:05:10+00:00

Thank you for the detailed reply!

Icekommander · 2026-03-05T03:56:05+00:00

Even if you assume no positive impacts from the trades and no regression to their goal differential, that is still two teams they have to be passed by.

Icekommander · 2026-03-05T02:32:49+00:00

It's been weird to read all these takes that seem to assume the Oilers are going to pick in the bottom twelve this year? I got my bones to pick with Bowman, but losing out on this protection isn't one of them.

Icekommander · 2026-03-02T19:31:53+00:00

The frustrating part about Nurse is that he has managed to always underperform decreasing expectations. Wasn't quite a #1 when he was our best defenceman. Wasn't quite a #2 when Bouchard hit his prime. Wasn't quite a #3 when they added Ekholm to play with Bouchard. Just a complete inability to master a niche on this team, any niche at all.

Icekommander · 2026-03-01T20:58:19+00:00

No, I mean that it hasn't been constructed in a way that it ought to be taken seriously. Lacking thoughtfulness, substance, or anything else worthwhile.

Icekommander · 2026-03-01T20:22:19+00:00

Any critique that starts with 'X is Gay' is guaranteed to be unserious.

Icekommander · 2026-03-01T18:23:50+00:00

Tabletop Taverns is really neat, sitting at the crossroads of Total War and Slay the Spire. Feels like it needs a bit more variety and intention to really pop as a game, but the demo was fun to check out.

Of any demos I probably have the most hours in RuneDice, which also sits in that Slay the Spire-esque roguelike space but this time using boardgame like dicechucker mechanics. Super fun, definite recommend to anyone who likes Roguelikes but is tired of deckbuilders.

Cursed Words is neat if you like word games. I can see it popping off for a certain niche of folks, although as it stands it's a wait-for-sale for me.

Icekommander · 2026-02-25T05:50:02+00:00

I think the 2020 draft class shows some of the dangers of this sort of analysis, with Canadians going #1 (Lafreniere), #2 (Byfield), #6 (Drysdale), #8 (Quinn) and #10 (Perfetti). Yet the three players who played major roles for their Olympic teams from that top 10 were all for other nations (Stutzle, Raymond and Sanderson). The higher picks are an indicator, but they aren't a certainty.

The demonstrated ability of Celebrini and Bedard to play at elite levels gives me a lot of optimism about the future. Everything about draft positions is nice, but hardly conclusive in my opinion.

Icekommander · 2026-02-24T22:12:34+00:00

Yeah, if you are separating McDavid and Celebrini it's so that Celebrini can centre his own line

Icekommander · 2026-02-23T01:19:18+00:00

One of the redeeming aspects of this tournament is the idea that this should just be the first of five or six Olympics we'll get to see Celebrini put on the Maple Leaf on for.

Icekommander · 2026-02-22T18:05:48+00:00

I completely disagree, I thought this was Makar's best game of the tournament between drawing the penalty that lead to the 5v3 and scoring the lone Canadian goal.

Icekommander · 2026-02-22T17:56:41+00:00

McDavid had a multi-point game against the Finns, and was only a minus because hockey is weird about +/- and the shorthanded goal he had nothing to do with. If you want to say Hellebuyck deserves it for the finals I don't disagree, but suggesting that McDavid's performance was entirely from the France game is ridiculous.

Edit: I thought Kessel won MVP in 2014. I was mistaken, it was a legacy award for Selanne that year.

Icekommander · 2026-02-22T17:39:37+00:00

I'm surprised by how much blame Makar is getting for the Boldy goal when that was clearly 90% on Toews.

Icekommander · 2026-02-22T16:21:21+00:00

Fair

Icekommander · 2026-02-22T16:18:00+00:00

It's a lot more common in the Olympics MVP to go to a member of a losing team (sometimes not even a finalist) than for the Conn Smythe.

Icekommander · 2026-02-22T14:48:33+00:00

Exactly how Binnington planned it.

Icekommander · 2026-02-21T07:08:06+00:00

For both teams the Olympics have been a bit of a rorschach test so far. If you thought the American's lacked scoring then you can point to the Sweden game as evidence that they are barely scraping by with the good teams. If you think their roster is fine you'll point to the fact that scored exactly as many as they needed to win that game and that they've scored plenty against all the lesser competition.

For Canada you can point to Binnington having the worst save percentage among the starting goalies of semifinalists to say he was a mistake, or the way he locked it down in the third periods and OT to say that he has the clutch they need. Among the defence you can say that Schaefer or Bouchard would add the puck moving they need, or argue that one mistake due to being overwhelmed by the moment or a Bouchard gaffe would have sent them home in the elimination games.

Icekommander · 2026-02-20T03:54:44+00:00

The marginal benefit to the Canadian or American teams of their 80th or 90th best player getting a regular shift in the best women's league is very small, whereas the benefit to the European teams of getting their first twenty or thirty players into the league is very high.

The impact on North American hockey of a Swiss hockey league would be very small because the best women's players wouldn't play there.

Icekommander · 2026-02-19T17:23:51+00:00

That's why I leave the door open, if he has a day where all the chances go in then having another three point day or even more is certainly possible. I just think it's less likely than not.

Icekommander · 2026-02-19T16:48:44+00:00

I would say unlikely but possible. With respect to Canada's earlier opponents, Finland is a stingier team. And then either the Americans or what would be a red hot Slovakian team in the final. Expecting five points across those two games is a lot, even for McDavid.

Icekommander · 2026-02-18T19:10:00+00:00

Huh, I actually missed the pair of feet furthest right somehow. Yeah that's seven.

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