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Malkin vs Stamkos

Sep. 11, 2019 at 7:32 p.m.
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Who is the better player at their best, Malkin or Stamkos?

Career wise, Malkin has won 3 Stanley Cups, 2 Art Ross, 1 Conn Smythe, 1 Hart and 1 Lindsey. His career points per game is 1.18.

Stamkos has won 2 Rockets and has a points per game average of 1 (both regular season and playoffs). He also has a way higher goals per game average.
Sep. 11, 2019 at 7:37 p.m.
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Stamkos does not have a ppg average in the playoffs im taking Malkin every day of the week
Sep. 11, 2019 at 7:43 p.m.
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Stamkos does not have a ppg average in the playoffs im taking Malkin every day of the week


What about Evgeni Malkin and Patrick Kane at their best?
Sep. 11, 2019 at 7:46 p.m.
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Quoting: BrandonDubinskyGOAT
What about Evgeni Malkin and Patrick Kane at their best?


I'm still taking Malkin I think he's much more dominate on the ice.
Sep. 11, 2019 at 7:51 p.m.
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lol this isn't even close for me, just look at how much more Malkin has done in the playoffs.

The guy is an absolute machine and he just dominates out there. At his best IMO malkin was a terrifying player to go up against in the playoffs, especially if you pissed him off.

Stamkos has done nothing during the playoffs. The guy seems to disappear during playoffs and until he proves me wrong I honestly believe TBL will never win a cup with him as their captain.
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Sep. 11, 2019 at 7:52 p.m.
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Malkin at is best is up there with crosby and mcdavid. But he is inconsistent that the biggest thing about him
Sep. 11, 2019 at 8:48 p.m.
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Stamkos is way better
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Sep. 11, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.
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The stuff about playoff performance here is just nonsense. Stamkos at his best was at a time when the team around him was not good enough to be in the playoffs, first of all. In 2010-11, his one prime playoff appearance, he had 13pts in 18 games. That’s not spectacular, but it’s certainly not a crazy disappointment. Overall, he has 53pts in 70 playoff games. Malkin’s production would scale to 73pts in 70 playoff games, but Malkin got to play during his absolute prime in the playoffs, while Stamkos really did not. I’m not saying it’s an invalid consideration, but it’s being way overblown primarily because Stamkos scored 1 point in the SCF and missed the following playoffs injured, and he’s also a superstar so he’s the easiest to blame when things go wrong (as well as Kucherov, who also gets blamed despite actually being one of the highest producing playoff performers in the League), so when we haven’t won a Cup, it seems that the common idea is to blame him. That’s just wrong, though; he’s just had a couple of really bad series and bad luck with injury, and he’s certainly not overwhelming in the playoffs, but overall, he’s been fine.

As for the debate right now, I don’t recall a 60 goal season from Malkin. Stamkos has readjusted to a new role on a changed team after his injury, but prime Stamkos (who won the listed awards and everything) was pretty much the best shooter in the game. Malkin is a great player, but I don’t think he ever excelled quite like Stamkos as a shooter.
Sep. 11, 2019 at 9:47 p.m.
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I'm taking Malkin. He's been the more multi-dimensional player than Stamkos. Stamkos is a great player, but Malkin could make a case for top-10 all time.
Sep. 12, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.
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Malkin Sucks, he's always taking penalties and it's hurting the team. I'd take Stamkos to save my life!!!
Sep. 12, 2019 at 9:18 a.m.
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Malkin for me, easily. Why isn't there a poll?
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Sep. 12, 2019 at 9:47 p.m.
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Malkin IMO
Sep. 13, 2019 at 3:17 p.m.
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Not even close. Malkin by a mile. Malkin is much closer to Sid than he is to Stamkos.
Sep. 16, 2019 at 6:20 a.m.
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Malikin being omitted from the top 100 players of all time was a travesty. He's been even more dominant when Sid has been out of the lineup. I'd rank him as the #3 player in the league over the last 15 years behind only Sid and Ovechkin. Kane is a close 4th.
 
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