So some ass on the message boards says...
Other people can take the Ovechkins, Kanes, Heatleys, Spezzas, Gaboriks, Derek Roy's of the world.
I'll take the Toews, Crosbys, Zetterbergs, Datsyuks, Getlafs, Parises, Keslers Iginlas
So....what does Kane have in that group that none of them had? A Stanley Fucking Cup (at 21 years old).
But Kanes not a "winner" like some on this list? Really now....ROY, Stanley Cup, Silver Medal in Olympics (5pts in 6ms and +4), Bronze in WJC (9pts in 7gms), Gold in U18 (12pts in 6gms). And...he's the most undersized player on everyone on that list. By a large margin. Except for Derek Roy - with what the **** has he ever done? I think winning the highest level (the cup) which not many on that list have as well as producing better than most of them in their playoff careers should prove him to be a winner.But lets dig deeper into this, shall we?
Kane is only 22 years old...lets see where these players produce on the stat sheet at the same age - regular season first......playoff or "clutch time" in career -
Crosby - 371gms - 183g - 323a - 506pts.... 62gms - 30g - 52a - 82pts
Kane - 305gms - 100g - 192a - 292pts.... 38gms - 19g - 23a - 42pts
Toews - 290gms - 113g - 139a - 262pts.... 39gms - 14g - 28a - 42pts
Ovhkin - 245gms - 163g - 147a - 210pts.... 28gms - 20g - 20a - 40pts
Gborik - 295gms - 96g - 112a - 208pts.... 29gms - 12g - 10a - 22pts
Heatly - 154gms - 67g - 89a - 156pts.... 48gms - 12g - 36a - 48pts
Spezza - 179gms - 48g - 101a - 149pts.... 46gms - 14g - 32a - 46pts
Iginla - 234gms - 62g - 71a - 133pts.... 54gms - 28g - 21a - 49pts
Gtzlaf - 139gms - 39g - 58a - 97pts.... 56gms - 16g - 31a - 47pts
Parise - 163gms - 45g - 49a - 94pts.... 37gms - 13g - 15a - 28pts
Zettbrg- 79gms - 22g - 22a - 44pts.... 97gms - 46g - 45a - 91pts
Kesler - 158gms - 18g - 26a - 44pts.... 23gms - 3g - 11a - 14pts
Datsyk - Didnt make NHL until he was 23...110gms - 28g - 48a - 76pts
Anyone can feel free to add a name and see where Kaner stacks up as a 22 year old. And showing up or big plays? His hat trick vs Luongo? SH goal vs NASH? GW vs Philly? This kid is only going to get better because no one on list does what he does at 5'9 180lbs. If some fucking morons would "take" those other players on the list...you can have them. Most of them don't have the resume of Kane and his career hasnt even taken off yet.
Thanks for reading....