Question about Sid and Alex, but not who is the best .........?

Question

Don't you think that Ovechkin plays like a classical Canadian power forward and Crosby is more like a Red Army one ??

Answer 1

This tells you my frame of mind:  When I saw your question, I assumed you meant Abel and DelVecchio!  lol

Answer 2

That is a good way of putting it.  Very interesting.

I do indeed think that Alex the Great plays like a prototypical North American forward while Sid the Kid plays more of a Russian style.  Ironic eh?

I think both players play with a lot of heart and give it everything they have.  

Good question!

James

Answer 3

cindy crosby plays more like a baby with a full diaper.

Answer 4

I think you may have a good point. I never really thought about it that way. I would say they "lean" more towards those styles.

Good observation.

Answer 5

in some ways i can see that...

but overall, Ovie still plays a very russian game.

just because he's physical, it doesn't mean it's not a soviet style... heck, look at vladimir konstantinov!...

but even if you look at puck handling, Ovechkin can be very quick, skilled, and graceful too... i would say he's more like the 'new wave' of euro-style play, (like Kovalchuk)

Answer 6

I think ovechkin plays with more hart he skates fast he hits and he stands up for his team as crosby is theone usually get stood up for but i agree there both great players but i think ovechkin has the physical presence that crosby will never get,

Answer 7

Are we talking about Sid Abel and Alex Delvecchio? I'd ask Gordie Howe. He played with both of them.