Who's a better franchise player, ovechkin or crosby

Question

who's a better use for their team. ovechkin played every game while crosby played 53. 2007 stats

Answer 1

I'll let you know at the end of each players career.

Answer 2

I'd take Crosby over Ovechkin seven days a week and twice on Sundays.

Answer 3

You cant say Crosby isn't a franchise player because he only played 53 games.  He had an injury!  Its not like he woke up and decided to spend the day and night in his room and skip 29 games.  

With that said I think Crosby is.  He is very friendly with the public and always gives a great interview no matter what the out come of the game was.  He is very down to earth and appreciates all his fans off the ice.  I heard that on his Northwestern Canada portion of the schedule last year he was bording the bus to leave and there were a few kids standing a hundred feet away one with his jersey on.  This was in rural somewhere mind you, and he went over and talked with them for 10 minutes and signed autographs.  

On top of how he is off the ice he is a solid player (a little whiny at times but who isn't?).  He leads by example and boosts his team's ability to win tenfold when ever he is on the ice.  He is a play maker and a goal scorer and can do just about everything else as well.

That does not mean that Ovechkin is not because he is as well.  Ovechkin isn't as good off the ice (because of the language barrier) but I would say he is more of a franchise player on the ice.  You can arguably say that he brought that Caps team from the brink last year with the help of Boudreau (sp?...the coach), federov, backstrom, Huet, Greene....but for the most part you know who the main force was.  

Its a close call, but I might give it to Crosby with Ovechkin being right up there as well....  

Answer 4

i would say who has lead their team further! that would be my answer!

Answer 5

Well, a team is a business designed to make money through entertainment. While I feel that Ovechkin has more talent, Crosby is a better leader, brings more star power, and is better looking. He brings way more attention to Pittsburgh in terms of fans/money than Ovechkin, and isn't trailing in skills by much. I think the only team in the NHL that would benefit more from Ovechkin than Crosby would be th Detroit Red Wings.

Answer 6

ovechkin - as much as i hate to say it ov8 is good and the caps would suck without him.

crosby is not because the pens did just fine with malkin stepping in therefore the pens could survive and be in a good playoff spot without crosby.

but as said by someone before you can't judge someone as a franchise player only by a couple years.

and mgm....007 ovechkin is a dirty player he goes for the cheap-shots and leaves is feet to check almost every time, i cant completely blame him though, bettman tells the refs to let him get away with it.

Answer 7

ovechkin. hes a better person. making him a better captain. and whoever the goes pens person is....the STARS are ranked #2 behind the red wings, not the Pens so go suck a D

Answer 8

Joe Thornton

Answer 9

what a great question gee, how many times has this been asked? I thought we were through this phase, but i guess not

Answer 10

who cares? a team is a franchise and franchise wins championships not players and at the end of the day thats all the fans want. hahah but i would say crosby is a better franchise player because hes natural born leader who has the greatest desire to win no matter what

Answer 11

Ovechkin. His not as good of a scorer as crosby but his still really good on offence but he can be physical and get some hits

Answer 12

it depends on who else you have on your team crosby has a much better supporting cast around him and ov is a better pure scorer