[Cage Match Tournament] The Finals Baby!

[metaldude26]

Oh my freaking lord, it's the Finals! Call Don Cherry! Call Stephen Harper! Call your mother! Then pour yourself a drink, sit back and watch the fireworks.

Make sure you read the article on the front page to see the full bracket and get caught up on the action but for now cast your votes and comment away, we want to hear what you have to say!

[blayze]

I'm officially the first Stamkos vote. BOOYAH

Before this gets out of hand... I'd also like to remind everyone that Stamkos is 4 years younger than Malkin and more importantly, is not playing on a wooden leg.

He's also got much better hair.

[metaldude26]

I am seriously so psyched up about this. I'm normally fairly subdued but I can't contain it, this is going to be awesome. This is seriously the greatest rivalry in the history of DobberHockey.

[ApacheWarrior]

I went with Stamkos as well.. Just so much upside!! and love pure goal scorer's and being canadian helps as well

[blayze]

I am seriously so psyched up about this. I'm normally fairly subdued but I can't contain it, this is going to be awesome. This is seriously the greatest rivalry in the history of DobberHockey.

Considering this thread only has 1 view (me) and the voting is tied at 1:1 - I am going to deduce that you voted Malkin... didn't you!?!? DIDN'T YOU!?!?!

Don't even try to deny it you jerkoff!

[metaldude26]

Considering this thread only has 1 view (me) and the voting is tied at 1:1 I am going to deduce that you voted Malkin... didn't you!?!? DIDN'T YOU!?!?!

Don't even try to deny it you jerkoff!

HAHAHA, I can honestly say I haven't voted yet. I like to leave the vote to itself for awhile so that my vote isn't one of the first and thus possibly influencing future voters. Stupid maybe but I am attempting to retain some impartiality.

[blayze]

I went with Stamkos as well.. Just so much upside!! and love pure goal scorer's and being canadian helps as well

I'm giving you rep in a shameless attempt to elicit more votes for my boy Stammer

[metaldude26]

I'm giving you rep in a shady attempt to lure more votes for my boy Stammer

So it's gonna be one of those votes! In which case, call Stephen Harper indeed. He can give you some tips.

[blayze]

So it's gonna be one of those votes! In which case, call Stephen Harper indeed. He can give you some tips.

We all know this forum is ridiculously Pro-Malkin so I'm just trying to salvage what votes I can before the tidal wave of Malkinator fanboys arrive to skew all rationality and objectivity.

[ApacheWarrior]

haha and i did the same for you! staMKOS BABY|!

[hockeyrobot]

By a very similar reasoning that I used in the Crosby/Ovechkin and Crosby/Malkin polls, my vote goes to Steven Stamkos......aka my 4th overall pick in the UHL.

[Big Ev]

I pick Crosby

[austeane]

We know where Angus stands on this! We need the big guns to chime in on this one!

Here is Angus a year ago:
http://www.dobberhockey.com/index.ph...gus&Itemid=102
2. Evgeni Malkin

Fool me once, shame on you. I drafted Malkin ahead of any other player outside of Crosby and Ovechkin in my one year pool last year. His ability to fill a variety of categories was too enticing to pass up, and I didn’t think Steven Stamkos would be morphing into Brett Hull 2.0 just yet. Fool me twice, shame on me. Call me stubborn, but I’d still take Malkin over Stamkos in both one-year and keeper league formats. His knee injury was serious, but doctors are so good nowadays that I have little concern for any long-term ramifications.


When at the top of his game, he is arguably a better player than Crosby and Ovechkin. Malkin skates like Sergei Fedorov, and he handles the puck like Jean Beliveau. He’s not gritty or overly physical, but like his countryman Pavel Bure, he’ll fight back if provoked. He’s had at least 78 PIM in each of his full NHL seasons. With the upside number below, it assumes a “perfect storm” of a season. I’m not sure if the NHL is fit for a 130 or 140-point player any more, but Malkin and Crosby are the only two that have that potential – however small it is.

One year upside: 45-70-115, 100 PIM
Three year upside: 50-80-140, 100 PIM

3. Steven Stamkos

The most impressive showing from Stamkos in 2010-11 wasn’t his 45 goals, nor his second-straight 82 games played. It wasn’t his 74 PIM, almost exactly double his previous career high. The fresh-faced Jeff Spicoli lookalike surprised the hockey world with his lumberjack beard. In recent years, several young players have dazzled with their postseason play, while their wispy beards have left much to be desired (Crosby and Jonathan Toews, I’m looking at you two). More seriously, Stamkos further cemented his spot as one of the most dangerous scorers in the league with another stellar season.


He has the best one-timer in the league. He plays with terrific linemates. He has improved each season (although his goal total dropped by six, he was on pace for about 80 until a midseason slump got in the way). He relies on Martin St. Louis for a lot of his production, but who cares? A goal is a goal – great players work well with other great players because they can operate and succeed at such a high level offensively. His plus-minus rating is nothing to write home about, but he more than makes up for it with his offensive numbers. He was 14th in the league with 272 shots on goal, 25 less than he fired on net in 2009-10. He needs to be closer to 300 or above.

One year upside: 55-50-105, 80 PIM
Three year upside: 60-55-115, 80 PIM

[Carcillo]

Stamkos ain't gotting nothing on either Malkin or Crosby. That was the true Finals. This should go by a landslide to Geno.

[Dobber]

I went with Stamkos as well.. Just so much upside!! and love pure goal scorer's and being canadian helps as well

Not nearly as much upside as Geno my friend. Not even within 20 points of Malkin's upside. If you vote Stamkos it's because he is a Top 5 player, and the only one in the Top 5 with reliable health. Something to be said about that.


And when we're talking about "four years younger" and both players are in their early 20s, it's not an influential point. ...also Stamkos' hair is terrible LOL