im gonna go with Kovulchuk. he does very good every single season on a crappy team with not a whole lot of support. Hossa is a great player as well no doubt but he doesn't put up the kind of numbers that Ilya does. this season he is doing great but that's because hes on detroit with lots of great players to help. put Kovulchuk on detroit and he would kill im willing to bet.
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Posted - 12/01/2008 : 21:30:53
quote:Originally posted by Guest6348
im gonna go with Kovulchuk. he does very good every single season on a crappy team with not a whole lot of support. Hossa is a great player as well no doubt but he doesn't put up the kind of numbers that Ilya does. this season he is doing great but that's because hes on detroit with lots of great players to help. put Kovulchuk on detroit and he would kill im willing to bet.
2005-06: Kovalchuk got 98 points (52 goals) in 78 games. Hossa got 92 points (39 goals) in 80 games.
2006-07: Kovalchuk got 76 points (42 goals) in 82 games. Hossa got 100 points (43 goals) in 82 games.
They both played on the Thrashers those years, whether or not they played on the same line, I'm not sure, but still, Hossa does put up the same kind of number Ilya does. Also, Hossa was a +35 those years, and Kovalchuk was -8.