Crosby MIGHT be better defensively?

It'll be skewed towards McDavid since crosby isn't the player he once was

McDavid's key advantage is his speed. I'd say Crosby's better than McDavid if you look at everything else. But speed is a giant in today's game.

Ok, ok. Sorry he is, but in my opinion that’s the only thing that he has that’s better then McDavid.

No it's not lol

Edgework, puck protection and so many others

As well as McDavids 44% face-off compared to Crosbys 53%

In my opinion, it is. McDavid is way better offensively.

I think mcdavid is better now than Crosby was at same age. Team success can’t fairly judge, as much as he did try out producing charellis mistakes isn’t even close to reasonable expectation. He’s just now starting to have a real threatening team behind him.

Mcdavid isn't even the best player on his team..

Sid is the better all time player while mcdavid is the better player right now
It's like lebron in the NBA

Ok so let's look at this from a stat perspective.....

In McDavid's first 5 years....351 games played, 162 goals, 307 assists, 469 total regular season points, 1.33 points/game average

Crosby's first 5 years....371 games played, 183 goals, 323 assists, 506 total regular season points, 1.36 points/game average.

looking at those numbers it's basically the same. The BIG difference is.....Crosby went to the Stanley Cup final twice and won his first cup in his first 5 years. That's what makes Crosby better than McDavid. He took a team that was s**t before he got there, and made them a cup contender consistantly. And you can't say "the Oilers don't have...." because the have some incredibly talented players on their team but nothing that can bring it together. So maybe that the big difference between the 2.......Crosby's leadership and ability to make EVERYONE on the team better not just his linemates.