He's a poor mans ____ but a better version of _____

[Pheasant the peasant]

Tyler Bozak is a poor mans first line center, but a better version of Matt Stajan.

Mikhail Grabovski is a poor mans Jordan Staal, but a better version of Brooks Laich.

JM Liles is a poor mans prime Kaberle, but a better version of Kaberle when we traded him.

Tim Connolly is a poor mans Danny Briere, but is better than nothing.

Cody Franson is a poor mans 2nd pairing D man, but an astronomically better version of Lebda.

[Kingstonian84]

Kessel is a poor mans Sakic
Grabo is Jason Blake 2.0
Lombardi is a poor mans Marchant
Bozak is a very poor mans version of Peter Zezel
JVR is a very poor mans version of Jagr.

[namttebih]

Originally Posted by tmlhockeyfan

Nazem Kadri is a poor man's Pavel Datsyuk
Jake Gardiner is a poor man's Eric Karlsson

Oh yes. All of the D that Kadri plays makes him an excellent comparison to Datsyuk.
Do I need

[namttebih]

Originally Posted by Pheasant the peasant

Tyler Bozak is a poor mans first line center, but a better version of Matt Stajan.

Mikhail Grabovski is a poor mans Jordan Staal, but a better version of Brooks Laich.

JM Liles is a poor mans prime Kaberle, but a better version of Kaberle when we traded him.

Tim Connolly is a poor mans Danny Briere, but is better than nothing.

Cody Franson is a poor mans 2nd pairing D man, but an astronomically better version of Lebda.

Nailed it

[TmlHockeyFan]

Originally Posted by namttebih

Oh yes. All of the D that Kadri plays makes him an excellent comparison to Datsyuk.
Do I need

I compared the two because because they both have good hands and make the goaltender look like fools.

[ChuckWoods]

Originally Posted by tmlhockeyfan

I compared the two because because they both have good hands and make the goaltender look like fools.

There are A LOT of other comparisons that could be out there that didn't have to involve one of the best two-way forwards in the game.

Kadri is a poor mans St.Louis but a better version of Robbie Schremp....hopefully?

[Kingstonian84]

Actually Kadri to me is a poor mans Sam Gagner- Both slow skaters, both don't have a scoring touch, both have excellent passing skills and hands to make plays. Kadri is Gagner 2.0 IMO.

[Crabovski*]

Originally Posted by Kingstonian84

Actually Kadri to me is a poor mans Sam Gagner- Both slow skaters, both don't have a scoring touch, both have excellent passing skills and hands to make plays. Kadri is Gagner 2.0 IMO.

I couldnt agree more

Gunnarsson is a broke mans Regehr but better than Komisarek
(not meant to compare styles just responsibilities)

[Kingstonian84]

Originally Posted by Crabovski

I couldnt agree more

Gunnarsson is a broke mans Regehr but better than Komisarek
(not meant to compare styles just responsibilities)

Actually I have to say if anything Gunnar is a poor mans Lidstrom, he's Lidstrom MINUS the offensive upside. Thats actually a complement because Lidstrom was a very quietly effective shutdown defencmen, one who used speed and positioning to neutralize opponents, Gunnarssom IMO has those same defensive characterstics.

[BonMorrison]

Gunnarsson is a poor man's Braydon Coburn.

[jughead42]

Originally Posted by hero

I was wondering, a lot of the time people say some player is a poor mans ______ or that some players is a better version of ______. I wonder what that be like to do for the entire leafs roster.

I'll start

JVR is a poor mans Bobby Ryan
Grabovski is a poor mans Henrik Zetterberg
Phaneuf is a poor mans Shea Weber

Great idea.

Nazem Kadri is a poor man's Rob Schrempf
Nazem Kadri is a better version of that annoying kid you played road hockey with who would always try to stickhandle through the whole team before coughing it up.

[landskronala]

JVR is a poor mans Blake Wheeler. 40 pointer and no grit at all.

[bunjay]

Originally Posted by Kingstonian84

Kessel is a poor mans Sakic
Grabo is Jason Blake 2.0
Lombardi is a poor mans Marchant
Bozak is a very poor mans version of Peter Zezel
JVR is a very poor mans version of Jagr.

These arw all good ones except the second. As far as I could tell Blake wasn't aware that you're allowed to pass the puck in the NHL.

[Kingstonian84]

Originally Posted by bunjay

These arw all good ones except the second. As far as I could tell Blake wasn't aware that you're allowed to pass the puck in the NHL.

Thanks. Here's why I think Grabo and Blake are similiar: Both aren't overly skilled and both rely on elite speed and hard work to create chances for themselves and their linemates, both are small players, both at their peak put up 50-60 points, both lack vision on the ice, both players really don't have an above average NHL shot.

[Kingstonian84]

Originally Posted by jughead42

Great idea.

Nazem Kadri is a poor man's Rob Schrempf
Nazem Kadri is a better version of that annoying kid you played road hockey with who would always try to stickhandle through the whole team before coughing it up.

LOL I have a friend like that in road hockey, the guy has amazing speed but he tries to go 1-on-3 with everyone and ends up either tripping himself or turning the ball over, lets put it this way very easy to shut him down