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Originally Posted by Mutt
You should go get some tapes from old Stanley Cup series - the game looks a lot slower and it was but the game was better to watch, without helmets it was a lot easier to connect with all the players. Most are faceless robots today.
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I have been checking out many "spotlight" videos and read lots about the history at the
www.legendsofhockey.net - great web. From what I have been checking were mainly some Oilers (Kurri, Gretzky, Coffey etc.) and Islanders (Trottier, Bossy) stuff that is amazing, coming from the country that won a couple of world championships and 98 Olympics I like the hockey beeing smart and technical.
The same in soccer, I can remember players that started from the scratch, working hard for the game they loved and were personalities with their every appearance on the ice or on the pitch.
Nowadays I feel it's more like someone decides that you will be a hockey player when you are 5 years old and either you make it through the teen years or not...
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Originally Posted by Mutt
I'm sure Bobby Orr's classic flying through the air goal to win a Cup against St Louis must be on there.
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Yes, who wouldn't know that one..
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Originally Posted by Mutt
Anybody who says Gretzky is the greatest hockey player in history is wrong - just find some tapes of Orr in his prime, he was the greatest - too bad his knees were shot so young - by the time I got to see Orr he was still great but hobbled.
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Would rather say Mario and Orr were the only ones to challenge and Wayne the longest lasting, but yes, Bobby was a blast, winning the Art Ross Trophy as a defenseman... don't need to say more.. Paul Coffey is probably my most favourite defense player and probably close to him a little bit.
Mentioning Philadelphia, yes I read they were pretty rough guys, could be hell of a time. If I am not mistaken I can remember the names of Dave "Tiger" Williams and Orland Kurtenbach who then finished up his carrier in Vancouver..