Comments on: The OFB All-Time Five

By: S. Turf

S. Turf — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:38:04 +0000

I like to say that hockey, for the most part, is a demanding enough season. Shouldn’t the sport be called one of the most team oriented of sports. Whoa! I think you have a great deal of hockey dad’s out there as much as you have your soccer mom’s, truth be told. It’s just in the blood I guess.

By: S. Turf

S. Turf — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:34:00 +0000

I haven’t been able to know the greatest hockey players, if only by name. That hesitation for rooting and burning out brightly that goes along with most hockey players in the dumps is very very centralizing to the sport. I like to think dummerville “.”

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By: pepper

pepper — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:30:49 +0000

Allright.
My two caveats are that (1) I’m picking those I’ve seen play (except for one, who I have read a lot about), and (2) I’m going to focus on those I think would have the drive, passion, reflexes and game vision, to finish it in a final minute.
LW Alex Ovechkin.
While at the beginning of his career (and destined to involve hoisting a Cup for the Caps) he is the one in a thousand player who skates with reckless abandon every shift and has the winning instinct. I know he’s young, and his selection has obviously resulted in criticism as a result of not having even made the playoffs, but for those who have seen him several times in person, he is for real. I mean tripping over bad ice skating so fast for real. And compensating nevertheless with jaw-dropping pivoting and stick work.
RW Maurice Richard.
Perhaps obviously, the one I’ve never seen. But the stories I have read, in both languages, lead me to believe that he’d be the guy you want to punch it home in that final minute.
C Doug Gilmour.
Perhaps a sentimental selection, he remains my favorite non-Cap I’ve ever seen. He’ll, naturally, win the draw, skate toward the net, establish the ideal position quickly for a deflection, poke-in, rebound for the shot drawn back to . . .
Oh, you didn’t say which side for the faceoff, or offense / defense.
Ok, nevertheless, on D we have
Brian Leetch
Rod Langway
Rod is going to ensure that any puck that crosses the defensive blue line is going to make its way into friendly hands, or that the opponent with it will relinquish it and be pinned solidly against the boards.
Brian will deftly take it up ice and zing a crisp pass to any of the forwards, or perhaps take it himself, down a wing, behind the net, whatever, until a clear scoring opportunity awaits.
If, perchance, this stellar 5 allows a shot on goal, I defer to
G Martin Brodeur.
Can we say that the understudy has surpassed the teacher, St. Patrick?
With that 6 player tandem, I have no doubt of victory on a last minute effort.

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By: Meza

Meza — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:25:54 +0000

This was a tough task, I racked my brain to come up with my 5. The 5 I would want to go into battle with to get my name on the silver chalice of lore.
Left Wing
Jari Kurri
Center
The Great One
Right Wing
Marcel Dionne
Defense
Ray Bourque
Paul Coffey
Netminder
Lorne “Gump” Worsley

By: Swiftblade

Swiftblade — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:41:21 +0000

*made more impossible saves…

By: Swiftblade

Swiftblade — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:40:30 +0000

C – Sakic (Sakic is prime time, 7 OT winners in his career!)
LW – Ovechkin (He can pull the trigger like few others)
RW – Bossy (You know he wont leave anything on the ice)
D – Lidstrom (whether you’re up a goal or down a goal, he’s my man)
D – Coffey (Can pinch if Lidstrom patrols the line)
G – Hasek (He’s more impossible saves than any other goalie I’ve seen)

By: Blue Collar NHL

Blue Collar NHL — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:12:12 +0000

G – Dominik Hasek
D – Bobby Orr
D – Ray Bourque
L – Jari Kurri
C – Mark Messier
R – Mike Bossy