Bobby Orr and why he was the best ever
Tomi
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I love Gretzky , but Gretzky couldn't do the physical things Orr did. Just remember, he was a defenseman who won scoring titles. Look at 2:12 and see just how incredible this guy was. To say he was fast is an understatement. Just imagine him on good knees. Watch the second video and listen to what the greats say about him and the comparison to Babe Ruth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSDw3tMa7ec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtAIUs-jj6M
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He is certainly one of the best, I’d still say Gretzky but don’t know enough about hockey to know the differences of eras and what not
Orr is my guy
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Hockey was great in the pre helmet era.
Orr could skate circles around all of them.
Iwas born in the 30's and I agree with you completely. I saw both of them play and there is no doubt in my mind who was best.
Don't know anything about hockey, but it seems weird if he was such a great scorer,
why was he a defensemen?
No helmets and, looking back, the goalies all look like Jason.
Watching the above first video was a amazing. I grew up near Boston, but Orr retired when I was just a few years old. But he was always talked about as a legend and revered as the best ever.
I hope the experts correct me if I am wrong, but from what I know his vastly superior skating allowed him to completely take over a game playing as a defenseman, combined with coaching philosophy that didn't tie him to his end, his ability to score from a great distance, and his stick work let him set guys up with assist after assist. Plus he could recover quickly because he was so fast.
You hit the nail on the head my friend. He could take the puck and run circles around the other team with his skating ability and then take in for a shot without anybody being able to stop him. I have never seen anybody else be able to do what he could do in my lifetime. It was magical.
Yep. He could no what no others could at the time. No one could head man the puck like he could. It was a game changer. He literally could skate the puck 200 feet and could finish.
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Thanks for the explanation.
The closest sports comparison seems to be Michael Jordan, as they were both great defenders and scorers.
What's crazy is that he is 3rd ALL TIME in assists per game. Of all the scorers and assist guys in NHL history, a defenseman is 3rd all time. Just mind blowing.
Gretzky and Orr both seem to agree that Gordie Howe is the GOAT. Perhaps that is just modesty on Orr’s part, because Rickey Henderson he is not. 😆
Some of these "comparisons" are too funny! 5 Orr's vs. 5 Howe's, like that could happen.
Orr was certainly an unbelievable player, so was Howe.
Howe's longevity has to be a factor for me. An extra 20 years has got to mean a lot!
Orr's peak from 1968-74 was tremendous.
Howe's peak looks like it was about 21 years long. Equally amazing to me if not more.
I saw a video on Orr where it looked like an opposing player intentionally injured Bobby on a knee to knee hit. Sad that this could have happened if it was intentional.
I saw that game and it was intentional! Opposing players had finally decided the only way to beat him was to disable him.