Quote Originally Posted by Devil Doc View Post
Harry Sinden once said, ""Howe could do everything but not at top speed. Hull went at top speed but couldn't do everything. Orr would do everything, and do it at top speed". Gretsky, on the other hand, was a whiny bitch who could make plays and score, but sucked at playing defense. I suspect, but don't really know, he never got a 5 min. major for fighting.

Doc
LOL

Who doesn't remember Orr, flying along in front of the net (literally, horizontal to the ice after taking a hit) still controlling the puck and then scoring!

Orr was an exception to a lot of rules and even though I never actively cheered for his teams, I still loved watching him play.


Quote Originally Posted by craig View Post
Everyone's favourite era is pre-adolescence :-).

Funny, I came to the realisation late last night that I started to lose interest in hockey right about now, 41 years ago. I had seen the enemy - the one that meant we watched civil defence films in school, and had an air raid siren across the street - and the 'enemy' played hockey. Looking back, life for me was no longer black and white after that.
We must be about the same age. I too have fond memories of the cold war. I actually remember being in grade 1 climbing under my desk as the air raid siren's went off during a test. Just as I remember that 1972 series like I watched it yesterday. It wasn't the Russians that caused me to lose interest in hockey though, it was blowing out my knee 5 years later when still a teen that did the trick for me.