Roberto Luongo said:Hey all, who in todays hockey do you think play like Cam Neely?
Trottier said:My answer: The guy named Todd who is currently suspended up in Vancouver. Neely was a more prolific scorer, but put Bertuzzi (in his prime) in the pre-dead-puck era and he would hit 40/50 goals a season, IMO.
Iginla has significantly superior speed than Neely ever had, IMO. (And that is not a slight at Neely, as much a compliment to Iginla.)
mcphee said:Maybe John Leclair at his absolute best was a bit like Neely in terms of commanding space, using a big shot, physically imposing, but Leclair never had what they call the 'red ass' that Neely and Iginla do. Vermonters are just too nice on the average. Please be aware that 'red ass' is an expression and that I have no first hand knowledge of the buttocks of any of the 3 players mentionned.
In Mtl., you'd see flashes for a game or 2, but he'd never sustain it. As far as agression, he was like Chad Kilger. You'd see a good shift and start imagining what a wrecking ball he could be. You listen to the both of them talk and you come away impressed, nice guys, trouble is that it shows on the ice. I did think Leclair was a bit meaner when he played with #88, but you saw him more han I did.John Flyers Fan said:For a bug guy LeClair almost never threw any body checks. He used his size more to shield the puck, take abuse, etc. You never saw LeClair trying to put a defensemaninto the 3rd row ... something sorely lacking in his game.
Trottier said:My answer: The guy named Todd who is currently suspended up in Vancouver. Neely was a more prolific scorer, but put Bertuzzi (in his prime) in the pre-dead-puck era and he would hit 40/50 goals a season, IMO.
Iginla has significantly superior speed than Neely ever had, IMO. (And that is not a slight at Neely, as much a compliment to Iginla.)
Trottier said:My answer: The guy named Todd who is currently suspended up in Vancouver. Neely was a more prolific scorer, but put Bertuzzi (in his prime) in the pre-dead-puck era and he would hit 40/50 goals a season, IMO.
Iginla has significantly superior speed than Neely ever had, IMO. (And that is not a slight at Neely, as much a compliment to Iginla.)