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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/nhl/longterm/1997/playoffs/flyers28.htm
The Bowman quote was part of the '97 Finals build up and the article references the quote as occuring shortly after Coffey's December '96 trade to the Flyers.
And for the other quote, being called a unique defenseman described as a "rover" or "fourth forward" is not, IMO, glowing praise for an all-time great defenseman. I can't verbalize exactly how I view the situation, but I'd rank Coffey higher simply as a player than I would strictly for his position as a defenseman. So one would have less objections from me arguing that Coffey was a better hockey player than Scott Stevens, but he damn well wasn't a better defenseman. If that makes any sense at all.
The Bowman quote was part of the '97 Finals build up and the article references the quote as occuring shortly after Coffey's December '96 trade to the Flyers.
And for the other quote, being called a unique defenseman described as a "rover" or "fourth forward" is not, IMO, glowing praise for an all-time great defenseman. I can't verbalize exactly how I view the situation, but I'd rank Coffey higher simply as a player than I would strictly for his position as a defenseman. So one would have less objections from me arguing that Coffey was a better hockey player than Scott Stevens, but he damn well wasn't a better defenseman. If that makes any sense at all.