TheDevilMadeMe
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The great second pairing of the USSR in the early-mid 80s is mostly unknown to North Americans. And yet, I think they have to be considered among the true all-time greats in hockey history:
-The USSR National Team was pretty clearly better than it ever was from the early to mid 80s, and that couldn't all have been the Green Unit.
-Whether you agree with it or not, there is a very plausible argument that the USSR had finally equally Canada in talent at the top (minus Gretzky and Lemieux)
Like I said, these two great players are basically unknowns in North America. We know more about the depth defensemen of the 70s, thanks to websites focusing on the the 1972 Summit Series, or the chidlovski website in general.
This is the thread where I solicit opinions of these two players. Especially interested in accounts of fans who watched them play, especially those who saw them play regularly.
For the record, I have Bilyaletdinov in the ATD and made this profile of him: http://hfboards.com/showpost.php?p=31947671&postcount=163
Here is an earlier profile of Pervukhin: http://hfboards.com/showpost.php?p=26319849&postcount=2
-The USSR National Team was pretty clearly better than it ever was from the early to mid 80s, and that couldn't all have been the Green Unit.
-Whether you agree with it or not, there is a very plausible argument that the USSR had finally equally Canada in talent at the top (minus Gretzky and Lemieux)
Like I said, these two great players are basically unknowns in North America. We know more about the depth defensemen of the 70s, thanks to websites focusing on the the 1972 Summit Series, or the chidlovski website in general.
This is the thread where I solicit opinions of these two players. Especially interested in accounts of fans who watched them play, especially those who saw them play regularly.
For the record, I have Bilyaletdinov in the ATD and made this profile of him: http://hfboards.com/showpost.php?p=31947671&postcount=163
Here is an earlier profile of Pervukhin: http://hfboards.com/showpost.php?p=26319849&postcount=2