Dreakmur
Registered User
This is absolutely hilarious. What you really looking for is proof that Bobby Hull was poor defensively and are not really interested in proof the other way. So far both dark shadows and I provided video proof of hull's defensive play. I also gave you a quote from red Hay that states the Hull line was used to check the Howe line.
However, none of this matches your unsupported opinion, does it.
I'm looking for people like you to actually back your opinion with evidence. I've got evidence that he was poor defensively. I know, I know...you don't like any of the 3 different sources. If those sources are so bad, surely there are many sources who claim the opposite, right? Right??
You and Dark Shadows have provided some videos that show both that Hull could make good defensive plays as well as make poor ones. Both of his good back-checks were from when he was playing the point on the powerplay. First of all, thre is a much different mentality when you know you're playing the position of defense. I've played both forward and defense, and I've coached for a long time, and I can tell you that players definately come back a lot harder when they're on the point/defense. Furthermore, both of his back-ckecks were after he caused the break-aways, and, once again, I can tell you that players come back a lot harder then they know they are making up for their own mistake. You videos show that, under the right set of circumstances, Hull can back-check. The defense zone video does show that he can anticipate a pass, but it also shows that he roams around and cheats offensively. Overall, it's not a very strong piece of evidence.... though it is something I suppose.
Hay's quote doesn't actually say they did a good job of matching up, just that their coach wanted them to do so. Hay's response actually tells a good bit about the line's mentality - we don't need to check them, they need to check us!
You still have not found me that Punch Imlach quote that you said you saw....