Trottier said:Like a comet passing through the sky, his time was brief, but memorable.
lol, not to get melodramatic or anything though...
Trottier said:Like a comet passing through the sky, his time was brief, but memorable.
Bossy was a key component on four Stanley Cup champions. He won a Conn Smythe. I don't think playing on Long Island hurt his stock at all.King Henry I said:If Mike Bossy either
A) Was healthy throughout his entire career
or
B) Played somewhere in Canada instead of on Long Island
He'd probably be remembered as one of the best players in the history of the game by all posters here. If he had a combination of the two and played for 5-10 more years...he could've been the great one instead of Gretzky.
Not even close.King Henry I said:...he could've been the great one instead of Gretzky.
\King Henry I said:...he could've been the great one instead of Gretzky.
This one is very close and I have to put my allegance to Hull aside and go Bossy, but it is very close.Joe Juneau said:Who was a better goal scorer ?
Bossy played with Trottier for his entire career.
Hull was with 5 teams and played with more players.
Yes. But what is even more incredible is that even if he had scored 50 goals a year, every year, for 18 years, he still wouldn't reach Gretzky's goal totals (not including phenomenal playoff records).Panasonic Youth said:There were only two years where Bossy didn't play 70+ games and only one who didn't score 50+ goals. That's incredible.
I agree and I am a Blues and Hull fan that voted Bossy. It shouldnt be a runaway though.John Flyers Fan said:While I agree with those here that has Bossy as a better goal scorer than Hull, I think it's much closer than Hullis getting credit for.
I think Bossy would have been the first to pass Howe, but then would have been passed by Gretzky. Hull faced better goaltenders, and played half his career in a more defensive era.
arrbez said:lol, not to get melodramatic or anything though...
Trottier said:Guilty as accused of romanticizing this sport, that player.
Sure beats posts like:FORSBERG SUCKS!
arrbez said:yeah, it should be:
"Forsberg blows like the wind, gently carressing my hair. He sucks like the quick inhale one gets from brushing the skin of a loved one, as he dives into the ocean on my soul"
better?
Psycho Papa Joe said:\
Uh, no. In the years that they played at the same time, Bossy's peak BTW, Gretzky was head and shoulders above Bossy. No disrespect to Bossy, but he was not in Gretzky's league.
chooch said:Playing on the no D Oilers in that division, Bossy would have scored 100 goals a year from 1980 - 1987.
chooch said:Playing on the no D Oilers in that division, Bossy would have scored 100 goals a year from 1980 - 1987.
Yes.revolverjgw said:Bossy, easy. Better than Brett, not better than Bobby.
Ogopogo said:Must be that "new" math, eh chooch?
Is this your way of saying that Gretzky was the greatest playmaker of all time? I always knew you had a shred of common sense in ya.
Trottier said:Scored what remains the most ridiculous (I'll refrain from saying "greatest" ) goal I've ever seen in that Cup Finals. Body parallel to the ice, literally in mid-air, being tripped by none other than Canucks dman Colin Campbell (life can be funny, eh?), he somehow flips the puck over a diving Richard Brodeur. I have that goal somewhere on a faded VHS tape highlight reel of that series. Wish it could be found on the internet. Absolutely amazing.
Mike Bossy* said:Who was a better goal scorer ?
Bossy played with Trottier for his entire career.
Hull was with 5 teams and played with more players.
Ogopogo said:Bossy quite easily. Although, the elder Hull beats them both.