WM
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crosby is being compared to gretzky but who was gretzky compared to when he was playing junior hockey and was considered a phenom?
derbyfan said:For what its worth, I remember reading Gretzky emulated Gibert Perreaults style of play...
Although interestingly, Gretz's all-time favourite player as a youngster was Gordie Howe - THEY didn't quite play the same style though...
Crosbyfan said:Part of the reason Gordie played more than 30 Pro seasons was because he played like that.
Part of the reason Wayne played more than 30 Pro games was because he didn't.
Bobby Orr.WM said:crosby is being compared to gretzky but who was gretzky compared to when he was playing junior hockey and was considered a phenom?
Here's a link to a great interview by Peter Gzowski of a 13 year old Wayne Gretzky on March 25, 1974 from the CBC Archives.The accolade most used to describe him is: the best hockey prospect since Bobby Orr.
Because Orr was the finest player of his generation-and perhaps ever- and his precocity at 14 years of age turned on a shower of adjectives before he owned a driver's license, it's inevitable that every fuzz-chinned kid who shows above-average ability automatically becomes "the best since Bobby Orr."