Favorite Bruin of All-Time Tournament - FINAL (Orr Defeats Bourque) - VOTING CLOSED

[ThomasJ13]

I'll add this as well. To show just how dominant those Bruins teams were lead by the best player of All-time.
Fantasy Rewind: Fantasy Rewind: The 1970-71 Season - Fantasy Columns

The Bruins scored 63.9 percent over the average team in 1970-71.
These weren't the Bruins leaders they were the leagues leaders.
1970-71 LEADERS
Points
Phil Esposito – 152
Bobby Orr – 139
Johnny Bucyk – 116
Ken Hodge – 105
Goals
Phil Esposito – 76
Johnny Bucyk - 51
Bobby Hull – 44
Ken Hodge – 43
Assists
Bobby Orr – 102
Phil Esposito – 76
Johnny Bucyk – 65
Ken Hodge - 62
Wayne Cashman – 58
Plus/Minus
Bobby Orr – Plus-124
Dallas Smith – 98
Ken Hodge – 69
Phil Esposito – 69
Wayne Cashman – 59
Ed Westfall - 57

Is there a better team in NHL (or even sports) history that failed to win a championship than the '70-'71 Bruins? Eff-you Ken Dryden.

 

[PepeBostones]

How do you like this line it's pretty good eh

It is said that the Bruins scout who ‘discovered’ Bobby Orr in Parry Sound at the age of 12, told the Boston front office that he was the best defenseman. The Bruins said “On his team?” to which the scout replied, ‘He would be the Bruins best defenseman now.’

 

[Blowfish]

So Orr best D
Bergeron best O
Not sure about goalie however I would go with Thomas he was down right dominant in the playoffs.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Lidstrom in his prime was barely better than Bourque at the very end of his career. Most overrated defenseman not named Chelios. He's great, but not more Norrises than Bourque great. 2nd tier great, and everyone makes him out to be 1st tier.

Hard to overrate a 7 time Norris winner, 10 time first team all-star, Conn Smythe winner, 8th all-time plus/minus.

I'd say just slightly behind Bourque & Potvin. Is that overrating Lidstrom?

 

[jgatie]

Hard to overrate a 7 time Norris winner, 10 time first team all-star, Conn Smythe winner, 8th all-time plus/minus.

I'd say just slightly behind Bourque & Potvin. Is that overrating Lidstrom?

Agree to disagree. Opinions and all that.

 

[CDJ]

Not even close in my opinion

Orr is both the better player, bigger winner, and more likable human (For instance he doesn’t get absolutely wasted and almost kill a bunch of teenage girls)