NHL Is Bobby Orr’s goal the greatest moment in NHL history? UPDATE 12/16- Orr loses to Mario's 5 goals
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Everyone in the hockey world knows that Orr's goal is
THE most iconic moment in hockey. MOMENT. Mario can go to......
THE most iconic moment in hockey. MOMENT. Mario can go to......
Fossy21
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Just watched the video when they presented it, and they showed the four first goals but skipped the empty-netter. One was deflected off a defender’s skate, one was deflected/kicked in by Mario himself (after a good shorthanded effort, but nevermind that). Amazing indeed.
I hate Pittsburgh for several reasons.
1) Samuelson
2)Cooke
3)Stealing our colors
4)Mario the phony
and I'm sure I'll think of more but I worked today and I'm tired so **** you =Pittsburh and especially Mario LePuke
TCB
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He is a phony because of the crap that he was spewing about the league being (whatever he was complaining about) a few years ago. I think that it was talented players getting laid up by bums like Cooke and the league not dealing with it appropriately. He IS a phony and a hypocrite!
The Orr goal is a sacred moment in Bruins history and I feared this would happen which is why I started the thread.
That said the only real drama concerning the Orr goal was are the Bruins going to win the Cup at home or do they have to go back to St. Louis for Game 5. I can make a case for several NHL moments greater than Bobby - but Mario isn't on the list.
The Patrick Kane OT goal that won the Cup in 2010 for Chicago breaking a 49 year drought has to be considered but was tarnished as nobody knew for 5 seconds that the game was over.
Maurice Richard scoring in OT against Jim Henry? No film exists but we have the photo of the handshake.
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Bill Barilko in 1951? Again no video as TV was a year away.
No offense to Mario but if 5 goals are a moment - then what about this night???????????????
That said the only real drama concerning the Orr goal was are the Bruins going to win the Cup at home or do they have to go back to St. Louis for Game 5. I can make a case for several NHL moments greater than Bobby - but Mario isn't on the list.
The Patrick Kane OT goal that won the Cup in 2010 for Chicago breaking a 49 year drought has to be considered but was tarnished as nobody knew for 5 seconds that the game was over.
Maurice Richard scoring in OT against Jim Henry? No film exists but we have the photo of the handshake.
Bill Barilko in 1951? Again no video as TV was a year away.
No offense to Mario but if 5 goals are a moment - then what about this night???????????????
bruinsfan1970
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The Orr goal is and always will be the Greatest moment in my mind and heart. Don't let it bother you that others think differently because in their minds I am sure they were surprised to see that the votes went in favor of Lemieux.
PlayoffBeard365
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A few weeks back even the bipartisan guys on NHL XM radio were laughing that Lemieuxs moment was even eligible referencing the PP goal and empty netter!
bruinsfan1970
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The Orr goal is a sacred moment in Bruins history and I feared this would happen which is why I started the thread.
That said the only real drama concerning the Orr goal was are the Bruins going to win the Cup at home or do they have to go back to St. Louis for Game 5. I can make a case for several NHL moments greater than Bobby - but Mario isn't on the list.
The Patrick Kane OT goal that won the Cup in 2010 for Chicago breaking a 49 year drought has to be considered but was tarnished as nobody knew for 5 seconds that the game was over.
Maurice Richard scoring in OT against Jim Henry? No film exists but we have the photo of the handshake.
Bill Barilko in 1951? Again no video as TV was a year away.
No offense to Mario but if 5 goals are a moment - then what about this night???????????????
The Barliko goal was amazing and shortly after I believe he died in a plane crash. Another amazing goal was the Bobby Baun 1964 OT winner against the Wing's and he scored the goal on a broken leg. Those are moments that will always be in the minds of hockey fans.
Dennis Bonvie
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The Orr goal is a sacred moment in Bruins history and I feared this would happen which is why I started the thread.
That said the only real drama concerning the Orr goal was are the Bruins going to win the Cup at home or do they have to go back to St. Louis for Game 5. I can make a case for several NHL moments greater than Bobby - but Mario isn't on the list.
The Patrick Kane OT goal that won the Cup in 2010 for Chicago breaking a 49 year drought has to be considered but was tarnished as nobody knew for 5 seconds that the game was over.
Maurice Richard scoring in OT against Jim Henry? No film exists but we have the photo of the handshake.
Bill Barilko in 1951? Again no video as TV was a year away.
No offense to Mario but if 5 goals are a moment - then what about this night???????????????
Rocket Richard/Sugar Jim Henry has to be best hockey picture ever.
Chara says what all of us think
As part of the NHL celebrating its 100th anniversary, fans were asked to vote for the league’s greatest moment during a six-week interactive program. It came down to Bobby’s Orr Stanley Cup-clinching goal in the 1970 finals against Mario Lemieux’s five goals in five different ways on Dec. 31, 1988.It was announced Saturday night that Lemieux won. That’s a travesty for Bruins fans. Even captain Zdeno Chara was asked to pick between those two moments and here’s what he had to say:
“It’s a pretty tough one, obviously. Both are very exceptional. But, just the meaning of the moment, or what was happening and if you’re talking about a deciding goal in the Stanley Cup finals, you have to go with Bobby Orr’s goal. It’s one goal that will always be remembered. Just like (Bobby) Nystrom’s goal with the Islanders (1980), those goals are always remembered forever.
“No disrespect, or not to overlook Mario’s five-goal game, but just the meaning of (Orr’s) one goal, if you were to ask Mario he’d probably trade those five goals for one goal that would give him another Stanley Cup. In my opinion, it’s pretty self-explanatory that Bobby Orr is the (top) moment.”
NHL Notes: Stanley Cup artifacts; Orr snubbed Paywall
As part of the NHL celebrating its 100th anniversary, fans were asked to vote for the league’s greatest moment during a six-week interactive program. It came down to Bobby’s Orr Stanley Cup-clinching goal in the 1970 finals against Mario Lemieux’s five goals in five different ways on Dec. 31, 1988.It was announced Saturday night that Lemieux won. That’s a travesty for Bruins fans. Even captain Zdeno Chara was asked to pick between those two moments and here’s what he had to say:
“It’s a pretty tough one, obviously. Both are very exceptional. But, just the meaning of the moment, or what was happening and if you’re talking about a deciding goal in the Stanley Cup finals, you have to go with Bobby Orr’s goal. It’s one goal that will always be remembered. Just like (Bobby) Nystrom’s goal with the Islanders (1980), those goals are always remembered forever.
“No disrespect, or not to overlook Mario’s five-goal game, but just the meaning of (Orr’s) one goal, if you were to ask Mario he’d probably trade those five goals for one goal that would give him another Stanley Cup. In my opinion, it’s pretty self-explanatory that Bobby Orr is the (top) moment.”
NHL Notes: Stanley Cup artifacts; Orr snubbed Paywall
rickizbruin
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Its number 4 all the way. he is the reason someone from the great white north became a bruins fan. an amazing moment captured by the one picture. someone mentioned the henderson goal which if your Canadian was a patriotic moment, and the players were all NHL stars but it was a national moment not an NHL moment. its like when the USA won the gold medal in the olympics. not an NHL moment.
Rubber Biscuit
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They were talking about how the five goal thing would never be repeated and after the CBJ game I can see McAvoy, Heinen and DeBrusk doing it on the same night...
Baddkarma
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Flying Bobby Orr Cup game and series winner not the most ICONIC nhl moment ever? Loses to a game no one even remembers? WTF ever...
Gretzky still sees Orr’s 1970 Cup-winning goal as a top NHL moment
Growing up in Brantford, Ontario, Wayne Gretzky always heard his father, Walter, wax poetic about Bill Barilko’s 1951 Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
“We didn’t really even have TV back then and there was kind of clips of it, there was kind of pictures of it — moments of it, so to speak,” Gretzky said.
At age 9, Gretzky watched in the same kind of awe as Bobby Orr scored in overtime to win the Cup in 1970 for the Boston Bruins. Orr beat St. Louis Blues goaltender Glenn Hall, leaping through the air to celebrate what has become the most iconic goal in NHL history.
“People from the ’50s and ’60s remember the Barilko goal and then the new generation of kids who got to see the goal like myself could relate to what our parents and grandparents were talking about,” Gretzky said. “Time sort of stopped in a moment that you could compare something so unique.”
Growing up in Brantford, Ontario, Wayne Gretzky always heard his father, Walter, wax poetic about Bill Barilko’s 1951 Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
“We didn’t really even have TV back then and there was kind of clips of it, there was kind of pictures of it — moments of it, so to speak,” Gretzky said.
At age 9, Gretzky watched in the same kind of awe as Bobby Orr scored in overtime to win the Cup in 1970 for the Boston Bruins. Orr beat St. Louis Blues goaltender Glenn Hall, leaping through the air to celebrate what has become the most iconic goal in NHL history.
“People from the ’50s and ’60s remember the Barilko goal and then the new generation of kids who got to see the goal like myself could relate to what our parents and grandparents were talking about,” Gretzky said. “Time sort of stopped in a moment that you could compare something so unique.”
Olden McGroin
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I am still upset about Mario winning.
If this had won I could have lived with it given the historical significance.
If this had won I could have lived with it given the historical significance.
Mick Riddleton
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
Yes Orr is still the # 1
I was at the game when Gretzky scored his 77th. Buffalo Sabres at Memorial Auditorium on Feb. 24, 1982
-Konstantinov getting the cup from Yzerman
-The Kings crazy comeback scoring 5 goals, to win 6-5
-Gordie Howe in the All Star game with Gretzky
-Bobby Baun, broken leg goal, comes back and scores the winner
-Plante wearing a mask, he took a risk from management by using it, they were against it
-Lester Patrick playing goal as a 40 plus coach, no back ups in those days but they could use anyone from the crowd, opposing coach said no to the Sens guy watching the game and Patrick put on the bloody equipment himself, he only let in one goal
- Maurice Richard first to score 50, I know it's the Habs but "The Rocket" is a great movie
- I remember watching the Isles OT goal by Lalalalalafontaine, crazy game
-1964: Terry Sawchuk sets all-time shutout mark, (he is a distant relative)
I was at the game when Gretzky scored his 77th. Buffalo Sabres at Memorial Auditorium on Feb. 24, 1982
-Konstantinov getting the cup from Yzerman
-The Kings crazy comeback scoring 5 goals, to win 6-5
-Gordie Howe in the All Star game with Gretzky
-Bobby Baun, broken leg goal, comes back and scores the winner
-Plante wearing a mask, he took a risk from management by using it, they were against it
-Lester Patrick playing goal as a 40 plus coach, no back ups in those days but they could use anyone from the crowd, opposing coach said no to the Sens guy watching the game and Patrick put on the bloody equipment himself, he only let in one goal
- Maurice Richard first to score 50, I know it's the Habs but "The Rocket" is a great movie
- I remember watching the Isles OT goal by Lalalalalafontaine, crazy game
-1964: Terry Sawchuk sets all-time shutout mark, (he is a distant relative)
