puckpilot
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Bobby Orr was not as fast as McDavid! Lol.
Connor McDavid clocked going over 40 km/h during dazzling end-to-end rush against the Calgary Flames
He only reached 40 for a few fractions of a second, if you actually watch the video and look at the readings, he's in the mid 30s for most of the travel time, especially when he's going through the neutral zone, which is what I measured for Orr and compared to McDavid. And results are the speeds are comparable from blue line to blue line, with Orr having the disadvantage of having to use old tech in his skates.
You want to argue who was faster, great, go ahead because we'll never know. But in terms of proving that Bobby Orr could skate with the best in today's game, this is proof towards that conclusion.
And as it relates to this thread, it shows that it's a myth that all players of yesteryear were complete slugs compared to today's players, especially when you add it to the times recorded by guys like Gartner in the fastest skating competition.
Any ways I've said my peace in this thread and the last one. No need to keep making the same arguments over and over. I know what the definition of insanity is. You may have the last word. I know you need it.