Teamplaya
Registered User
Hey everyone,
I really enjoyed all the input on the Mark Messier thread: great to see discussion and learn so much. I was curious, because while his career is probably less controversial, what is the consensus here on Paul Coffey? I'll speak first and say the guy kind of bothered me, not because of his weird stretch towards the end of his career, it's more that he struck me as kind of arrogant and combative. The worst stories I've heard about him entail him being a diver, his contract disputes, and Scotty Bowmans grievances with him "not playing the right way", and refusing to change his game. This brings me to my next point: why did he play the way he did? He always struck me as odd because he seemed to just play a forwards game above all else, and just happened to have a job on the blue line, regardless of whether he was accountable for the job or not. To those of us who remember him, did his defensive game hold up? I don't mean to break any rules about libel so I did what I could to cross reference stories I've heard.
I really enjoyed all the input on the Mark Messier thread: great to see discussion and learn so much. I was curious, because while his career is probably less controversial, what is the consensus here on Paul Coffey? I'll speak first and say the guy kind of bothered me, not because of his weird stretch towards the end of his career, it's more that he struck me as kind of arrogant and combative. The worst stories I've heard about him entail him being a diver, his contract disputes, and Scotty Bowmans grievances with him "not playing the right way", and refusing to change his game. This brings me to my next point: why did he play the way he did? He always struck me as odd because he seemed to just play a forwards game above all else, and just happened to have a job on the blue line, regardless of whether he was accountable for the job or not. To those of us who remember him, did his defensive game hold up? I don't mean to break any rules about libel so I did what I could to cross reference stories I've heard.