Big Phil
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Obviously these are just outliers. Lots of things can factor into this. The fast player was caught flat footed and the momentum was going the other way. The fast player was at the end of his shift, was nursing an injury, etc. But what times did a player slower than the fast player beat them at their own game with speed? Show times that someone burst past them or other ways.
1971 Game 2 Habs/Bruins. We all know this game. The squandered 5-1 lead by the Bruins. The first goal to start the comeback was Orr getting his pocket picked by an older Henri Richard. Richard bursts in past Orr who is caught flat footed and scores. It starts at 4:00. Then start at 6:00, same game, but Lemaire steals the puck from a flat footed Orr and goes the length of the ice. Not that Lemaire couldn't skate, but he stays ahead of Orr here. To be fair, Orr had 4 points in this game and these are rare times he is looking bad defensively.
Stevens wasn't an offensive defenseman by the time 2000 hit, and he wasn't someone with blinding speed, but when Pavel Bure is just gliding back and doesn't try to thwart a 2-on-1 then you look fast. Start at 47:15
1971 Game 2 Habs/Bruins. We all know this game. The squandered 5-1 lead by the Bruins. The first goal to start the comeback was Orr getting his pocket picked by an older Henri Richard. Richard bursts in past Orr who is caught flat footed and scores. It starts at 4:00. Then start at 6:00, same game, but Lemaire steals the puck from a flat footed Orr and goes the length of the ice. Not that Lemaire couldn't skate, but he stays ahead of Orr here. To be fair, Orr had 4 points in this game and these are rare times he is looking bad defensively.
Stevens wasn't an offensive defenseman by the time 2000 hit, and he wasn't someone with blinding speed, but when Pavel Bure is just gliding back and doesn't try to thwart a 2-on-1 then you look fast. Start at 47:15