Was Crosby's "goal of the year" copied from Bobby Orr?

[illpucks]

I was watching some of Orr's highlight's today and I think I spotted something remarkable. He does the same "goal of the year" as Crosby complete to the one hand shot.

Check out the goal at 4:59




When Sid scored that people said "it has never been done before" etc. I found it fascinating that Orr was able to do that same play decades earlier.

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[elmaco]

Barkov did this in a shootout a while back, against the Pens.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Great find. I've never seen that one before, thought Crosby was the first to do something quite like that at game speed.

 

[FinHockey]

Yes, this is why he's often called "Copycat Crosby"

 

[Narow]

Barkov did this in a shootout a while back, against the Pens.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Yeah crosby thought to himself while rushing in that he had to pull what Orr did

 

[heretik27]

Schultz had a nice little pick play going there at the blue line which gave Crosby tons of room to cut down the middle. Nice finish, although I'd hardly say it's a goal of the year.

 

[member 51464]

Orr probably even did it at even strength, like a real generational talent

 

[66871]

What is the bit that had everyone saying "it has never been done before"?

 

[Griffin6612]

I thought you made 4 other threads that were his goal of the year. And the snipping lindqvuists head was the one I believe most said doesn't happen often.

 

[hockeykicker]

I thought you made 4 other threads that were his goal of the year. And the snipping lindqvuists head was the one I believe most said doesn't happen often.

he did. and whats weirder is that he says he is a caps fan

 

[Pharrell Williams]

he did. and whats weirder is that he says he is a caps fan

illpucks always says he is a fan of a different team, i thought that was a well-known thing by now

 

[hockeykicker]

also op knows that orr didnt score on that right? the rebound was put in by the other bruin player

 

[illpucks]

also op knows that orr didnt score on that right? the rebound was put in by the other bruin player

Dunno he celebrated right away. It's the exact same move and shot.

 

[Griffin6612]

Dunno he celebrated right away. It's the exact same move and shot.

Announcer says scored on the rebound.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Without a replay on the Orr example I cannot say for sure if the puck had gone in already, but I definitely see the follow up put in afterwards. Still another fine example of his all time excellence either way.

I thought the impressive thing about Crosby's goal was the amount of lift he managed to get under that puck.

 

[jetsforever]

Both are outstanding plays, doesn't really matter whether Crosby had seen that play before

 

[Royal Thunder]

Over 100 years of hockey, most plays are bound to be repeated, in many cases many times. It does not mean anyone is "copying" anyone else. This is silly.