JackSlater
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Smartest player ever, great agility, very good coordination, great work ethic.
Yes, he had what in soccer is called technical speed. That is, he thought the game quicker than other players, and knew what he was doing in advance. Proactive.Being from Massachusetts, that made me laugh out loud.
Best reason evah.
This theory has been advanced before.
I have to say his vision and on-ice awareness.
He tried in Phoenix and it failed... - His players couldn't do what the player with the most points in NHL history (by a longshot) did, so... no, you can't teach that!!You cant teach what he could do
You mean, the Mickey Mouse team.. ??Made a deal with the Devil....
He had the greatest anticipation of where players were going to be on the ice and his hockey IQ was unparalleled.
He could also pick corners and change his shooting angles on his slap shot like no one else.
If I could sum up what I mean by his vision and anticipation watch this pass, utterly ridiculous:
Uh. How the hell did he know where to pass? Didn't look up once.
The goalie on that play happens to be in the Hall of Fame.Horrible goaltenders. Watch the video above someone posted. Kurris goal
The goalie on that play happens to be in the Hall of Fame.
That's right. Their gear is so huge that they don't have to rely on instinct/reflexes anymore.Doesn’t change the fact that goalies don’t flop around like that anymore for a reason
That's right. Their gear is so huge that they don't have to rely on instinct/reflexes anymore.
Yes it’s all the equipment. You’re right. Nothing else has changed except that
Goalies with smaller pads. Easier to score.
Then why weren't all players scoring 200 points a year when Gretzky was?
I think the question is rather whether today's best players would score 200 or even 300 points with that goaltending. Gretzky was the best of his time, but the game has developed quite a lot since.
Physically he looked like a shrimp, but he still dominated games. How?
It's so hard to say because the game has evolved but Gretz IQ would have adapted.Even in today’s era I think he’d be so far and away better than everyone else.
I seen a magazine (forget which publisher) from 1979 that had him on the cover that said "is Wayne Gretzky too small for the NHL?"I've never seen more than highlights from his career and I'm not here to question how good he was, I just want to know what made him as good as he was. Physically he looked like a shrimp, but he still dominated games. How?