LOL So many people on these boards don't know their hockey history very well. Ray Bourque is easily top 5 d-man of all time.
I've never been a Bruins fan, but to dismiss Bourque as being lesser a legend than Crosby is a pretty twisted joke.
Bourque created a truly mind-boggling level of offense.
As an 18 year old he was 4th in team points with 65 points.
When he was 22 he was 3rd in team points with 96 points and the player with the 4th most points had 61.
When he was 25 he was 1st in team points with 96 and Cam Neely was 2nd with 72.
When he was 29 he scored 94 points. Player with 4th most points had less than 60.
When he was 32 he was 2nd point points with 91 and the 5th most player had 64.
In his last season in the NHL he was 40 years old he put up 59 points.
He put up 1579 points in 1612 games. That's freaking insane.
FIVE Norris trophies. That's freaking insane and people would probably give it more attention if Lidstrom didn't start playing when Bourque was in the middle of his career.
Guys like Lidstrom and Bourque are only bested by Orr, Gretzky and Lemieux.
I've never been a Bruins fan, but to dismiss Bourque as being lesser a legend than Crosby is a pretty twisted joke.
Bourque created a truly mind-boggling level of offense.
As an 18 year old he was 4th in team points with 65 points.
When he was 22 he was 3rd in team points with 96 points and the player with the 4th most points had 61.
When he was 25 he was 1st in team points with 96 and Cam Neely was 2nd with 72.
When he was 29 he scored 94 points. Player with 4th most points had less than 60.
When he was 32 he was 2nd point points with 91 and the 5th most player had 64.
In his last season in the NHL he was 40 years old he put up 59 points.
He put up 1579 points in 1612 games. That's freaking insane.
FIVE Norris trophies. That's freaking insane and people would probably give it more attention if Lidstrom didn't start playing when Bourque was in the middle of his career.
Guys like Lidstrom and Bourque are only bested by Orr, Gretzky and Lemieux.