#2eddieshore
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CoupeStanley said:But, Gretzky shouldn't even be think about in a BAD skating thread.
Skating was one of the worst parts of his game though.
CoupeStanley said:But, Gretzky shouldn't even be think about in a BAD skating thread.
Its easy to say that when he is near flawless at most other things.#2eddieshore said:Skating was one of the worst parts of his game though.
Ogopogo said:Many Mario fans love to take any opportunity to slag Wayne and promote Mario. It is sad, really.
Wayne fans certainly don't take every opportunity to slag Mario.
mazmin said:Fastest, no.
Pretty? He could have had a career figure skating. Amazing stride. Technically perfect.
David said:Believe me I am no fan of Mario "I was in the same room as Dan Quinn when he was r-a-p-i-n-g a girl" Lemieux...merely pointing out the truths.
And saying that Wayne was an above average skater who slowed down even more as he got older is not a knock against Wayne. As everyone knows, Wayne's game was based on Anticipation and Vision with a dash of that Gretzky Magic so speed wasn't really a necessity.
A lot of the young fans now have a misconception that Wayne Gretzky was some super fast, super agile, super strong, super everything hockey player. The truth is, it is a complete and utter mystery how Wayne accomplished the things that he did because physically, it just makes no sense that Wayne was able to do the things that he did...it really is.
Always one of the smallest and weakest and even slowest (at least on the Oilers team) and not that flexible either. But somehow Wayne always saw everything on the ice and had some magical sense to see things developing a couple second ahead of them actually happening. This inate ability allowed him to do things that no one before or since have been able to do.
And also important was that although he was not blessed with magical hands like Mario or Jagr, Wayne never missed one single shot when given the opportunity (except during the last minutes at the '96 World Cup...ohh, still so painful!!!!)
Blessed with this kind of magical vision to know what is happening everywhere on the ice at all times a couple seconds ahead of the play and also with the necessary mechanics to do what he needed to do, that skinny kid from Brantford was able be simply the best hockey player that has ever lived! Bar none!