WingsFan95
Registered User
It's Lids to me.
Harvey played in the 6 team era, with, no offense, a lot less media attention and player interest in the NHL.
Also the Habs were stacked.
People who saw teams play during that era will tell you the league was basically setup like this:
Montreal Canadiens run a monopoly on players and profit.
Leafs are 2nd.
In the United States the Rangers and Wings also have a very good loyal following. Blackhawks and Bruins chug along but are often stressed for contention, Hull and Mikita provide highlight but the team is rarely a serious Cup contender.
Then you have the expansion in 67 which creates a lot of bad teams, along with that the Bruins suffer financially and recover due to Orr and the team contending.
Since then there's only a handful or at most 10 poor/non-contending teams every year. The talent and financial monopoly is controlled by roughly 10 or so teams.
The media is much bigger and there are numerous prospects clamoring to play for millions in the NHL.
This is why my list goes like so:
1. Orr
2. Lidstrom
3. Bourque
4. Potvin
5. Harvey
Shore should be remembered but he's just not in the same books, a whole different story, like Conacher it's just not proper to compare or list them with players that play in a whole different universe.
I dare say it's improper to compare 06 era players to 80s and beyond.
Harvey played in the 6 team era, with, no offense, a lot less media attention and player interest in the NHL.
Also the Habs were stacked.
People who saw teams play during that era will tell you the league was basically setup like this:
Montreal Canadiens run a monopoly on players and profit.
Leafs are 2nd.
In the United States the Rangers and Wings also have a very good loyal following. Blackhawks and Bruins chug along but are often stressed for contention, Hull and Mikita provide highlight but the team is rarely a serious Cup contender.
Then you have the expansion in 67 which creates a lot of bad teams, along with that the Bruins suffer financially and recover due to Orr and the team contending.
Since then there's only a handful or at most 10 poor/non-contending teams every year. The talent and financial monopoly is controlled by roughly 10 or so teams.
The media is much bigger and there are numerous prospects clamoring to play for millions in the NHL.
This is why my list goes like so:
1. Orr
2. Lidstrom
3. Bourque
4. Potvin
5. Harvey
Shore should be remembered but he's just not in the same books, a whole different story, like Conacher it's just not proper to compare or list them with players that play in a whole different universe.
I dare say it's improper to compare 06 era players to 80s and beyond.