Most Talented Hockey Players of All Time (#3) | (Post-Expansion)

[blundluntman]

Who is the 3rd most Talented (Post-Expansion) Hockey Player of all time?

Talent- Natural ability/skill.

Whether you prioritize the versatility, unique blend, or dynamic level of their natural abilities is up to you. I guess that's where the debate part of things comes in.

1. Mario Lemieux
2. Wayne Gretzky

 

[jigglysquishy]

Bobby Orr is the most talented hockey player of all time.

 

[Prettyisland]

If kovalev put forth a consistent effort in his prime.. I honestly couldn’t imagine how much he would have ripped it up. Favorite player in my teen years. He gets a bias vote from me

 

[frisco]

My list in order:

1) Mario
2) Orr
3) Gretzky
4) Perreault
5) Jagr
6) McDavid
7) Bobby Hull

After these seven, I'm not quite sure.

My Best-Carey

 

[Realgud]

Hot take alert: Mike Ribeiro should be an option

But easy vote for Bobby Orr rn

 

[blundluntman]

Taking Orr here as well. From everything I’ve seen, he was basically a two way version of Mcdavid if he played defense. You could argue he should be #1 tbh. After him (and maybe Mcdavid) it gets pretty interesting who to take

 

[10YearsHaveGone]

OP has to add McDavid as an option. He easily could be in peoples top 5.

 

[Finster8]

Gretzky
Lemieux
Orr
Crosby
Howe
Lindros
Beliveau

 

[amnesiac]

Orr

Add McDavid and MacKinnon…. I mean, hello???

Bourque and Lidstrom…. May not have been flashy, but were the 2 most talented Dmen since Orr.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

mcdavid if he was an option

 

[blundluntman]

Orr

Add McDavid and MacKinnon…. I mean, hello???

Bourque and Lidstrom…. May not have been flashy, but were the 2 most talented Dmen since Orr.

Yikes, I must've skipped him by accident. Adding all of them now.

Hot take alert: Mike Ribeiro should be an option

But easy vote for Bobby Orr rn

I'll throw in Ribeiro too for the hell of it since there's free space. If enough people suggest someone else and there's no space next round I guess he can take a bye round or something

 

[Bouboumaster]

I don't vote since McDavid ain't there

Talent =/= Greatness
I have Crosby still #5 best player ever

But in terms of talent, nobody ever did what McDavid is able to do, at the speed he does it.
Only Lemieux, IMO, was a more talented player than him.

Edit: McDavid option is now on, I voted for him

 

[Dutronc]

Hot take alert: Mike Ribeiro should be an option

But easy vote for Bobby Orr rn

Agree.

He played hungover all the time.

Still put ppg seasons.

He was / still is a total mess.

 

[bobholly39]

The top 3 is unquestionable in my opinion. I probably slot Orr above Gretzky, but those 3 (with Lemieux) are in a class apart. It only gets interesting afterwards

As for McDavid, I think he has a strong argument for #4, but it helps him that he's still young and we haven't seen his decline yet. I wonder if he somehow ages worst than expected, if people might be less likely to slot him so high.

Agree.

He played hungover all the time.

Still put ppg seasons.

He was / still is a total mess.

If you want to talk about players who's talent far exceeded accomplishments, I'd agree Ribeiro is someone worth looking at eventually.

Not sure he really qualifies anytime soon for "most talented" though. He was very talented, just nowhere near top ~10-20 all time.

 

[JackSlater]

Orr should have been number two at worst, so him I guess.

 

[Albatros]

Ribeiro just for how very far short he fell and still had 17 prolific years in the NHL.

 

[bobholly39]

Mike Ribeiro is more talented at ice hockey than Orr or McDavid?

Only on HF.

 

[Dutronc]

Mike Ribeiro is more talented at ice hockey than Orr or McDavid?

Only on HF.

Relax I'm with you. Just to mention his name in the pool is fine for me

 

[NVious]

I heard Mike Ribiero was gonna paint Mona Lisa 2.0, but decided he wasn't feeling it that day.