This poll brings back memories lol
I would always have arguments with my brother on our respective favorite players growing up (we were in Detroit so I wasn't the reactive contrarian in this situation lol
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Immature as I was, mostly I would just mock Forsberg's injury issues, or point to a hockey card of Forsberg which featured an unflattering picture where his mouth suggested some innuendo if you feel me lol. This was around the time where Forsberg was one of the best players in the league, probably the best, but I never felt that the Wings superstar centers were really behind the Avs guys by any notable degree, just a bit older and suppressed by the Wings system. Swap teams and their stats would also pretty much swap, and of course the awards recognition that usually follows.
Sometimes though, I would be more serious and just point out that Yzerman at his best was really being compared to Gretzky and Lemieux, either up there with them or just behind, and not players like Forsberg.
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Some people are making evaluations of Yzerman's play back then, I don't really agree based on watching old games of his, but here's some contemporary sources on Yzerman's play in 1988-1989
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