Players on Whom Public Opinion Has Changed Drastically Since Retirement...

[DitchMarner]

The idea has been put out there that Ovechkin is likely to be ranked higher relative to Crosby more often in the future than he is now...

And that made me think: Which players have had public opinions about them shift meaningfully since retirement? Based on your experiences and/or research, are there players who are generally considered better than certain contemporary players that they were usually ranked behind/considered lesser than when they were active?

Was Trottier considered better than Bossy by most? Bossy seems to be regarded higher these days.

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