Team Righty vs Team Lefty

[Neutrinos]

Mario>McDavid
Howe>Hull
Ovi>>>Bure
Chelios<Orr
Makar>Nieds (projected)

So Team Righty

I see you edited this, but you continue to have Chelios vs Orr and Makar vs Niedermayer

The lineups were created to mirror each other in handedness, so Makar and Orr are the offensive D-men playing on the opposite side to the way they shoot

No, not in my opinion. McDavid is unbelievable, but Lemieux was just such a mammoth of a man that in a best of 7 I think he'd be too much for 97 to handle at 5v5.

If they were both wingers, I think it'd be a bit closer.

I have Lemieux as the most talented player of all-time, but I also think McDavid is right there knocking on the door

In terms of too much to handle at 5v5, do you think a-pack-a-day Mario is gonna like having to play a 200-foot game at McDavid's pace?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I have Lemieux as the most talented player of all-time, but I also think McDavid is right there knocking on the door

In terms of too much to handle at 5v5, do you think a-pack-a-day Mario is gonna like having to play a 200-foot game at McDavid's pace?

It's always hard to do these comparisons across generations, but I'm thinking of these comps as each player in their peak with the benefits of modern fitness and equipment.

 

[Neutrinos]

It's always hard to do these comparisons across generations, but I'm thinking of these comps as each player in their peak with the benefits of modern fitness and equipment.

Modern equipment, yes, but my thinking is you take them as they were at their peak

The reason being, we would have to know the training and practice history of each player involved to know just how much additional value modern techniques would have provided

On the flip side, any current player can pick up a wooden hockey stick without a curve, or put on an ancient pair of skates, and get a fairly good idea of the impact modern equipment has had on how the game is played

 

[MXD]

I don't know any song called Righty.

Meanwhile, Lefty from Title Fight is pretty great.

 

[authentic]

Team Righty

Ovechkin - Lemieux - Howe
Makar - Chelios


Team Lefty

Bobby Hull - McDavid - Bure
Niedermayer - Orr

Crap that’s a good one. Something tells me McDavid would almost matchup fairly equally with Lemieux head to head at their best, Bure could give Howe a run for his money given the difference in eras and the combo of McDavid and Bure with Orr behind them would give you 3 players who can go end to end in the blink of an eye and score with ease. Actually make that 4 with Bobby Hull. That first line would be a little tougher with slightly more offensive ability, but the collective speed of the other line could be enough to propel them to victory.

 

[Crow]

I am honestly not sure which is better here but I would take the stance that Bobby Hull is a bit better than Ovi. If he played his whole career in the NHL instead of nhl and whl it would make a large difference to most people. And this is coming from a person who thinks he is kind of a trashy human being from both documented sources and personal experiences with him at bars around town.

 

[Neutrinos]

Crap that’s a good one. Something tells me McDavid would almost matchup fairly equally with Lemieux head to head at their best, Bure could give Howe a run for his money given the difference in eras and the combo of McDavid and Bure with Orr behind them would give you 3 players who can go end to end in the blink of an eye and score with ease. Actually make that 4 with Bobby Hull. That first line would be a little tougher with slightly more offensive ability, but the collective speed of the other line could be enough to propel them to victory.

Bure would be lined up opposite Ovechkin, not Howe...


Overhead view of the opening faceoff would look like this:

Chris Chelios - Makar
Howe - Lemieux - Ovechkin
=======O=======
Hull - McDavid - Bure
Niedermayer - Orr

 

[authentic]

Bure would be lined up opposite Ovechkin, not Howe...


Overhead view of the opening faceoff would look like this:

Chris Chelios - Makar
Howe - Lemieux - Ovechkin
=======O=======
Hull - McDavid - Bure
Niedermayer - Orr

Right you are, was just comparing by positions but yes that makes more sense to look at it from that perspective. That would be a good matchup on both sides for sure.

 

[Moist ReadOnly]

Mario>McDavid
Howe>Hull
Ovi>>>Bure
Chelios<Orr
Makar>Nieds (projected)

So Team Righty

Just nitpicking but Orr is >>> Chelios, keeping with the theme