The perfect hockey player

[Eisen]

Gretzky in Howe`s body and with his elbows.

 

[Pear Juice]

Eric Lindros' brain.
Cam Neely's knees.
Mike Bossy's back.
Alex Kovalev's heart.
Peter Forsberg's feet.
Todd Bertuzzi's conscience.
Evgeni Malkin's English.
Mario Lemieux's lymphocytes.
Phil Housley's backchecking.
Pavel Brendl's work effort.
Sean Avery's mouth.
Terry Sawchuk's face.
Mike Ricci's haircut.

Now that'll make for one heck of a hockey player!

Actually on topic, the perfect hockey player discussed previously obviously needs more of:

Mats Sundin's teeth.
Lanny McDonald's moustache.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

This is a dated composite but Harry Sinden was asked to identify the perfect player (source: Open Net) by George Plimpton and he described:

• Stickhandling: Gretzky (the best) and Howe ("great")
• Speed: Cournoyer ("as good as anyone")
• Strength: Trottier, Messier and Howe ("bone-shattering" in all three examples)
• Bodychecking: Bucyk and O'Reilly ("a master") and also Messier and Potvin
• Checking: Clarke ("a great ability to read players...and great courage, too...could make a play off a check and then initiate the offense...")
• Shot-making ability: Howe and Orr also mentioned Hull and Bossy
• Motivation: O'Reilly and Clarke

 

[justsomeguy]

I wonder if you read the initial post.

Yes, I did read the original post. Not a Frankenplayer but figure that in an off-the-rack world, Beliveau (circa 1955-56) might compare favorably to many of them.

Assuming you are a member of the Keon family that I have not met yet since the author of the post mentioning Dave Keon did not rate the same rhetorical commentary that I or the youngster hyping Ovechkin did.

Best regards,

Mike

 

[seventieslord]

Eric Lindros' brain.
Cam Neely's knees.
Mike Bossy's back.
Alex Kovalev's heart.
Peter Forsberg's feet.
Todd Bertuzzi's conscience.
Evgeni Malkin's English.
Mario Lemieux's lymphocytes.
Phil Housley's backchecking.
Pavel Brendl's work effort.
Sean Avery's mouth.
Terry Sawchuk's face.
Mike Ricci's haircut.

Now that'll make for one heck of a hockey player!

Actually on topic, the perfect hockey player discussed previously obviously needs more of:

Mats Sundin's teeth.
Lanny McDonald's moustache.

You forgot Jacques Demers' chewing gum... to hold this player together.

 

[ekcut]

You forgot Jacques Demers' chewing gum... to hold this player together.

Add in Yashin's agent.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Add in Yashin's agent.

and pronger's wife... lindros' parents.

but all kidding aside, the correct answer is at the beginning of this thread. the perfect hockey player is bobby orr with gordie howe's knees.

 

[boompuffboom]

well-- i dont know about you guys, but i think this player should have Josh Gorges` adamantium FACE

(see game vs Washington)

 

[Leafs Forever]

Eric Lindros' brain.
Cam Neely's knees.
Mike Bossy's back.
Alex Kovalev's heart.
Peter Forsberg's feet.
Todd Bertuzzi's conscience.
Evgeni Malkin's English.
Mario Lemieux's lymphocytes.
Phil Housley's backchecking.
Pavel Brendl's work effort.
Sean Avery's mouth.
Terry Sawchuk's face.
Mike Ricci's haircut.

Now that'll make for one heck of a hockey player!

Actually on topic, the perfect hockey player discussed previously obviously needs more of:

Mats Sundin's teeth.
Lanny McDonald's moustache.

I agree though- the perfect hockey player needs Lanny's epic moustache!

 

[Mantha Poodoo]

Eric Lindros' brain.
Cam Neely's knees.
Mike Bossy's back.
Alex Kovalev's heart.
Peter Forsberg's feet.
Todd Bertuzzi's conscience.
Evgeni Malkin's English.
Mario Lemieux's lymphocytes.
Phil Housley's backchecking.
Pavel Brendl's work effort.
Sean Avery's mouth.
Terry Sawchuk's face.
Mike Ricci's haircut.
Olli Jokinen's head.

Now that'll make for one heck of a hockey player!

Actually on topic, the perfect hockey player discussed previously obviously needs more of:

Mats Sundin's teeth.
Lanny McDonald's moustache.

 

[Loto68]

ps. yeah I think Kovalev is one of the most talented hockey players of all time, potentially. Unfortunately lack of heart and grit drops him couple hundred notches.

This. In terms of physical skills and ability, there are probably only a handful of people that can stack up.

 

[unknown33]

Eric Lindros' brain.
Cam Neely's knees.
Mike Bossy's back.
Alex Kovalev's heart.
Peter Forsberg's feet.
Todd Bertuzzi's conscience.
Evgeni Malkin's English.
Mario Lemieux's lymphocytes.
Phil Housley's backchecking.
Pavel Brendl's work effort.
Sean Avery's mouth.
Terry Sawchuk's face.
Mike Ricci's haircut.

Now that'll make for one heck of a hockey player!

Actually on topic, the perfect hockey player discussed previously obviously needs more of:

Mats Sundin's teeth.
Lanny McDonald's moustache.

How is he suposed to hold the stick?
He has no hands.

 

[Canadiens1958]

Add

A point could be made that the perfect hockey player is not a generational talent at all...

- hard-working? check
- offensively-gifted - can score as well as set up goals? check
- extremely intelligent? check
- defensively conscious? check
- leader? check
- clutch? check
- gentlemen? check
- skating? check
- durable? check

Dave Keon.

Add

The ability to play beyond his talent.
The ability to make his teammates better.
The ability to integrate a team.

BTW Dave Keon was a great player.

 

[glovesave_35]

True, adding Bobby Hull's upper arm strength (and thus his slapshot) would be a nice bonus.

I'm too young to have watched Bobby play, and really I missed most of Brett's best years...but is Bobby generally thought to be the better of the two? Or have the better slapshot?

 

[VanIslander]

My bad. Stevens' shoulders and Pronger's elbows would be better.

with Rob Blake's rear end

 

[Pear Juice]

How is he suposed to hold the stick?
He has no hands.

Was thinking for a while of adding Dan Blackburn's hands but it seemed too cruel, then again, those hands might not help in that regard.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Stevens' shoulders are better, but Pronger has the market cornered on elbows.

That might be the start of the perfect hockey arm.

Stevens' shoulders, Pronger's elbows, Datsyuk's hands, and Probert's fists.

Elbows? Has to be Gordie Howe.

 

[Blades of Glory]

 

[KingJoyal]

Give me Gordie Howe in his prime with today's training and equipment, and I'll gladly put him out against any real or imagined player.

 

[Analyzer*]

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The ability to play beyond his talent.
The ability to make his teammates better.
The ability to integrate a team.

BTW Dave Keon was a great player.

Give some of these great players already with the willingness to do whatever it took to win Maurice Richard's willingness to do whatever it took and you'll have a player who'll give over 9000% every game.

 

[MXD]

Eric Lindros' brain.
Cam Neely's knees.
Mike Bossy's back.
Alex Kovalev's heart.
Peter Forsberg's feet.
Todd Bertuzzi's conscience.
Evgeni Malkin's English.
Mario Lemieux's lymphocytes.
Phil Housley's backchecking.
Pavel Brendl's work effort.
Sean Avery's mouth.
Terry Sawchuk's face.
Mike Ricci's haircut.

I'll add the most important missed item

- Tim Hunter's nose.

 

[kent_carlson]

Scott Gomez's contract!

 

[Pear Juice]

I'll add the most important missed item

- Tim Hunter's nose.

Ah, of course! And for the record, this player has Alan Eagleson as a legal advisor and Bill Wirtz as a financial advisor. The rights to the player are owned by Mike Milbury. I think those three should be able to work out a decent contract over a spot of tea.

 

[RabbinsDuck]

Ron Duguay's hair with Lanny McDonald's mustache
Joey Kocur's knuckles (on Lemieux's hands)

 

[CoupeStanley]

#66 reach.