SeanMoneyHands
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What made Dougy Gilmour such a great player?
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Killer Orcas
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Heart lots of players have plenty of skill but lack the drive to play hurt or put themselves in danger. He was a true heart and soul player with drive. He wasn't the biggest but was feisty for sure remember him more during his Leaf time but he was great in earlier years as well.
He was a pitbull on both sides of the puck, but could really shadow and make life hell for other offensive players. It's funny because his defensive game was underrated, but was so much a part of his offense. He also played with some good offesnive teams too, it's peaking with Toronto's resurgence.
He played much bigger than he was, like some of the smaller russians like Larianov. He learned to use the reverse checks and protect the puck extremely well. He played on the edge for sure.
And lets not forget like Kirk Muller, he's a Kingston boy! Something in the water there.
He played much bigger than he was, like some of the smaller russians like Larianov. He learned to use the reverse checks and protect the puck extremely well. He played on the edge for sure.
And lets not forget like Kirk Muller, he's a Kingston boy! Something in the water there.
The Panther
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His prime began before Calgary, in St. Louis:
1986 playoffs:
21 points (1st, despite only going to third round)
1986-87:
105 points (5th NHL)
He was also great at the 1987 Canada Cup.
As to what made him great: Probably as with most passers / playmakers, he could "see" the ice well and make players around him more dangerous offensively. Very good stickhandler, forehand and backhand.
I guess he was good-ish defensively, but I never thought he was 'tough' at all. I don't know where that came from. He was Bobby Clarke-ish, in that he would be in scrums to begin but then would skate away and let others deal with it. He did have a great nasty stare-down, though.
1986 playoffs:
21 points (1st, despite only going to third round)
1986-87:
105 points (5th NHL)
He was also great at the 1987 Canada Cup.
As to what made him great: Probably as with most passers / playmakers, he could "see" the ice well and make players around him more dangerous offensively. Very good stickhandler, forehand and backhand.
I guess he was good-ish defensively, but I never thought he was 'tough' at all. I don't know where that came from. He was Bobby Clarke-ish, in that he would be in scrums to begin but then would skate away and let others deal with it. He did have a great nasty stare-down, though.
seventieslord
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- He was an excellent passer.
- He was fearless.
- He had legendary stamina. He seemed to be able to handle more ice time than other comparable players.
- He was fearless.
- He had legendary stamina. He seemed to be able to handle more ice time than other comparable players.
Not sure if you are calling the Burns/Gilmour Leafs an offensive team, but in case you were: They were actually 16th and 13th in offense in the 1993 and 1994 seasons, and 17th and 14th after that. That's even with Gilmour scoring 343 points in 291 games those 4 years. This team got by on defense (unlike almost every other Leafs team from 1967 until present day)
BraveCanadian
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Endless drive. Tough as hell. Great IQ as a playmaker and defensively.
Best peak of any forward not named Gretzky or Lemieux (or maybe McDavid) in the past 30-40 years. If you didn’t see it then you don’t understand.
Best peak of any forward not named Gretzky or Lemieux (or maybe McDavid) in the past 30-40 years. If you didn’t see it then you don’t understand.
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