OppositeLocK
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True, but how many people on this site can speak to the stickhandling abilities of a guy who played when most were only exposed to his talents via radio? I've heard great things about Bentley, but have only actually seen a small handful of clips of him playing.You've missed the Dipsy Doodle Dandy from Delisle. Very restricted list. Hockey started before 1980.
True, but how many people on this site can speak to the stickhandling abilities of a guy who played when most were only exposed to his talents via radio? I've heard great things about Bentley, but have only actually seen a small handful of clips of him playing.
Nah, it's totally okay! It's all a matter of opinion, you're well within your right to bring up a guy like Max Bentley and it think it's pretty cool. It might get a younger fan to think "I've never heard of that guy, I'm gonna look him up" and passing that history along is good for everyone.True. Not that it's about me or my view on things but I sort of get defensive when I see the title 'greatest of all time' which then provides a limited option of choices. Perhaps saying who is the best of the listed players would be better. I get that I'm anal about it.
Nah, it's totally okay! It's all a matter of opinion, you're well within your right to bring up a guy like Max Bentley and it think it's pretty cool. It might get a younger fan to think "I've never heard of that guy, I'm gonna look him up" and passing that history along is good for everyone.
Cheers. I guess it's the best we can do, to many people scoff at the thought of players that are not their age contemporaries and it really is their loss and shows a certain ignorance.
I don't think it's as much as ignorance as it is that the game has changed a whole lot since guys like Max Bentley played it.
For overall ability within a game probably either Kane or Datsyuk. For placing a puck just out of reach, Lemieux. For doing it a ludicrous speed, McDavid. In practice, Kovalev.
I like this description. I've generally considered Lemieux the most effective stickhandler even if it's not as pretty or technical as some others. You'll see a lot of plays where a guy dekes someone out of their jock but then doesn't end up getting themselves or the puck in a much more dangerous position, so what use was it really?