Staniowski
Registered User
The general perception of Esposito hasn't changed very much, actually, from the time that he played for the Bruins, or from the late '70s and into the '80s.I was wondering who would have the biggest gap between their contemporaneous reputation at the time from people watching them versus where they are now in the negative.
Esposito and Richard ? He went from a fixture in the group battling for the 5th best player ever title conversation from out of the top 20 of some in the last 15 years it seems.
Esposito was one of the great that turned into a product of Orr and weak era in the eyes of many.
He was never really accepted as being a great offensive player in comparison to Howe, Beliveau, Hull, etc. by most people.
Esposito has always been misunderstood, in some ways.