We were having a little discussion over in the fun and games threads and thought we'd throw it out to the masses: Who is the greatest men's hockey player of all time? 

Gwynne, we all know that Wayne Gretzky is the greatest.

Loved watching the Kings in the early 90s with Gretzky and his enforcer, McSorley.

Too bad they barely missed the Stanley.

Quote from: Mr Hockey on January 20, 2014, 07:10:26 PM
Gwynne, we all know that Wayne Gretzky is the greatest.

... and I'll tell you why. Look at his face! How do you play an entire career as one of the most hated scoring machines and retire looking so darn good?

I'll tell ya.... he's the greatest hockey player of all time!

Greatest goalie is Martin Brodeur.

Quote from: Mr Hockey on January 20, 2014, 07:17:24 PM
Greatest goalie is Martin Brodeur.

I agree. Thought you might be swayed by Hasek.

Quote from: Nikko on January 20, 2014, 07:14:45 PM
... and I'll tell you why. Look at his face! How do you play an entire career as one of the most hated scoring machines and retire looking so darn good?

Wayne could warp the fabric of space-time.

Quote from: Gwynne on January 20, 2014, 07:20:27 PM
I agree. Thought you might be swayed by Hasek.

Hasek was great but I think he's a total a-hole.

Quote from: Jill F on January 20, 2014, 07:12:02 PM
Loved watching the Kings in the early 90s with Gretzky and his enforcer, McSorley.

Too bad they barely missed the Stanley.

Wasn't McSorley the guy that got banned from the NHL for hitting Brashear (sp?) in the head with a stick?

Quote from: Mr Hockey on January 20, 2014, 07:22:14 PM
Hasek was great but I think he's a total a-hole.

I feel the same way about Roy.

Quote from: Gwynne on January 20, 2014, 07:24:27 PM
I feel the same way about Roy.

Yeah, same. Surprisingly he's a pretty good coach. Wouldn't be surprised if he adds the Jack Adams trophy to his resume.

Quote from: Mr Hockey on January 20, 2014, 07:23:36 PM
Wasn't McSorley the guy that got banned from the NHL for hitting Brashear (sp?) in the head with a stick?

That was an ugly bit of business. 

Quote from: Gwynne on January 20, 2014, 07:26:51 PM
That was an ugly bit of business. 

Ouch. :/

Quote from: Mr Hockey on January 20, 2014, 07:37:08 PM
Ouch. :/

Remember this one? Every bit as bad.   

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpKa2ARS8tU

Quote from: Gwynne on January 20, 2014, 07:39:59 PM
Remember this one? Every bit as bad.   

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpKa2ARS8tU

I've heard people talk about it but I haven't seen it until now.

Wow, just wow.

Quote from: Mr Hockey on January 20, 2014, 07:43:39 PM
I've heard people talk about it but I haven't seen it until now.

Wow, just wow.

Bertuzzi used to own a house in Kitchener, where I lived when this happened. He built a ridiculously tall wall around the property to keep out the hecklers after this happened. It's a miracle Moore didn't die on the ice. 

Quote from: Gwynne on January 20, 2014, 07:49:26 PM
Bertuzzi used to own a house in Kitchener, where I lived when this happened. He built a ridiculously tall wall around the property to keep out the hecklers after this happened. It's a miracle Moore didn't die on the ice. 

Wow. Moore was hurt that bad?

Quote from: Mr Hockey on January 20, 2014, 07:53:20 PM
Wow. Moore was hurt that bad?

Broken neck, temporary paralysis, long recovery period, permanent post-concussion syndrome

Quote from: Gwynne on January 20, 2014, 07:56:09 PM
Broken neck, temporary paralysis, long recovery period, permanent post-concussion syndrome

That's awful.

I remember the Cooke hit on Savard..

I'm not up on hockey, only 2 names up there are even familiar. Sooo, Gretsky or Orr. I only learned of Orr from crosswords so lets go with Gretsky.