Posted by Sgarrista1 on 5/11/2018 5:25:00 PM (view original):
:::How Gordie Howe thought of Bobby Orr:::
He said about that kid:
He was just a snotty-nosed kid
when I first met him.
Maybe 13 years old.
We were visiting
a summer camp
near Parry Sound
and somebody said,
‘Watch this kid,
he’s going to be a great one.”
It couldn’t have been
closer
to the truth.
The thing
that amazes me
is his quickness.
Because of that quickness
any move he makes
has got to be exceptional.
I talk to
Bill Quackenbush
who is in Boston
and who sees Bobby
day after day
and I guess
he does things
that just
pop your eyes out.
Any time you play
against him
you’re aware
of his talent.
It’s not only
his puck control.
With that quickness,
plus the ability
to walk around anybody,
and that heavy shot —
and I think he’s got
one of the
better shots
in hockey —
he’s got everything
going for him.
And he doesn’t
make mistakes —
and how can you
improve on that?
You have to chase him
because if you don’t
he’ll kill you.
Let’s face it, he’s the thinking power.
Bobby is a puck
control artist
and whenever
you get a control artist
you’re going to draw
a lot of hits.
What I like about him is
that he’s man enough
that he can take it,
almost to the point
where he sets himself up
and just as he’s
about to get hit
he’ll get
the pass away
and maybe
set up
a three-on-one
break.
I guess Bobby is
no different
from a lot of athletes
— every now
and then
they like
to take the shirt
and tie off
and get back
in the wilderness
and catch a few fish.
Bobby is a great kid.
The whole Howe family
admires him.
I hope
he
never
changes.
Paul Coffey was just a good offensively. Orr was a beast though. Great positional player, and he could control a game.. Coffey didn't do that quite as well, but he could skate through a team and be untouched.
Two best players of All time: Gretzky, Orr... THEN Howe, Mario, Sawchuk, Robinson ... and Bobby Hull.