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Originally Posted by forceplay sport
I Really like this thread, with one exception this line is wrong ....
" Howe dominated the game until a man by the name of Wayne Gretzky came along."
In 1972 Gordie was 44 years old, he didnt do much dominating in the 70's
But from 1970 - 1975 Bobby Orr did dominate the NHL
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Thanks for your post.
What I meant was that Gretzky came along and broke all of Howe's records. He took away Gordie's crown.
Yes, Orr was amazing, but for only a very short time. By the time he was 27 years old, he was done as a player. Howe, on the other hand, dominated the league for a long time. Afterwards, he played in the WHA and then went back to the NHL in his fifties! He could score, set up his team-mates, was good on the boards, excellent two-way player and was also an enforcer. I would take Howe over Orr anytime.
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