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Is Ovechkin The Best Left Wing In NHL History?
by Paul on 11/20/09 at 12:09 PM ET
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Adam Proteau of The Hockey News answers some email,
Adam – Gordie Howe has, for the past couple of years, expressed much admiration for Alex Ovechkin. So, even though he is just 24, I’m ready to put Ovechkin as the first team left wing on my all-time all-star team, which would have Howe at right wing, Gretzky at center and Bobby Orr at one of the ‘D’ positions.
The great Red Army goaltender, Vladislav Tretiak, strikes me as the all-time best goalie, but I could be convinced otherwise. Who would you put at goal and at the other all-time ‘D’ position?
Ovechkin would be on my all-time team as well, as would Gretzky, Howe and Orr.
However, I think your supposition that Tretiak is the best netminder would cause many a longtime hockey observer to wave his hands in the air as if he did in fact care and demand you consider Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur or Glenn Hall in that category instead.
Personally, I’d go with Brodeur. And my other defenseman would be Nicklas Lidstrom – although I could probably be persuaded to slot Ray Bourque in there.
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That team would get eaten alive on-ice.
Who backchecks and plays defense?
Posted by Primis on 11/20/09 at 12:29 PM ET
You may be right Primis, heck, Gordie at 81 may be the best backchecker.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 11/20/09 at 12:32 PM ET
I’d take Roy.
Posted by mch on 11/20/09 at 12:46 PM ET
Bobby Orr was a tower on defense as well. But you could pair him up with Doug Harvey, Eddie Shore or Ray Bourque.
Bobby Hull would still get my vote, but if Ovie keeps playing the way he does, all bets are off.
Posted by Hogie on 11/20/09 at 12:57 PM ET
My point was that you could ice the following team:
Howe-Gretzky-Ovechkin
Orr-Bourque
WhoCares
...and I’m pretty sure I could ice any number of teams to oppose it that would eats its lunch.
Posted by Primis on 11/20/09 at 01:13 PM ET
What about Slava Fetisov?
Posted by mike from austin on 11/20/09 at 01:42 PM ET
I’d take Roy.
Posted by mch on 11/20/09 at 12:46 PM ET
With the pads of old or those of today?
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 11/20/09 at 01:52 PM ET
Greatest left wing of all time - Ted Lindsay. It isn’t even close. This isn’t to dismiss Luc Robatille, but Lindsay practically defined the position.
Posted by matt from ohio on 11/20/09 at 03:07 PM ET
Bobby Hull?
Posted by kushiro on 11/21/09 at 12:36 PM ET
Bobby Hull has led the NHL in goals 7 times. Which is more than any other player in the history of the league, including Espo W/6, also Gretzky, Howe & Richard w/5 each.
Ovechkin has a couple of more single season goal scoring titles to get before I put him ahead of the Player of the Decade for the 60’s.
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 11/21/09 at 05:05 PM ET
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“Is Ovechkin The Best Left Wing In NHL History?”
How in the world can a current player even be considered as one of the best in “history”? His career isn’t over. His career is not “history”.
Posted by Mike Serven on 11/20/09 at 12:28 PM ET