I recall his play in the Canada cup on one good leg. Bobby Hull said he was better on one good leg than everyone else on two. Also I recall him faking out a Soviet forward to kill a penalty an the Russian was holding his jock after that. If only he was playing in the 72 series.
There are no statistics for how much time and space Bobby Orr made for his teammates with his unbelievable speed and skills, but in 1970-71 The top four leaders in points in the NHL were all Boston Bruins! Phil Esposito had 152 points, Bobby Orr 139 pts., Johnny Bucyk 116 pts., Ken Hodge 106. I’m sure Espo, Bucyk and Hodge would tell you it helps to have Superman on your team.
@@SomeOne-uy4kj But remember, it was Eagleson’s greed and Orr’s naïveté that prevented him from being an owner. Paul Mooney even came to him when he was on an exercise bike and asked him if he even knew what the offer was and Orr warned them not to come in between him and his agent.
IMO, Eagleson was like Pocklington. Greedy and emotionless. Just stealing at will, right out in the open and not giving a crap for the collateral damage.
Please don't tell me the players of the 60, 70. 80s could not compete today. That is a joke! Most did not wear helmets, it was discouraged. These guys could fly but did not in games because you could get killed literally! Take a look at the Islander practices during their championship run. Guys were literally flying in practices!
@@September2004 Probably, but not enough to resuscitate his career. Keep in mind his knee was permanently damaged by the 8 or so prior surgeries. For example, Bo Jackson had his hip replaced in the early '90s, but he was never the same player.
@@treygray2817 Oh, if we're talking about doing his first arthroscopic knee surgery *after* all those other types of surgeries, you're right. I meant what would happen if he had arthroscopic knee surgery only from 1967 onwards. Maybe lengthen his career by a few years? Problem with that is that Orr didn't know how to 'rest' and wanted to play every game. He assumed he could just icepack his way through the regular season and then do rehab in the summer and would be back to 100% by the pre-season.
Funny you say that about Clarke since Boston has one of the biggest cheap shots the league has ever seen. I know I don’t even have to tell you who that is
Nice video thanks for putting that together I was a kid when Bobby,s retirement ceremony was on TV . it really was more like a funeral to me. watching someone living been taken away from the life That he wanted so bad to be living. With that being said if Orr head continue to play yes his goal count through the late 70s ,and 80s with the horrible goaltending that was going on in the league he would’ve been putting in 60 goals per year. I think no other player in their individual sport dominated his peers like ORR did For the short time he was healthy. Such as wilt Chamberlain Michael Jordan players like that in the team sports were close.
