In a message dated 7/28/98 6:12:34 AM, [log in to unmask]
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<<My main gripe about Lindros (besides his goon-style of play) is the hype
that surrounds him.  People compare him to Gretzky, and that's absurd.
"The Great One" is the greatest player to play in the NHL, period.>>
 
<<Bobby Orr must be considered...better make that "period" a semi-colon.
 
Randy May
<<While I have a hometown prejudice for Bobby Orr, the recent Top 50 All-time
Greatest Hockey Players (not sure who voted - media, players, ?) rated
Wayne #1, Bobby #2.  So, technically, what [log in to unmask] wrote
is correct. >>
 
Gretzky is the greatest....but I would just strike the "period"...which leads
one to believe that there is absolutely no question...and having seen both Orr
and Gretzky play myself...I am not 100% sure Gretzky was more than Orr.
(Hey...I'm a poet!)
 
Randy May - Stan Mikita, not Bobby Orr....fan.
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