As a Blackhawks fan, I was taught at an early age to hate the Red Wings. Since the Hawks have struggled since I was a small child, I have decided to ditch my disdain for the Detroit squad and have learned to respect them and their organization. With that out of the way, I wonder who was the greater Red Wing, Yzerman or Howe? Most older hockey fans would lean towards Howe, who defined a golden era (in their minds) before the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux, and Patrick Roy. Us younger fans would pick Yzerman, since we saw him play.
My argument is this: Yzerman was a great player among an era of the greatest players (including Europeans, blacks, and Americans) in the NHL, while Howe was a great player who was among white Canadians in a six-team league. Yzerman meant more to a downtrodden Red Wings team in the 1980s to early 2000s than Howe did to an already successful Red Wings team from the late 1940s to early 1970s.
2007-10-26
11:46:48
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Snoophawk Downey
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