I'm sure I'm going to catch a great deal of flak for this question, esecially from the Rangers and Oilers fans. However, it has to be asked. The inspiration for my question comes from an earlier question asked by someone a couple weeks ago comparing Steve Yzerman and Mark Messier.
While Messier was a great player, do we as hockey fans tend to overrate him? After all, he gets lauded for basically having a great series in 1994 when he guaranteed a Game Six win the the Eastern finals against New Jersey (and scored a hat trick in the process). Yzerman on the other hand, is often overlooked in circles because he spent his entire career with one city that really didn't become a dominant hockey power until the last decade of his career. Was it a New York thing that left Messier with a more favorable position in our minds, or is the hype surrounding his leadership skills warranted? In other words, is the legend of Mark Messier overrated?
2007-09-01
10:34:15
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