Posted December 3, 201410 yr comment_97886 Just heard the news. Captain on all those great Montreal teams in the 50's & 60's. Great hockey player & even greater person...RIP Jean. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/jean-b%C3%A9liveau-beloved-canadiens-hockey-legend-dead-at-83-1.2708477
December 3, 201410 yr comment_97895 Hockey night in Canada, saturday night. Murray Westgate Beliveau, it looked like the puck was connected to his stick by a string. He could stand still, they couldn't get it away from him. one of my favourite players.
December 4, 201410 yr comment_98109 He played when the game was much slower - but I dare say he would have been a superstar even in today's NHL. RIP good sir
December 4, 201410 yr Author comment_98134 The great players like Howe, Orr, Beliveau. Hull, Messier, Gretzky & others would be superstars in any era. Thing is, if they were playing today they'd have adapted to the NHL of 2014 as they'd have gone thru junior before getting to the NHL.
December 4, 201410 yr comment_98162 The great players like Howe, Orr, Beliveau. Hull, Messier, Gretzky & others would be superstars in any era. Thing is, if they were playing today they'd have adapted to the NHL of 2014 as they'd have gone thru junior before getting to the NHL. Not to mention they'd also have far better equipment. Skates in particular were brutal in that era.
December 4, 201410 yr comment_98216 The biggest thing for guys like Beliveau, and Gretzky more so than anyone else, is they're just so much smarter than everyone else, that they'd find ways to adapt. Anytime some stupid kid tries to compare Crosby to Gretzky and say that Gretzky couldn't score in today's NHL, I just snort and laugh.
December 4, 201410 yr Author comment_98221 The great players like Howe, Orr, Beliveau. Hull, Messier, Gretzky & others would be superstars in any era. Thing is, if they were playing today they'd have adapted to the NHL of 2014 as they'd have gone thru junior before getting to the NHL. Not to mention they'd also have far better equipment. Skates in particular were brutal in that era. Yeah, equipment is better & lighter for sure. Especially skates. And the skating surfaces as well in rinks everywhere is much better than 50 years ago.
December 5, 201410 yr comment_98334 The biggest thing for guys like Beliveau, and Gretzky more so than anyone else, is they're just so much smarter than everyone else, that they'd find ways to adapt. Anytime some stupid kid tries to compare Crosby to Gretzky and say that Gretzky couldn't score in today's NHL, I just snort and laugh. Oh yes, the classic rationale is 'today's D-men wouldn't let him sit behind the net like that.' Maybe they wouldn't - but then he'd just have another trick up his sleeve.
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