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Old 02-15-2013, 11:52 AM   #106
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Originally Posted by neo45 View Post
Well that is contradictory then. Bure was the worst defensive player ever. He literally would let his team be 5-4 in the D-zone to hope for a chance at a break away. Warrener didn't sound like he liked him that much either
I didn't hear what Warrener had to say about Bure first hand; I was just commenting based on an earlier post.

I don't think it's entirely contradictory though. Bure's offensive talents were on a plane that perhaps only a handful of NHLers in the history of the game have been able to match. Iginla, while great, cannot hold a candle to the kinds of things Bure was able to do on offense. Bure certainly was one dimensional, but when you are off-the-charts talented in one area, that can excuse weaknesses in others.
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