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Originally Posted by RichKlit
I'm extremely biased Bossy is my favorite player of all time, Ovechkin is a good player but i think and my opinion only that Bossy was on a different level than Ovechkin but again im biased and the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
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I agree that as of now Bossy is assuredly the better player, mostly because of what he did in the playoffs (whereas it's debatable who the superior regular season performer is), but I think eventually Ovechkin will overtake Bossy in terms of all-time greats. Ovechkin will likely end up a top 10-15 player of all time as I have said previously, so slightly above Bossy (especially if he wins a Cup). Also don't forget that during the Islanders dynasty Bossy was the third most important player on the team (behind Trottier and Potvin), so it's not like he was ever the franchise guy during that stretch of years.
Although like you I am biased towards Ovie since he's my favorite player in the game today... in part because he's made me quite a bit of money over the years. I am a pretty big Bossy fan though as well, just not on the same level as you obviously.