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Originally Posted by pylon

He's not even comparable to Iginla or anything he did. That would be insulting to Bobby Orr.

Orr looked like a 15 year old, playing with a bunch of 10 year olds. He was that dominant, and that much faster than everyone on the ice, even when he was basically on one knee. More so even than Gretzky. The numbers that Orr put up, considering the position he played, to me, makes him the greatest player of all time. Not only did he put up absurd offensive stats, he was amazing defensively. In 70-71 he put up 139 points and was +124. He finished his career +597. He won two Art Ross trophies as a defenseman, and was one of those players that was so freaking tough, he hardly ever had to fight, because he was so feared because of his strength.

Wayne Gretzky had the greatest all time stats in hockey.

But Bobby Orr, was the greatest Hockey player of all time if you look at the big picture. I have always wondered, what kind of numbers he could have put up, with his god given talent, as a Centre? I would almost bet he would have shattered and would still hold, every single season record in the NHL.

To add to that, he changed the way defence was played. Before Orr, the offensive defenceman never really existed. He's incomparable to anyone.