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Old 05-16-2014, 10:41 AM   #191
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Originally Posted by codynw View Post
You're severely underrating Johnny if you think half of these guys had more pure skill than Johnny. Even Iginla wasn't as "skilled" as him. Iginla was a great player because he was smart enough to make the right decisions with and without the puck, and he had a great shot. He was never a magician at handling the puck the way Johnny is.
Shooting is a skill, passing is a skill, playing defense is a skill. Housley is the 4th highest scoring defenseman ever, I don't think Johnny beats that. Iginla is more skilled at scoring.


I'll agree that Johnny handles the puck better than any of these, but I'll disagree that he's more skilled
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