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Originally Posted by codynw
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.
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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