st0wandgrow
Well-Known Member
Paul Coffey was my childhood hero. I had the good fortune to play with him for a year towards the end of his career. He could still skate like the wind. I've never seen a guy fussier with his skates. He had 8-10 pairs of skates on the go at any given time, and would change in to a new pair of skates between every period. Zero hollow on his blades, and a tiny boot is the way he liked it. The poor trainers spent more time farting around on his skates than the rest of the team combined. He tipped them well at Xmas though! lolIt's impossible to really compare because the equipment has come a long way too.
Paul Coffey could fly in the old led lined super tacks yet I bet he wouldn't even crack the 10 of fastest d men now a days.
Plus there's the argument about goalie equip and size to consider.
FYI... I think Gretzky would do better in any era than Crosby. I'm a lil biased though growing up an Oilers fan.