Comments on: Legends of Hockey – Bryan Trottier

By: blindcynic

blindcynic — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:44:20 +0000

the guy was happier than any other Penguin back in 1991 and 1992. it was like those were his first two Cups…

By: moosedinner

moosedinner — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:03:00 +0000

Gretzky? Lemieux? Beliveau? Mikita? Morenz? You can also make a case for Sakic, Yzerman, Clarke and certainly Messier. Trottier is a great player, but far from the best center in NHL history.

By: mrceebees14

mrceebees14 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:35:06 +0000

I disagree.

Sakic and Yzerman wore #19 because of Trottier.

Lemieux was not the complete player Trotts was, I like Mario, but he was a pussy. Gretzky the same, great talent, but in every catergory? No, without the supporting cast in Edmonton Gretzky doesn’t have the career he had. Beliveau was on superb teams, but again, he was not all around as talented as Trotts, Trotts was 10X the skated Jean was. Out of all the players mentioned the only one close to or equal to Trotts was Messier.

By: mrceebees14

mrceebees14 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:30:19 +0000

They considered Bryan the final piece of the puzzle.

I half agree, I think Bryan definitley added leadership and experience, but the Pens stealing Francis and Samuellson from the Whalers helped out just as much.

That Whaler trade still ranks as one of the worst in sports history.

By: mrceebees14

mrceebees14 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:56:11 +0000

Clearly remember back then when Bryan was signed by the Penguins.

I wanted to fucking puke.

By: mrceebees14

mrceebees14 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:43:18 +0000

You are never as happy as when you first win it, so I totally disagree with you.

By: mrceebees14

mrceebees14 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:11:06 +0000

I have worked with professional athlete’s and you would be shocked at how large and fragile their ego’s are.

A-lot of them are stuck being 16 years old which is one reason they have trouble walking away from the game when their body tells them to. They are addicted to the power of fame, money a-lot have plenty of, but you can’t buy fame sometimes, you have to earn it.

By: ekimfloom

ekimfloom — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:15:46 +0000

yeah a real class act…cheating on his wife and refusing to have his number retired by the Isles until they paid him off….real classy….

By: Epitaph47

Epitaph47 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:53:23 +0000

I’m Bryan Trottier, I talk in the Third Person… hahaha.

Tremendous hockey player. I’m only 19, but my father is a HUGE Islanders fan and he loved to watch him play the game. Like they said, as well as my dad, he played the game the way it was meant to be played. Could you imagine having a prime Bossy and Trottier on your club now? Unreal.

By: Jatt96

Jatt96 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:27:59 +0000

Okay, great teams, you’re telling me you’d be speaking so greatly about Trotts if he wasn’t playing along with Mike Motherfucking Bossy, or had Denis Potvin at the back end to save his ass whenever a pass was intercepted? But hey that’s your opinion and I respect it. But I believe Mario Lemieux was way better than Trotts.