When some people say we've never seen anyone like McDavid I beg to differ differently. This is the first man I think of & remember the joy of watching him play.
Hockey is such an underrated sport in terms of athleticism. To handle a puck like that with a stick on ice is ridiculous. I was pretty decent at basketball and football 20 years ago, but the hockey skill set is absolutely awesome.
Hate when people say the older stars couldn’t play in today’s league. Pavel bure is the first person that comes to mind. He was so fast so great on his edges . Had great mitts and could put the puck in the net
@@StephenDoty84 You can't really make any comparaison tbh I'm a 25yrs DRW fan but Bure is my fav player of all time. Dats was finesse agility and godlike set of hands while Bure was incredible power , mind blowing speed and also being to deke at his top speed was a talent in itself 😅 Though i would have love to see him in this modern NHL. 70 goals wouldn't have been an exaggeration since he scored 58&59 where the trap was king, hooking a joke and the 2 line pass.
To think... We never saw him at his absolute best. His knees were shot when he joined Florida. And still had two nearly 60 goal seasons. In the dead puck era.
@@Michael-fw5ef True. Lots of goaltenders prevented more goals than Roy, made more saves. But what made Roy great was that he made the save when it counted the most.
Pavel.Bure the great Russian hockey player! married to the actress Candace Cameron.Bure!! Known as the Russian Rocket!! His brother was an accomplished player too and played in NHL Two brothers!!
Man he just soooooo frikin awesome.. what a shame he had those knee injuries..btw people talk about Pavel datsyuk, bure did everything he did only faster
Ridiculous speed. For ANY time, let alone his time, be puts distance on defenders in a flash like nobody - not even Conor McDavid (yet). 1:31adn 2:54 are insanity.
@@Michael-fw5ef Wow, inferior? Let's see, Wayne Gretzky - "The Great One" had 2x as many assists as goals, and made his teammates as good as they can be. Getting back to your assertion: BURE played in 702 career games and had 342 total assists. In less than half that time, McDavid already has 307 assist (35 less) and 162 goals (-275 goals). But, BURE only scored 100+ points twice in his entire career. Considering McDavid has literally played EXACTLY 50% of the games BURE played in his career, he already has three 100 point years and a 97 point year. That would already BEST Bure's 4 best seasons. Goal scoring alone does not make a player, look at Bobby Orr, Gretzky, Howe, Messier, McDavid, etc. They were also far different times. It was much easier to be "faster" 15-20 years ago than today when everyone trains at higher levels with much more stringent and harder rigors to get to the NHL. The average player today is 3 steps faster than players 15 years ago. Look at the NHL all start game for proof. Each year players are getting faster, and the younger they are, the faster they are getting. So, BURE had more goals simply because he was much faster than his teammates and often ran out of players to pass to, but was considered a "puck hog" to many of his teammates. McDavid, as skilled and entertaining as he is, is already showing his class by making players better around him while racking up amazing statistics. No player will ever put up 200 points in a season again, it is not that kind of game...Gretzky was rare in that respect. But, ASSISTS may be the more important statistic when looking at championships as the greatest players in history ALL had more assists than goals. ALL of them. Bobby Orr had nearly 3x as many assists as goals. Amazingly, Orr (considered a great goal scorer of his time) only had 270 career goals, but 645 assists. Today, would 270 goals make you a hall of famer? Maybe. He also played 12 seasons. Bobby Orr scored over 100 points 6x in his career - half his seasons - but the reason was not goals - it was assists. The most goals he ever had in a season was 46.
@@tmeo9712 Of course, Bure is superior to McDavid in goal scoring. Connor lacks killer scoring instincts like Pavel had. But Connor is perfect playmaker. Yep, "average" todays player has much more skills and speed than "average" player in 90´s. But top players are another story. Give Fedorov, Bure or Gartner modern equipment and they will be fast as hell. And one notice, pure speed is quite good thing, but without hockey IQ and other skills is almost useless. For example Bure, he was amazing with agility and exceptional lateral movement, unexpected changing of the direction. In miliseconds he explored possibillities and looked for free space. A lot of modern player are very fast, but they often skate in one direction. From modern players i like for example Barzal, his skating is very agile and versatile.
@@daliborkumr2877 McDavid is a better all around player, hands down. He is more skilled playing with more skilled players of his day - and given the talent NOW, that is saying something. Bure did not move tickets like McDavid does. He is the Michael Jordan of the sport.
Bure - Datsyuk - Ovechkin Lidstrom - Orr Roy (I can't imagine a more high scoring and exciting potential lineup) Alternatively: Lemieux - Gretzky - Sakic (bad positioning, I know) Stevens - Pronger Hasek (I like the mix of raw talent and leadership up front, with brutality and style on the rear)
@@POMPLP72 Coffey & Lemieux know each other's game too. Ovie adds some muscle up front.... [Coffey says he didn't work any harder than others, but had a lot of talent. But I heard a story about him. After practice was over, everyone else left the ice. Someone noticed one guy doing laps while pushing the goal net. It was Coffey. He credits that as one of his ways to improve his skating.]
@@StephenDoty84 I'm actually from Pittsburgh so I grew up watching Coffey when he played here in the late 80s and early 90s. Coffey was a magician on the ice and was such an incredible skater. Him and Lemieux are my 2 favorite players ever. As a hockey fan I feel so fortunate I was able to watch them both play in person so many times along with all the other great players who have played here Jagr, Crosby, Malkin, etc
Mysteriously he scored most of his career total 779 pts in just 5 seasons (110, 107, 94, 92, 90 = 493 points), then faded out. Pavel would score 277 points over his remaining 7 years (averaging just 39 points per year). Whether it was his partial seasons, injuries or lackluster teams - what was so promising with his first 3 years faded fast. Obviously something was not quite right with his health or wanting to play - for a player who could score at will.
What are you talking about? His last two years with Rangers averaged out to a 50-goal a year pace. His knees basically were ready to crumble if he took one more hit to them. That's the reason he retired. Can't think of another player who somehow maintained skill despite health issues except perhaps Lemieux or Orr. Nobody thinks those guys faded either...
@@sibbyeskie not to mention at that time they were entering the "Dead Puck" era of declining offence. He was probably the most prolific scorer of his generation and up there of all time
HIs stick handling is not superior to McDavid imo. I think McDavid is the hardest working player off the ice and will have a much longer career, even with the dangerous injuries he has already experienced that Bure did not. The game is 100x more physically demanding and players much, much larger and faster overall than the 1990's. The average defenseman is as fast as the forwards of that day. Yes, equipment and weight play a part in this, height and speed play a part, talent and drive play a part, but I do not think Bure is faster than McDavid. Even if he was, McDavid's stick skills are superior. McDavid has sort of proven this point in NHL skills contests where he is pitted against the fastest players in the league, year after year, and with the exception of Barzal beating him by a few hundredths, even when he slipped, McDavid is still viewed as the fastest player by everyone. On top of that, Bure played against far less superior athletes than today. Bure was great for his day, not unlike Gretzky, Lemieux and others, but they are not McDavid imo. Bure was indeed the "Russian Rocket," but McDavid is the Canadian Cannon.
The game is not more physical today than the 90s and the players are not bigger, those are both factually incorrect. However McDavid is a better skater and more skilled player than Bure besides shooting the puck. Their speed with the puck was pretty close but edge to McDavid.
@@funtimes8296 Bure's was wore than McDavid? Not that early in his career. McDavid was 19 when his career was nearly ended. Even if you give Bure speed, stick handling is McDavid and you would have to be blind to not see that. As for innovations on stick handling under full speed, McDavid is unmatched. EOS.
@@CriminalOne McDavid's career was never nearly ended, he broke his collar bone which literally had no long term impact on his play once it healed loll... I already said I think McDavid is faster and more skilled all around, Bure just had a better shot.
@@funtimes8296 Wow, you do not know anything about McDavid. He got slammed into the net against Calgary, at full speed, and suffered a torn PCL along with other multiple tears around the knee, and a cracked tibia when he crashed into the Calgary Flames net. This is well-known by anyone who follows hockey. ruclips.net/video/bni6Jp6p4P8/видео.html He spent months in rehab and almost did not play again. In fact, he was told he was never going to play again if you watch the special on his injury.
The most spectacular hockey player of all time...bar to none !
When some people say we've never seen anyone like McDavid I beg to differ differently. This is the first man I think of & remember the joy of watching him play.
100%
Bure played in the wrong era and still thrived. Playing in the dead puck era was brutal and it showed with his injuries. Imagine if he played today
He would be McDavid-esque
Bure is better than mcdavid.
Those 90s Russians were the most talented hockey players of all time
Hockey is such an underrated sport in terms of athleticism. To handle a puck like that with a stick on ice is ridiculous. I was pretty decent at basketball and football 20 years ago, but the hockey skill set is absolutely awesome.
Hate when people say the older stars couldn’t play in today’s league. Pavel bure is the first person that comes to mind. He was so fast so great on his edges . Had great mitts and could put the puck in the net
the most exciting player ive ever seen in nhl history, ridiculous talent level...
Datsyk is the most exciting ☝️
No one accelerated to goal like Bure. I kept thinking he'd wreck into the boards and get hurt.
@@StephenDoty84 You can't really make any comparaison tbh I'm a 25yrs DRW fan but Bure is my fav player of all time.
Dats was finesse agility and godlike set of hands while Bure was incredible power , mind blowing speed and also being to deke at his top speed was a talent in itself 😅
Though i would have love to see him in this modern NHL. 70 goals wouldn't have been an exaggeration since he scored 58&59 where the trap was king, hooking a joke and the 2 line pass.
Mcdavid
@@BuyLuxurious bure did everything he did only faster..
Это Лучший игрок мира, посмотрите только, как он играет, сейчас так никто не может к сожалению глубокому
To think... We never saw him at his absolute best. His knees were shot when he joined Florida. And still had two nearly 60 goal seasons. In the dead puck era.
Пока читал комментарий,Буре забил гол.Ракета.
Look at how easily Bure scored on Patrick Roy. Don't tell me it was easier to score in the 1990s, because many goalies were amazing back then
He was so ahead of his time he should’ve been playing now. He was really the first guy to be creative which is now modernized into today’s game
Паша просто лучший "Русская ракета" 🇷🇺👍
Лучший из наших крайних нападающих за всю историю как по мне. И лучший в НХЛ в эру "мертвой шайбы". Паша был просто Месси хоккея...
Trump!!
@@vis3956 ну месси еще и распасовщик гениальный. сравнивать стоит с бразильским роналдо
Awesome❤🌹❤
Pavel loved scoring against Roy
Who didn't? It's a pretty big accomplishment to put one past one of the greatest of all time!
He likely loved scoring on anyone.
But Roy would still flash his four rings back at Bure and taunt him with a "Where's your ring, huh? You didn't put enough past me."
Roy was a typically terrible goalie from the 1980s. He couldn't make today's NHL. I am a Millennial hockey fan.
@@Michael-fw5ef True. Lots of goaltenders prevented more goals than Roy, made more saves. But what made Roy great was that he made the save when it counted the most.
Pavel.Bure the great Russian hockey player! married to the actress Candace Cameron.Bure!! Known as the Russian Rocket!! His brother was an accomplished player too and played in NHL Two brothers!!
His brother is married to Candace
Fastest man alive
He owned Patrick Whoa,...this guy flew
Bure!!!
Man he just soooooo frikin awesome.. what a shame he had those knee injuries..btw people talk about Pavel datsyuk, bure did everything he did only faster
Imagine Pavel in Today’s game
No fancy tricks, nothing through the legs, no crazy fakes just friggin crazy speed...haven't seen anything like that in a while.
Not sure what you’re watching lol
Pat Roy having a rough time…
Ridiculous speed. For ANY time, let alone his time, be puts distance on defenders in a flash like nobody - not even Conor McDavid (yet). 1:31adn 2:54 are insanity.
Bobby Orr had a great first three strides like Bure.
Connor McDavid is an inferior goal scorer to Bure.
@@Michael-fw5ef Wow, inferior? Let's see, Wayne Gretzky - "The Great One" had 2x as many assists as goals, and made his teammates as good as they can be. Getting back to your assertion: BURE played in 702 career games and had 342 total assists. In less than half that time, McDavid already has 307 assist (35 less) and 162 goals (-275 goals). But, BURE only scored 100+ points twice in his entire career. Considering McDavid has literally played EXACTLY 50% of the games BURE played in his career, he already has three 100 point years and a 97 point year. That would already BEST Bure's 4 best seasons. Goal scoring alone does not make a player, look at Bobby Orr, Gretzky, Howe, Messier, McDavid, etc. They were also far different times. It was much easier to be "faster" 15-20 years ago than today when everyone trains at higher levels with much more stringent and harder rigors to get to the NHL. The average player today is 3 steps faster than players 15 years ago. Look at the NHL all start game for proof. Each year players are getting faster, and the younger they are, the faster they are getting. So, BURE had more goals simply because he was much faster than his teammates and often ran out of players to pass to, but was considered a "puck hog" to many of his teammates. McDavid, as skilled and entertaining as he is, is already showing his class by making players better around him while racking up amazing statistics. No player will ever put up 200 points in a season again, it is not that kind of game...Gretzky was rare in that respect. But, ASSISTS may be the more important statistic when looking at championships as the greatest players in history ALL had more assists than goals. ALL of them. Bobby Orr had nearly 3x as many assists as goals. Amazingly, Orr (considered a great goal scorer of his time) only had 270 career goals, but 645 assists. Today, would 270 goals make you a hall of famer? Maybe. He also played 12 seasons. Bobby Orr scored over 100 points 6x in his career - half his seasons - but the reason was not goals - it was assists. The most goals he ever had in a season was 46.
@@tmeo9712 Of course, Bure is superior to McDavid in goal scoring. Connor lacks killer scoring instincts like Pavel had.
But Connor is perfect playmaker.
Yep, "average" todays player has much more skills and speed than "average" player in 90´s. But top players are another story. Give Fedorov, Bure or Gartner modern equipment and they will be fast as hell. And one notice, pure speed is quite good thing, but without hockey IQ and other skills is almost useless. For example Bure, he was amazing with agility and exceptional lateral movement, unexpected changing of the direction. In miliseconds he explored possibillities and looked for free space. A lot of modern player are very fast, but they often skate in one direction. From modern players i like for example Barzal, his skating is very agile and versatile.
@@daliborkumr2877 McDavid is a better all around player, hands down. He is more skilled playing with more skilled players of his day - and given the talent NOW, that is saying something. Bure did not move tickets like McDavid does. He is the Michael Jordan of the sport.
My all-time team front line is...
Forsberg -- Gretzky -- Bure
[My defense: Scott Stevens, Orr, Hasek). Yours?
Bure - Datsyuk - Ovechkin
Lidstrom - Orr
Roy
(I can't imagine a more high scoring and exciting potential lineup)
Alternatively:
Lemieux - Gretzky - Sakic (bad positioning, I know)
Stevens - Pronger
Hasek
(I like the mix of raw talent and leadership up front, with brutality and style on the rear)
Ovie Lemieux Jagr, Lidstrom, Coffey, Roy
@@POMPLP72 Coffey & Lemieux know each other's game too. Ovie adds some muscle up front.... [Coffey says he didn't work any harder than others, but had a lot of talent. But I heard a story about him. After practice was over, everyone else left the ice. Someone noticed one guy doing laps while pushing the goal net. It was Coffey. He credits that as one of his ways to improve his skating.]
@@StephenDoty84 I'm actually from Pittsburgh so I grew up watching Coffey when he played here in the late 80s and early 90s. Coffey was a magician on the ice and was such an incredible skater. Him and Lemieux are my 2 favorite players ever. As a hockey fan I feel so fortunate I was able to watch them both play in person so many times along with all the other great players who have played here Jagr, Crosby, Malkin, etc
Gretzky said that the one player he most wanted to play with was Bure
Застал еще ту, красную машину В. Тихонова. В конце 80-х имя уже было на слуху.
Mysteriously he scored most of his career total 779 pts in just 5 seasons (110, 107, 94, 92, 90 = 493 points), then faded out. Pavel would score 277 points over his remaining 7 years (averaging just 39 points per year). Whether it was his partial seasons, injuries or lackluster teams - what was so promising with his first 3 years faded fast. Obviously something was not quite right with his health or wanting to play - for a player who could score at will.
What are you talking about? His last two years with Rangers averaged out to a 50-goal a year pace. His knees basically were ready to crumble if he took one more hit to them. That's the reason he retired. Can't think of another player who somehow maintained skill despite health issues except perhaps Lemieux or Orr. Nobody thinks those guys faded either...
Sometiemes that happens in sports. But let's not take away from his amazing skills on the ice.
@@sibbyeskie not to mention at that time they were entering the "Dead Puck" era of declining offence. He was probably the most prolific scorer of his generation and up there of all time
Это для вас, "Akeem", лол, скажите мистеру Буре, что я сказал, аминь
Eto dlya vas, "Akeem", lol, skazhite misteru Bure, chto ya skazal, amin'
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I wonder if Bure actually likes this song, doesn't really seem like his jam...
Awesome song pic bro
I guess he “Bure’s” lots of goals. No laugh? Meh. Not a great joke.
Couldn’t beat Richter though
Thomas Not on that penalty shot at least. Not a bad move, just an outstanding save by Richter at a critical point in a critical game.
Only Datsyuk had more skill.
HIs stick handling is not superior to McDavid imo. I think McDavid is the hardest working player off the ice and will have a much longer career, even with the dangerous injuries he has already experienced that Bure did not. The game is 100x more physically demanding and players much, much larger and faster overall than the 1990's. The average defenseman is as fast as the forwards of that day. Yes, equipment and weight play a part in this, height and speed play a part, talent and drive play a part, but I do not think Bure is faster than McDavid. Even if he was, McDavid's stick skills are superior.
McDavid has sort of proven this point in NHL skills contests where he is pitted against the fastest players in the league, year after year, and with the exception of Barzal beating him by a few hundredths, even when he slipped, McDavid is still viewed as the fastest player by everyone. On top of that, Bure played against far less superior athletes than today.
Bure was great for his day, not unlike Gretzky, Lemieux and others, but they are not McDavid imo. Bure was indeed the "Russian Rocket," but McDavid is the Canadian Cannon.
The game is not more physical today than the 90s and the players are not bigger, those are both factually incorrect. However McDavid is a better skater and more skilled player than Bure besides shooting the puck. Their speed with the puck was pretty close but edge to McDavid.
Also Bure had serious knee injuries worse than what McDavid has had so far, so much wrong with your post here lol
@@funtimes8296 Bure's was wore than McDavid? Not that early in his career. McDavid was 19 when his career was nearly ended. Even if you give Bure speed, stick handling is McDavid and you would have to be blind to not see that. As for innovations on stick handling under full speed, McDavid is unmatched. EOS.
@@CriminalOne McDavid's career was never nearly ended, he broke his collar bone which literally had no long term impact on his play once it healed loll... I already said I think McDavid is faster and more skilled all around, Bure just had a better shot.
@@funtimes8296 Wow, you do not know anything about McDavid. He got slammed into the net against Calgary, at full speed, and suffered a torn PCL along with other multiple tears around the knee, and a cracked tibia when he crashed into the Calgary Flames net. This is well-known by anyone who follows hockey.
ruclips.net/video/bni6Jp6p4P8/видео.html
He spent months in rehab and almost did not play again. In fact, he was told he was never going to play again if you watch the special on his injury.