M A K A V E L I 96 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Vote for Bure at http://www.tsn.ca/franchise-faceoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPLWImdVYTQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 This should be a close one, can make a case for both guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7Nucks Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Bure, one of Vancouver's biggest icons, and easily the most talented player to wear Canucks colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Bure is God. Knowing the Canucks luck we will lose this round because apparently Canucks fans overvalue all of their players. Right, Dim Jim? Trader Jim would probably trade Bure for a 2nd round pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckGAME Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Esposito>>>>>>>Bure. Anyone who says otherwise is a homer. But i still voted for Bure cause i am a homer, soooo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Esposito>>>>>>>Bure. Anyone who says otherwise is a homer. But i still voted for Bure cause i am a homer, soooo... Different eras so it`s hard to compare. Simply looking at stats, Esposito wins by a mile. But they were both among the best in the league during their time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Easy to say who I'd rather watch. Tough to evaluate which player is best because they scored their goals in polar opposite ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Bure is God. Knowing the Canucks luck we will lose this round because apparently Canucks fans overvalue all of their players. Right, Dim Jim? Trader Jim would probably trade Bure for a 2nd round pick. Yeah, what is it with him and second rounders? He seems to lust after them, Trev needs to pull him aside and explain they really are not that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Different eras so it`s hard to compare. Simply looking at stats, Esposito wins by a mile. But they were both among the best in the league during their time. Honestly, I call that one a draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M A K A V E L I 96 Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Simply looking at stats, Esposito wins by a mile. Depends on how you look at the stats. Bure has a higher goals per game, while playing in a lower scoring era. Most of Esposito's goals were from standing in front of the net and shoveling them in. Bure had to create most of his offense on his own and didn't play with the same quality of linemates as Esposito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Bure the most electrifying player arguably to ever lace em up. He is today's Ovechkin's/Tarasenko's but x10 and absolute majestic. One of the most offensively gifted wingers of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Depends on how you look at the stats. Bure has a higher goals per game, while playing in a lower scoring era. Most of Esposito's goals were from standing in front of the net and shoveling them in. Bure had to create most of his offense on his own and didn't play with the same quality of linemates as Esposito. well it's hard to say what Bure could have done with a longer career, but Esposito played almost twice as many games, and scored twice as many points. There's something to be said for longevity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Esposito got most of his points playing with Bobby Orr, he wasn't even a point a game guy before he came to Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Esposito got most of his points playing with Bobby Orr, he wasn't even a point a game guy before he came to Boston. You have to play with good players to put up big points. It's not like Gretzky played with a bunch of scrubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRedYellow Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 You have to play with good players to put up big points. It's not like Gretzky played with a bunch of scrubs. And which "good" players did Bure play with? Any Kurri´s, Messier's, Orr's??? Hmm... a Greg Adams and Gino... most of the time... not really the same quality players eh? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Are people on glue? McDavid over Crosby? Cmon man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Great VIDEO by the poster. Remember a lot of those goals. Bure was the best player ever to play on this team, and scored a lot of his goals while being hooked, tugged, draped over and slashed. Espo re-wrote the books in his era, but if you watched any of the slow and ho-hum summit series games you notice something pretty quickly - slow. Gotta give this one to Bure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRedYellow Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Are people on glue? McDavid over Crosby? Cmon man. ...my exact thoughts as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Esposito won 5 Art Rosses, 2 Harts, and 2 Pearsons, and lead the league in goals 6 times. Bure lead the league in goals 3 times. Esposito also had much longer career while still being productive. I love Bure, and I never saw Esposito play, but I'd be very hard pressed to say Bure was better than him by looking at his significant edge in accolades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M A K A V E L I 96 Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Bure won the vote, but TSN decided to let Esposito move to the next round because they can overturn fan results if they don't like the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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