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Originally Posted by Detroiter

I've seen them both play and Yzerman was the better player. Yes, Howe was tougher but that doesn't make him the better player. Probert, Kocur, etc. were tougher than Yzerman and they weren't considered better players. I know most of you don't think too highly of Yzerman's career because he wasn't a self-centered, flashy, egotistical player like Howe or Lidstrom, but the bottomline is Yzerman was the best Red Wing ever and that's not taking anything away from Lidstrom or Howe. They were both great players, but Yzerman was better.

Wow.