Bobby Orr compares speed to McDavid: 'I'd give him a run if I had a little start'
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It's been a long time since we've seen Bobby Orr round the net, picking up top speed in the opposite end as he prepared to attack an opposing defense.
But we can see a superimposition coming on.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Orr's debut with the Boston Bruins, TSN's Bob McKenzie sat down with the defenseman that revolutionized the game, and asked whether he could hang with client and current transcendent star Connor McDavid.
Perhaps, he'd explain. But only if the race was on his conditions.
"I'd give him a run if I had a little start," laughed Orr. "But from a standstill - this kid is quick. And with the puck."
For the full interview with the hockey great that refuses to age, click here.
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