“With Connor, he may be skating 100 miles an hour, but he makes those quiet plays,” said Unger. “He should be in the Hall of Fame,” said former Oilers GM/coach Glen Sather, who brought Unger to his club at the tail-end of the centre’s NHL career when the Oilers were just starting their NHL journey in the early 1980s. The point is, Unger might have been a 1,000-point NHLer with a regular winger who could think like him, but he had no complaints. Never for an extended period of time with wingers so they know their habits because, frankly, the coaches always felt Unger could play with anybody. Unger never really had that when he was with the Blues. He could have mentioned Bossy and Bryan Trottier on Long Island as well. “If Gretzky had four goals in a game, Kurri had five assists.” ![]() Louis), Gretzky and Jari Kurri, (Edmonton) (Jaromir) Jagr and Lemieux (Pittsburgh) to feed off each other,” Unger said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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