tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28356419.post114799449558040887..comments2023-12-31T21:20:25.541-08:00Comments on Detroit Red Wings Legends: Red KellyJoe Pelletierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01906327400250923397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28356419.post-35002374039073547472017-02-10T20:58:19.289-08:002017-02-10T20:58:19.289-08:00You are right about the word underrated. All due r...You are right about the word underrated. All due respect to Lidstrom, but I think Kelly may be the greatest Red Wing defender of all time. Matches Lidstrom's intelligence, but packs more physical capability and offense - that said, he would be better than Harvey, has a case to even be better than Orr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28356419.post-30658090542379922802016-04-22T14:37:07.691-07:002016-04-22T14:37:07.691-07:00I've always been a Wings fan but could never q...I've always been a Wings fan but could never quite fathom why the Wings never retired his number. In my mind, Kelly was extremely under-rated and gifted player - as big a cog in the Wings dynasty as many of the other big names like Howe, Lindsay and Delvecchio. Even as a veteran player with the Leafs, he showed those who thought he was finished just how special he was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28356419.post-11074233165991071992013-08-13T14:58:25.505-07:002013-08-13T14:58:25.505-07:00Not that one Norris is anything to sneeze at, but ...Not that one Norris is anything to sneeze at, but it should be noted that the award hadn't been created yet during Kelly's best years. Going by his stats and All-Star voting among d-men, he'd almost certainly have won it for the three seasons prior to the award's debut (his one win).<br /><br />As a Wings fan and someone who enjoys digging into sports history, it baffles me that the Wings haven't retired his number. He's easily the second-best d-man they've ever had, a key component of their dynasty, and a top ten d-man all time. <br /><br />The only mark against him that I can imagine is his continued success in Toronto, but I thought it was well known that Adams was notorious for getting rid of star players for petty reasons by the late '50s. Lindsay and Sawchuk met similar fates and no one involved with the Wings holds it against them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28356419.post-75877322624189045492011-11-26T15:02:03.641-08:002011-11-26T15:02:03.641-08:00Greatest player of our time and still is as a grea...Greatest player of our time and still is as a great person if you ever meet himAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28356419.post-13514961944830034152011-05-13T10:43:38.937-07:002011-05-13T10:43:38.937-07:00And Red Kelly, from all I have heard, is an even g...And Red Kelly, from all I have heard, is an even greater person than he was a hockey player.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com