Mark Messier is a fraud, the real leader was Trevor Linden. The truth behind the lies.
So, The Mark Messier Leadership Award? What a complete farce and egregious example of NHL revisionist history, where should I even start? Let's start with dispelling the myth that Messier was some tough guy power forward, he wasn't. There is a reason he is never mentioned in discussions about players like Lindros or Stevens He was nothing like Lindros. Lindros was a force of nature who could run people over, Messier snuck up from behind and chopped their ankles or ribs, he was the beneficiary of being put in the middle of incredible talent and he picked up the garbage. He was nothing like Stevens who was a skilled master of lethal body checking, Messier didn't have the skill or the balls to line guys up. He wasn't a hitter, again, he would chop you from behind. "Ok" you say "I get that he was dirty" but didn't he stand up for himself and his teammates?" No, he didn't, he never fought for his teammates, he fought when he had a