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Originally Posted by FissionFire
These results really beg the question of whether or not Kharlamov is being overrated by us and Tretiak underrated. The people who saw those players on a consistent basis seemed to feel Tretiak was the better player as far as voting goes. Makarov too. Could we be overrating him too much because of his Summit Series play?
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Of course Kharlamov has been always overrated. A short carrer, a tragic story... But then, he has been injuried quite often.
The really underrated players in NA are Maltsev and Mikhaiilov. I think the last would win the best rus player poll in Russia if such one were held. And he did win the best WHC player conducted by te IIHF