NHL franchise players (ESPN)

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NHL -- Best franchise players voting results - ESPN

 

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For those too lazy or who do not want to click on the link:

Anaheim: Teemu Selanne
Arizona: Shane Doan
Boston: Bobby Orr
Buffalo: Gil Perreault
Calgary: Jarome Iginla
Carolina: Ron Francis
Chicago: Stan Mikita
Colorado: Joe Sakic
Columbus: Rick Nash
Dallas: Mike Modano
Detroit: Steve Yzerman
Edmonton: Wayne Gretzky
Florida: Pavel Bure
Los Angeles: Luc Robitaille
Minnesota: Mikko Koivu
Montreal: Maurice "Rocket" Richard
Nashville: Shea Weber
New Jersey: Martin Brodeur
N.Y. Islanders: Mike Bossy
N.Y. Rangers: Mark Messier
Ottawa: Daniel Alfredsson
Philadelphia: Bobby Clarke
Pittsburgh: Mario Lemieux
St. Louis: Brett Hull
San Jose: Patrick Marleau
Tampa Bay: Vincent Lecavalier
Toronto: Mats Sundin
Vancouver: Trevor Linden
Washington: Rod Langway
Winnipeg: Ilya Kovalchuk

 

[Phantomphan]

NHL -- Best franchise players voting results - ESPN

I think this is how ESPN does it's hockey research. It asks real hockey fans questions like this so their on air staff might know something.

 

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Ilya Kovalchuk never played for Winnipeg, Dale Hawerchuk anyone?

/Yeah, I know Arizona has inherited the original Jets franchise, but I'd take Dale Hawerchuk over Shane Doan any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

 

[IPostedWhat]

I just heard that Colorado is going to retire this list into the rafters come October.

 

[forty_three]

Toronto: Mats Sundin

 

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Also, Steve Yzerman was a heck of a player, but not having Mr. Hockey for Detroit is inexcusable.

 

[Abe Vigoda]

Also, Steve Yzerman was a heck of a player, but not having Mr. Hockey for Detroit is inexcusable.

Yeah it looks like they omit history and certain players of those franchises.....

 

[forty_three]

/Yeah, I know Arizona has inherited the original Jets franchise, but I'd take Dale Hawerchuk over Shane Doan any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Or Phil Housely or that Teemu guy. And there was that guy named Bobby. Hill or Hall or something.

Shit, I'd take Roenick over Doan.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Ilya Kovalchuk never played for Winnipeg, Dale Hawerchuk anyone?

/Yeah, I know Arizona has inherited the original Jets franchise, but I'd take Dale Hawerchuk over Shane Doan any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Well the Jets inherited Atlanta so that's why they put Kovy on there

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

One of the respondents actually said Wendel Clark. That actually happened.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Or Phil Housely or that Teemu guy. And there was that guy named Bobby. Hill or Hall or something.

Shit, I'd take Roenick over Doan.

Or Briere. Or Yandle.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

For those too lazy or who do not want to click on the link:

Edmonton: Wayne Gretzky

Los Angeles: Luc Robitaille

Was there a rule about not using the same player for 2 teams?

 

[forty_three]

Was there a rule about not using the same player for 2 teams?

That must be how they wound up with Teemu in Anaheim. Because he was also pretty good in Winnizona.

 

[BGDave]

The Toronto choice alone says all you need to know about this list.

 

[Cobiemonster]

For those too lazy or who do not want to click on the link:

Anaheim: Teemu Selanne
Arizona: Shane Doan
Boston: Bobby Orr
Buffalo: Dominik Hasek
Calgary: Jarome Iginla
Carolina: Ron Francis
Chicago: Stan Mikita
Colorado: Joe Sakic
Columbus: Rick Nash
Dallas: Mike Modano
Detroit: Gordie Howe
Edmonton: Wayne Gretzky
Florida: Pavel Bure
Los Angeles: Luc Robitaille
Minnesota: Mikko Koivu
Montreal: Maurice "Rocket" Richard
Nashville: Shea Weber
New Jersey: Martin Brodeur
N.Y. Islanders: Mike Bossy
N.Y. Rangers: Mark Messier
Ottawa: Daniel Alfredsson
Philadelphia: Bobby Clarke
Pittsburgh: Mario Lemieux
St. Louis: Brett Hull
San Jose: Patrick Marleau
Tampa Bay: Vincent Lecavalier
Toronto: Mats Sundin
Vancouver: Trevor Linden
Washington: Alexander Ovechkin
Winnipeg: Ilya Kovalchuk

The ones in bold are the ones that I think differently of

The rest of them seem pretty good

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

So I'm not arguing in favo(u)r of Sundin as the Toronto pick, but I don't think it's as crazy as some people seem to think. He is after all the franchise all time leader in scoring.

 

[IPostedWhat]

The ones in bold are the ones that I think differently of

I think you would have a very hard time getting people to pick Hasek over Perreault.

Hasek was great, but Perreault is Perreault.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

I think you would have a very hard time getting people to pick Hasek over Perreault.

Hasek was great, but Perreault is Perreault.

I'm with you on that.

Hard to argue against a guy who was the franchise's first player ever, played his entire career in one uniform, and is still the franchise leader in games played, goals, assists, and points.

 

[forty_three]

I'm with you on that.

Hard to argue against a guy who was the franchise's first player ever, played his entire career in one uniform, and is still the franchise leader in games played, goals, assists, and points.

Perrault was poetry on ice.

Hasek was a tasered octopus.



And Ovechkin isn't even close to Langway, Gartner, Bondra or Johansson. Langway is the right choice here.