JagerMeister Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 My list for NHL players only 1. Alexander OvechkinHas the potential to become the greatest left winger of all time. Has lead the league in scoring 4(soon to be 5) times and has five(soon to be six) 50 goal seasons in an era where goalies are at their finest(equipment wise) , was arguably the greatest player from 2005-2009 and is the greatest goal scorer of his generation of players. Awards1 calder4 Rocket Richard3 MVP3 Pearson1 Art Ross 2. Evgeni Malkin had the best playoff run (2008) of any player of his generation, arguably the last 20 years...Still a great playoff performer, and the best Russian point producer of all time(best PPG of any Russian player in NHL history). And on a purely offensive standpoint, he is only second to Crosby from players of his generation.But the reason he is not number one on my list is due to the fact that he has been fairly inconsistent and has always struggled with injuries. Awards1 Conn smythe1 Calder2 Art ross1 Hart1 Pearson 3. Pavel Datsyuk (ik some are gonna question how high he is on my list but let me explain first...)The best two way NHL Russian player (excluding Fedorov) Datsyuk may not have been as great offensively as Ovechkin or Malkin, But Pavel Datsyuk came pretty close to their offensive production, while being 10 times better defensively, he had two 97 point seasons while being one of the best two way players in the entire game( and they say Toews is a great two way player..) Ever since 2002, he has never been on pace for less than 60 points while maintaining his two way play.His only downside is that his playoff career has not been among the best of them. Awards4 lady byngs3 selke 4. Sergei FedorovThis guy was everything you wanted in a player, and was arguably one of the most complete players ever. Hell, Bowman would put him on defense sometimes, thats how complete of a player he was.He had one of the best seasons by any player ever, in 1993, he won the MVP, Pearson and the selke... and was probably the closest player to win all 5 trophies that were based on playing ability that any forward could win ( 10 points shy from the art ross and 4 goals less than the leading goal scorer..) . not to mention, he was a great playoff performer. 4 straight times in a row, he had 20 points in the playoffs ( i believe was one of only 4 players to accomplish this if memory serves me correctly, not even a feat Gretzky accomplished...) So why is he this low you may ask, well...besides two great seasons, he never accomplished much after that in the regular season. Had a great but very short peak and definitely underperformed during the most of his regular seasons Awards2 selke1 pearson1 hart 5. Pavel BureThe most electrifying player of all time, He had back to back 60 goal seasons playing with mediocre linemates, in fact, his entire career he had mediocre linemates yet still managed to hit surpass the 50 goal mark five times, not to mention he came so close getting another back to back 60 goal seasons (58 and 59). No doubt in my mind, the greatest Russian goal scorer of all time..for now. really unfortunate injuries messed him up, because before his injuries, he was not a liability defensively... Awards3 richards 6. Alexander Mogilnypeaked with 76 goals in 77 games with 127 points, most goals and points of a russian player in a single season, unfortunately just like Fedorov, he only had two amazing years and never came close to that kind of production again. But unlike Fedorov, he was not as good a playoff performer and was not as good defensively ( still decent though)AwardsLady Byng 7. Sergei ZubovGreatest Russian offensive defenseman 8. Ilya KovalchukGreat combination of playmaking ability, goal scoring,= and physicality, was the best russian player until Ovechkin and Malkin came along, Left for the KHL during his prime, which certainly does not help him in this case 9. Sergei GoncharDead mans Zubov, probably the second greatest offensive defenseman, but was not as good offensively or defensively( ok, this is arguable) as Zubov 10. Alexei KovalevProbably the best stickhandler of all time, His talent is what gets him on this list, while stepping his game up during the playoffs. So what would your list look like and what would you change on my list. HM: Evgeni Nabokov, Alexei Yashin, Igor Larionov, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'd put Igor Larionov on there. Maybe Bure.Re Ovie. I heard an interesting stat the other day: after scoring 2 the other night he now has 13 multiple-goal games (MGGs) this season. The 4th time he has 13 or more MGGs in a season. No other player in the modern era has more than one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'd put Igor Larionov on there. Maybe Bure.Re Ovie. I heard an interesting stat the other day: after scoring 2 the other night he now has 13 multiple-goal games (MGGs) this season. The 4th time he has 13 or more MGGs in a season. No other player in the modern era has more than one! well I did put Bure, and igor larionov was quite old when he came to the league, he was definitely past his prime. Alex ovechkin is that good of a goalscorer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Looks like a pretty good list. Mogilny won the Lady Byng award with Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Looks like a pretty good list. Mogilny won the Lady Byng award with Toronto.He actually won an award in Toronto out of all places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 well I did put Bure, and igor larionov was quite old when he came to the league, he was definitely past his prime. Alex ovechkin is that good of a goalscorer!!!Sorry, I somehow missed the Bure. Fair point about Larionov. He was the smartest Russian to ever play the game IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Sorry, I somehow missed the Bure. Fair point about Larionov. He was the smartest Russian to ever play the game IMHOI mean, if this was not only NHL, he would definitely be on the list, but if i were to put him on this list, i might as well add in Makarov and Kozlov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 He actually won an award in Toronto out of all places He and Doug Gilmour are the only two Leafs in my lifetime to win an individual award. (Gilmour won the Selke trophy I believe.) So yeah, that sort of stuff gets you remembered in Toronto. Although players never like to win the Lady Byng. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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