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Syl Apps for the record, as of now.
If AM winds up a career Leaf and can win a Cup, probably even just 1 Cup is enough, there won't be any debate.
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Jim Dorey.
Claire Alexander is close 2nd.
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Should be best you have seen play otherwise just go online (we're online...) and search out the previously published lists.
They don't vary much.
Claire Alexander is close 2nd.
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Should be best you have seen play otherwise just go online (we're online...) and search out the previously published lists.
They don't vary much.
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Assuming AM34 plays the rest of this contract it will be him ainec
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Borje Salming was the first player I remember watching as a kid.
I was like four or five or something. Salming stopped a puck from going into the empty net. I was blown away by someone who could play goal and be a regular skater too.
I thought this guy could do it all.
I'll have to believe hockey historians that any of the Leafs greats who played before my time were in fact greater than any of the Leafs from my time. I'm not gonna watch a bunch of black and white grainy footage of games from over fifty years ago. Their achievements are written in the history books for all to acknowledge but without ever seeing any of them play it's not up to me to decide.
Auston Matthews is the greatest Leafs player in my life time.
There have been a lot of other players I liked more than Matthews. But in terms of overall skill, ability, and individual accomplishments, Auston Matthews surpasses any other Leafs player that I have ever watched play. The lack of team achievement to go along with what Matthews has done so far as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs is a stain on his record only as much as it is on Clark's, Gilmour's, Sundin's, or the late great Borje Salming's.
Salming might be the first Leafs player I can remember, and he will always be a hero to me, but Auston Matthess is the greatest Leafs player in my lifetime and it's not even close.
I was like four or five or something. Salming stopped a puck from going into the empty net. I was blown away by someone who could play goal and be a regular skater too.
I thought this guy could do it all.
I'll have to believe hockey historians that any of the Leafs greats who played before my time were in fact greater than any of the Leafs from my time. I'm not gonna watch a bunch of black and white grainy footage of games from over fifty years ago. Their achievements are written in the history books for all to acknowledge but without ever seeing any of them play it's not up to me to decide.
Auston Matthews is the greatest Leafs player in my life time.
There have been a lot of other players I liked more than Matthews. But in terms of overall skill, ability, and individual accomplishments, Auston Matthews surpasses any other Leafs player that I have ever watched play. The lack of team achievement to go along with what Matthews has done so far as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs is a stain on his record only as much as it is on Clark's, Gilmour's, Sundin's, or the late great Borje Salming's.
Salming might be the first Leafs player I can remember, and he will always be a hero to me, but Auston Matthess is the greatest Leafs player in my lifetime and it's not even close.
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Syl Apps was before my time.
I saw a lot of Horton, Keon and Salming, and I can agree with any one of them.
Bower and Sundin just a step below, and none of the current crop qualify yet.
Dorey, Alexander, and Phaneuf I assume are not meant seriously, except perhaps as personal favourites.
I saw a lot of Horton, Keon and Salming, and I can agree with any one of them.
Bower and Sundin just a step below, and none of the current crop qualify yet.
Dorey, Alexander, and Phaneuf I assume are not meant seriously, except perhaps as personal favourites.
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Best player to play for TML in regular season history from post 1967 era is Auston Matthews
If Gilmour had played longer here and more of his prime he could compete with his playoff runs in 93 and 94 being elite
Sittler, Keon, Salming, Sundin while legends for the team and HHOF were never top 5 maybe even top 10 players in the league when they were leafs besides maybe a fluke year or so
Matthews has 3 years as a bonafide top 5 player in the league in 2021, 2022 and 2024
Gilmour was a top 5 player in the league in 93 and 94
If Gilmour had played longer here and more of his prime he could compete with his playoff runs in 93 and 94 being elite
Sittler, Keon, Salming, Sundin while legends for the team and HHOF were never top 5 maybe even top 10 players in the league when they were leafs besides maybe a fluke year or so
Matthews has 3 years as a bonafide top 5 player in the league in 2021, 2022 and 2024
Gilmour was a top 5 player in the league in 93 and 94
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People I am fond of over the years as a Leaf fan:
Thomas
Gilmour
Turnbull
Wendel
Cujo
Lefebvre
Sundin
Rielly
Hainsey (Sorry. You can't help who you like)
Yushkevich
Overall I would place Gilmour at the top.
Thomas
Gilmour
Turnbull
Wendel
Cujo
Lefebvre
Sundin
Rielly
Hainsey (Sorry. You can't help who you like)
Yushkevich
Overall I would place Gilmour at the top.
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ULF_55
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My actual favorite ... Keon.
And interesting Leafs player.
Mike Gartner.
Mike Gartner - Wikipedia
Gartner was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Glenn Anderson, a minor leaguer, and a draft pick at the trade deadline on March 21, 1994.[3] The deal was driven by Rangers head coach Mike Keenan who disliked Gartner for his lack of grit and disappointing performances in the playoffs.
Gartner was noted for his consistency during his career, as he led his team in goals nine times during his career and scored 30 or more goals each year for the first 15 seasons of his NHL career, setting a record that has since been tied but not surpassed. Despite scoring 50 goals only once in a single season, Gartner became only the fifth player in NHL history to reach 700 goals.
Heart - Clark, Salming, Bower, Gilmour
Skillz - Current crop of Matty, Mitch, Willy
Legends - Apps, Kennedy, Sittler, Sundin, Horton, Mahovlich, Broda
Overall - Keon
Skillz - Current crop of Matty, Mitch, Willy
Legends - Apps, Kennedy, Sittler, Sundin, Horton, Mahovlich, Broda
Overall - Keon
