Best Player for each team who spent his entire career with that team

[SealsFan]

As the title suggests... Bobby Orr would not qualify for the Bruins nor Gordie Howe for the Red Wings because they played on another NHL team. I'll start with Patrice Bergeron for the Bruins...

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[VanIslander]

1. Lemieux for Pittsburgh.
2. Beliveau for Montreal.
3. Ovechkin for Washington.
4. Mikita for Chicago.
5. Lidstrom for Detroit.
6. Potvin for the NYI.
7. Cook for the NYR.
8. Clarke for Philly.

I ain't touching Toronto.

 

[mrhockey193195]

Am I crazy to think that it might be Bergeron for Boston? It seems like they have a bunch who had cups of coffee elsewhere (Bourque, Shore, Brimsek, Bucyk, etc.)

Some others (assuming active players are eligible:

Buffalo: Perreault
Chicago: Mikita
Dallas: Benn or Lehtinen
Los Angeles: Kopitar or Doughty
Vancouver: Henrik (& Daniel?) Sedin
Washington: Ovechkin

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

1. Lemieux for Pittsburgh.
2. Beliveau for Montreal.
3. Ovechkin for Washington.
4. Mikita for Chicago.
5. Lidstrom for Detroit.
6. Potvin for the NYI.
7. Cook for the NYR.
8. Clarke for Philly.

I ain't touching Toronto.

Tronna... Let's see... I got it! Borj... uh, wait, I mean Mat... oh, how about Davey K.... wait a sec, of course it's got to be um, Frank Mah.... no, I mean. um, Dary...I eman, Doug Gi.... uh, Wend.... no, wait, it's... ah, fergit it!

 

[VanIslander]

Sakic for Colorado.
Getzlaf for Anaheim.

Calgary is a real head scratcher (so many greats played elsewhere).

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

if we don’t make assumptions about current players,

winnipeg/atlanta is either toby enstrom or bryan little?

boston is milt schmidt?

calgary/atlanta is… hakan loob?

columbus, no idea

dallas/minny is craig hartsburg?

there may in fact be no such thing as a career oiler


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[Mohar Ikram]

Tronna... Let's see... I got it! Borj... uh, wait, I mean Mat... oh, how about Davey K.... wait a sec, of course it's got to be um, Frank Mah.... no, I mean. um, Dary...I eman, Doug Gi.... uh, Wend.... no, wait, it's... ah, fergit it!

Ted Kennedy and Syl Apps for the Leafs. Is that so hard?

 

[VanIslander]

Several franchises have two or more candidates.

 

[VanIslander]

Eddie Gerard for Ottawa.

 

[Fenway]

Montreal

When Boston Garden closed in 1995 - They honored Beliveau and then the Rocket

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

Sedins for Vancouver. It just has to be two.

 

[D3vilsH0ck3y]

NJ Devils - Patrik Eliáš ​

 

[McGarnagle]

Am I crazy to think that it might be Bergeron for Boston? It seems like they have a bunch who had cups of coffee elsewhere (Bourque, Shore, Brimsek, Bucyk, etc.)

Some others (assuming active players are eligible:

Buffalo: Perreault
Chicago: Mikita
Dallas: Benn or Lehtinen
Los Angeles: Kopitar or Doughty
Vancouver: Henrik (& Daniel?) Sedin
Washington: Ovechkin

I think it is Bergeron. Though if Shore didn't play those ten games for the New York Americans it's him (assuming we're not counting his WCHL/WHL experience either). Dit Clapper might get an argument from old timers. Schmidt missed 3 years due to the war but Bergeron still outpaces him in PPG while being a defensive force. But Bergy still has the accolades IMO.

 

[buffalowing88]

NJ Devils - Patrik Eliáš ​

Devils have had a few. But I love Elias and he's obviously the choice. I've come around on him so much in the past few years.

Daneyko had a helluva career too, though.

 

[Nick Hansen]

I'll take care of the low-hanging fruit... Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes would be Shane Doan. Kinda confusing how that franchise hangs together with the old Winnipeg team, though. I believe Dale Hawerchuk got his jersey in the rafters for the Phoenix franchise... Thomas Steen comes to mind depending on how one looks at it.

LA Kings... would that be Dave Taylor as we speak? (Kopitar and Doughty if they remain Kings for the rest of their careers will obviously be the ones to choose from here)

 

[MadArcand]

Either Slavin or Aho for Whalers/Canes. Finding a retired player would require quite the dredging, though.

EDIT: dear god, it has to be Chad LaRose, doesn't he?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I think it is Bergeron. Though if Shore didn't play those ten games for the New York Americans it's him (assuming we're not counting his WCHL/WHL experience either). Dit Clapper might get an argument from old timers. Schmidt missed 3 years due to the war but Bergeron still outpaces him in PPG while being a defensive force. But Bergy still has the accolades IMO.

I'd take Schmidt and Clapper over Bergeron.

PPG isn't really a valid argument when comparing players from era's that different.

 

[decma]

Brian Sutter for StL.

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

Ted Kennedy and Syl Apps for the Leafs. Is that so hard?

It was a freakin' joke... is that so hard?

 

[DitchMarner]

I can't see McDavid playing for another NHL team (but you never know). If he retired right after these playoffs, he would be EDM's answer. I'm sure he will be in time.

 

[jimmysheva]

None of Edmonton's 80s core qualify?

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

I can't see McDavid playing for another NHL team (but you never know). If he retired right after these playoffs, he would be EDM's answer. I'm sure he will be in time.

i mean i can’t imagine ovechkin or crosby ever playing for someone else but the thing about assumptions though, i also never in a million years expected brodeur, alfredsson, or modano, or for that matter marleau to ever move on either

or lundqvist, i swore chara would retire a bruin, and so on

 

[SealsFan]

Wow, is it difficult to find an exclusive Seal! Not counting guys who only played a handful of games, here are candidates where the Seals were the only NHL team they played on but they also had some games in the WHA:

Morris Mott - 199 games 18 goals
Mike Laughton - 189 games, 39 goals
Don O'Donoghue - 125 games, 19 goals
George Pesut - 92 games, 3 goals
Joe Szura - 90 games, 10 goals
Ron Huston - 79 games, 15 goals
Joe Hardy - 63 games, 9 goals
Gary Kurt - 16 games in goal

Players who only appeared on the Seals and never in the WHA:
Wayne King - 73 games, 5 goals
Tim Jacobs - 46 games, 0 goals
Paul Shakes - 21 games, 0 goals

 

[SealsFan]

5. Lidstrom for Detroit.

With Yzerman, Detroit has two great candidates.

 

[Soundgarden]

Rinne for Nashville. Maybe Josi will have a shot in the future if he stays his whole career.