Favourite non-Bruin

[Troublesome 85]

All time

Pavel Datsyuk

Few others but hes the main one

 

[ON3M4N]

I have non-Bruins players that I like, but only really watch(ed) them when the play(ed) the Bruins. The only guy that I'd watch anytime I could (even if it wasn't against Boston) would be Pavel Datsyuk. To this day I still go on YouTube and watch his highlights.

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

When I was a kid I loved Pelle Lindbergh. One of my prized possessions is one of his sticks with his autograph.

For some reason I liked Bengt Gustafsson and Reijo Ruotsalainen. Probably because I thought they had cool names.
Oh, also Anders Kallur.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

1. Wayne Gretzky.

Never saw anyone quite like him and I loved watching him play. The only player I’ve ever watched in person that made me nervous every time he had the puck.

I actually own an Oilers Gretzky jersey.

2. Mark Messier.

If ever there was a man who *should* have been a Bruin - it’s Mark Messier. I’ve never seen a better combination of skill and nasty. If he had played his entire career in Boston, or even just the first half, only Bobby Orr would be a bigger all-time favorite. And probably not by much.

Messier would be near the top of my most hated list.

 

[Ratty]

Eddie Giacomin. Most exciting goaltender I ever saw.

Jean Beliveau
Boom Boom Geoffrion.

 

[weaponomega]

Of active players Cale Makar
All time: Mario Lemieux

 

[NeelyDan]

any and all Stromes

 

[Dr Hook]

Marcel Dionne. Got a chance to see him play in the 70s at the Forum in LA when I was a boy. Kings games were the only hockey I could see back then living in SoCal in the era of local broadcasts and no real national hockey coverage in the US.

 

[Bridges31]

Current would be Matthew Tkachuk

Of all time? Tough but I’d probably go with Martin St. Louis.

 

[DiggityDog]

Past: Pavel Datsyuk
Current: Mark Stone

 

[McGarnagle]

Mike Richter

 

[Fenian24]

That I saw: Retired-Bob Probert, Dale Hunter, Bobby Clarke, Doug Gilmour, Denis Savard, Scott Stevens, Brendan Shanahan, Darren McCarty, Mark Messier, Wendell Clark
Current-Connor McDavid, Matt Tkachuk, Pat Maroon, Brayden Point, Kyle Connor
Guys I read about, caught end of careers/WHA/video--Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Maurice Richard, Ching Johnson, Black Jack Stewart

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Pavel Bure was my favorite player as a kid. With Federov and Mogilny close behind. Honorable mention to Paul Kariya.

I always really liked Ron Francis, Pat Verbeek and Geoff Sanderson as Whalers. On the opposite spectrum, I HATE Brendan Shanahan as Whaler and anywhere.

I was a big David Backes fan during his St. Louis days, unfortunately we got him during the wrong part of his career. But I was a fan of him as a non-Bruin, but then he became one.

Currently, I really like Jason Robertson as my favorite non- Bruins. Honorable mention for Matt Dumba.

 

[UConn126]

Right now Tage Thompson cause he's become the best player to make the NHL from UConn. I like Zegras too, we'll see where his career goes. Cale Makar is definitely up there as well, that's probably my top 3 for active players. I like Matt Tkatchuk a lot when he's not playing against us, and same for Austin Mathews (I'd be a bigger fan if he was a 'Yote).

All time? That's tough. Maybe Brian Leetch, although he was briefly a Bruin so that probably doesn't count. Same for Jagr.

Maybe Chelios, maybe Modano. Pretty much anyone off the 02 US Olympic team could be a candidate.

Teemun Selanne and Pat Marleau definitely up there. Al MacInnis, too.

 

[Bruinaura]

All time....John LeClair, Eric Lindros, Shea Weber

Now? Hmmmm. Maybe Pavelski

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Past: Pavel Datsyuk
Current: Mark Stone

I hate watching Stone try to skate. Looks like he's in cement

 

[TCB]

All Time : Darryl Sittler/ Wendel Clark/ Borje Salming
Present : Brady Tkachuk, Draisaitl, Makar

 

[Bruinaura]

I hate watching Stone try to skate. Looks like he's in cement

He is by far the ugliest skater in the league lol. Good player, but yeah, painful to watch him skate lol

 

[jgatie]

Like? I don't like any of them. In fact, I hate most of them. Respect? Stamkos and . . . that's about it.

 

[GordonHowe]

Tom Wilson.

You are excommunicated from this board.

That is all.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

You are excommunicated from this board.

That is all.

Hahahaha

 

[LSCII]

Håkan Loob

Dude was so silky smooth.

 

[Tbaybruin]

The 2011 Vancouver roster.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Tom Wilson.

He is trash in every manner. Surprised.

As for this, current player is Makar.

 

[GordonHowe]

It won't come as a shock that Gordie (whom I saw play), and Ted (Lindsay, whom I did not, though I literally ran into him @ the old Olympia in the late 70's) are all time favorites.

I saw most of the below play, though of course I never saw Sawchuk or Shore.

Jean Beliveau
Bob Gainey
Larry Robinson
Henri Richard
Red Kelly
Mark Messier
Alex DelVecchio
Daryl Sittler
Serge Savard
Cheating: Robert Gordon Orr, Espo, Milt Schmidt, Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, Eddie Shore, Cam Neely, Adam Oates, Raymond Bourque, Gary Cheevers, Tim Thomas, Derek Sanderson, Johnny Buyck, Terry O'Reilly, Milan Lucic


Terry Sawchuk
Jaques Plante (whom I did see play, along with Glenn Hall, for the Blues. I just didn't realize it at the time!)
Billy Smith
Glenn Hall
Johnny Bower
Tony O
Bernie Parent
Grant Fuhr
Roger Crozier

Nick Lidstrom
Pavel Datsyuk
Doug Harvey
Tim Horton
Ron Francis
Bobby Hull
Stan Mikita
Bob Clarke

Steve Yzerman
Lanny McDonald
Borje Salming
Dennis Potvin
Bernie Geoffrion
Jaques Lemaire
Guy LaFleur
Mike Bossy
Brian Trottier
Rod Langway
Yari Kurri

That's all for now, but I'm sure I'll have more,