Greatest 'Foreign' player who ever graced the NHL?

[User9992]

Who is the 'Greatest Foreign Player' who ever graced the NHL?


Jaromir Jagr: 1733 GP - 766 Goals - 1155 Assists - 1921 Points - 1.108 PPG
2x Stanley Cup (1991, 1992)
1x Hart Trophy (1999)
3x Ted Lindsay (1999, 2000, 2006)
5x Art Ross (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
7x First All-Star team (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006)
1x Second All-Star team (1997)
1x Olympic Games (1998)

Domink Hasek: 735 GP - 2.20 GAA - 0.922 SV% - 81 Shutouts
2x Stanley Cup (2002, 2008)
2x Hart Trophy (1997, 1998)
2x Ted Lindsay (1997, 1998)
6x Vezina Trophy (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001)
6x First All-Star team (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001)
1x Olympic Games' Best Goaltender (1998)
1x Olympic Games (1998)

Nicklas Lidstrom: 1564 GP - 264 Goals - 878 Assists - 1142 Points - 0.73 PPG - 450-/+
4x Stanley Cup (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008)
7x Norris Trophy (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011)
10x First All-Star team (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011)
2x Second All-Star team (2009, 2010)
1x Conn Smythe (2002)
1x Olympic Games (2006)

Alex Ovechkin: 1440 GP - 863 Goals - 705 Assists - 1568 Points - 1.089 PPG
1x Stanley Cup (2018)
3x Hart Trophy (2008, 2009, 2013)
3x Ted Lindsay (2008, 2009, 2010)
1x Art Ross (2008)
9x Rocket Richard (2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)
1x Conn Smythe (2018)
1x Calder Memorial (2006)
8x First All-Star team (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2019)
4x Second All-Star Team (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016)

Honorable Mentions: Stan Mikita, Evgeni Malkin, Nikita Kucherov, Peter Stastny, Peter Forsberg, Teemu Selanne, Jari Kurri, Sergei Fedorov, Pavel Datsyuk, Mats Sundin, Sedin brothers, Zdeno Chara, Henrik Lundqvist, Pavel Bure, Leon Draisaitl, Ange Kopitar, Henrik Zetterberg, Erik Karlsson, Victor Hedman, David Pastrnak, Ilya Kovalchuk, Mikko Rantanen, Alexander Mogilny.

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[amnesiac]

Jagr
Hasek
Ovi
Lidstrom

5 Art Rosses vs 6 Vezinas vs 9 Rockets vs 7 Norrises

Sheesh!

 

[Bouboumaster]

Jagr
I have him as the 6th best player ever, behind the Big Four and Crosby


To me, it's:
Jagr
Hasek

Ovechkin
Lidstrom

 

[ujju2]

Gotta be Ovi for me. The GOAT goalscorer. But all three of the others have a solid case as well.

 

[centipede2233]

it’s jagrmeister

 

[bobholly39]

Jagr.

Greatest career/player to me Jagr is definitely #1 in this group, and Lidstrom is definitely #4.

I could see a case for either Ovi or Hasek above Jagr.

For Lidstrom, the only way he's in contention is if by "greatest", you take into account reputation. If so, he rises a lot and has a case for #1. But as a player/career, he's an obvious #4.

 

[tabness]

Jari Kurri should be an option

 

[frisco]

I'll take Jagr. Although going by the pics in the OP, Ovechkin is doing incredible things this year at the age of 66.

My Best-Carey

 

[Bouboumaster]

Jari Kurri should be an option

Fantastic player, but why bother?

Everyone and their moms know that he ain't on Jagr level, he's not going to Win that poll

 

[blundluntman]

Gonna take Hasek since the question is greatest European to play in the NHL vs "Greatest NHL career from a European".

He had 6 vezinas, 2 hart trophies, 2 ted lindsays, 6 1st ASTs and a cup and he didn't even become a starter until he was already 28 years old.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Foreign to whom? If you're American wouldn't Canadian be technically foreign?

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Are you asking for the best foreign born player to play in the NHL or the best career from a foreign born player?

If it's the best foreign player to play in the league the answer is Fetisov or Makarov