Mike Bullard
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Is finishing Top 10 in GPG once in his career elite?
I'm too young to have watched him play - and when I first heard of him I couldn't believe there was a hockey player with the same name as a talk-show host - but finishing Top 10 in GPG once and Goals twice doesn't strike me as elite.
That being said, you must be at least decent to outscore your next best teammate by 35 points. (Shedden did play 9 fewer games...)
I'm too young to have watched him play - and when I first heard of him I couldn't believe there was a hockey player with the same name as a talk-show host - but finishing Top 10 in GPG once and Goals twice doesn't strike me as elite.
That being said, you must be at least decent to outscore your next best teammate by 35 points. (Shedden did play 9 fewer games...)
The Panther
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I only remember Bullard with Calgary in 1987-88, when he scored 48 goals and 103 points. Not surprisingly, almost half of his points came on the Flames' lethal PP, when he'd be up front with Nieuwendyk, and with MacInnis and Suter firing bombs from the point. But then he was weirdly useless in the playoffs, with 0 goals in six games before being speared by McSorley, which in retrospect ended his prime.
He had scored 51 goals on the dreadful Pens team the season before Lemieux was drafted.
I remember that he went to Philly during 1988-89 and 1989-90, when that club was starting to decline. 113 points in 124 games for them, so not too bad.
I have no memory at all of him being with Toronto in 1991-92.
Does seem a bit odd that he retired (from the NHL) then. (For reference, he's slightly younger than Gretzky / Messier.) Did he marry a Swiss or German woman or something? Looks like 11 or 12 years of playing in that region.
He had scored 51 goals on the dreadful Pens team the season before Lemieux was drafted.
I remember that he went to Philly during 1988-89 and 1989-90, when that club was starting to decline. 113 points in 124 games for them, so not too bad.
I have no memory at all of him being with Toronto in 1991-92.
Does seem a bit odd that he retired (from the NHL) then. (For reference, he's slightly younger than Gretzky / Messier.) Did he marry a Swiss or German woman or something? Looks like 11 or 12 years of playing in that region.
Michael Farkas
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Selfish, one dimensional, and I believe struggled with substance abuse at points. More or less a bad team scorer. He had some skill certainly, but struggled to fit into the NHL team concept. If I recall, he didn't really challenge himself on the European leagues he jumped to either...
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Mike Bullard was not elite. He was offensively skilled and could score, but didn't do much defensively or physically. He also had a reputation for being too individualistic and not using his linemates enough.
Many people thought Calgary would win the Cup in '88, instead they got swept by Edmonton.. After his 100+ point season, Bullard only had 1 assist and was minus-7 in the four game sweep. When Fletcher saw the opportunity to get Gilmour, Bullard was the obvious choice to move.
There were many skilled Canadian players in the 80s and 90s who had long successful careers in Germany or Switzerland when their NHL careers stalled, guys like Peter Lee or Dale McCourt. The pay was good and the seasons were shorter and less physically demanding than the NHL
Many people thought Calgary would win the Cup in '88, instead they got swept by Edmonton.. After his 100+ point season, Bullard only had 1 assist and was minus-7 in the four game sweep. When Fletcher saw the opportunity to get Gilmour, Bullard was the obvious choice to move.
There were many skilled Canadian players in the 80s and 90s who had long successful careers in Germany or Switzerland when their NHL careers stalled, guys like Peter Lee or Dale McCourt. The pay was good and the seasons were shorter and less physically demanding than the NHL
