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Mike Modano Statue to be Erected

I remember that James Corden skit, pretty amusing, but I also remember thinking that the fake statue looks a lot like McDavid.

Also, re: the stretcher incident, which followed a Messier cheap shot that knocked Modano out cold.....that was in Dallas, wasn't it? Had to add insult to injury, in his own rink. I hope those paramedics got roasted. :laugh:
Try find some video clips of Messier
winning a fight or delivering a big clean hit. I'm sure they are out there , I just don't recall seeing any if them.
Maybe with Otto on the Flames?
 
You know you could've saved yourself so much time if you just started with that, right? :laugh:

He's the franchise's all time leading scorer. His number's already been retired by the team.

Yes we know he never won any individual awards, never hit 100pts, stripped of the C, etc.

That's fine.

But he's still currently the greatest player in franchise history and fullly deserving of a statue to commemorate this fact.

Just my .02
If the Blue Jackets had put up a David Vyborny statue back in the day, I'm guessing people would have scratched their heads as well.

Modano is not a player deserving of a statue any more than Jonathan Marchessault is.
 
You know you could've saved yourself so much time if you just started with that, right? :laugh:

He's the franchise's all time leading scorer. His number's already been retired by the team.

Yes we know he never won any individual awards, never hit 100pts, stripped of the C, etc.

That's fine.

But he's still currently the greatest player in franchise history and fullly deserving of a statue to commemorate this fact.

Just my .02
And the highest scoring American born player in NHL history.
 
Probably a top 2-3 American forward of all time? Id have Kane then Modano then Hull personally. Modano played through a lower scoring era than Hull did so I give him some benefit for that.
Not sure if you mean Bobby or Brett, but Mike and Brett literally played together.
 
If the Blue Jackets had put up a David Vyborny statue back in the day, I'm guessing people would have scratched their heads as well.

Modano is not a player deserving of a statue any more than Jonathan Marchessault is.

If your response to my post is bringing up David Vyborny as a comparable, then I'm not sure what else I can add to the conversation. Doesn't seem worth it at this point.

Wow. :laugh:

And the highest scoring American born player in NHL history.

Well sure, that too, but I'm not the one looking for reasons here; I already know why he's getting a statue.
 
If your response to my post is bringing up David Vyborny as a comparable, then I'm not sure what else I can add to the conversation. Doesn't seem worth it at this point.

Wow. :laugh:

I'm not saying that Vyborny is a better player; I'm saying that it's a weird thing to put up a statue for a guy who was never the best player on his team, or a player who happens to have some particular record at a given time. Dallas should feel free to build its own history, after all, not rely on guys who played for other teams.

Also, there's a reason that Nieuwendyk won the Conn Smythe. If it hadn't been him, it should have been Zubov or Belfour or Hasek, not Modano. So... do they get statues? Modano is a classic case of accumulating points based on longevity, not actually standing out as an elite. But hard to convince people that started watching hockey in 1998 of "history."
 
I’m not sure I’d say cocky. He was young and brilliant, perceived as a bit soft and perhaps lacking in that good ol’ boy character that gets media attention. It didn’t work out when they made him captain. But he wasn’t like a Zegras or Roenick, out there running his mouth or anything. Maybe more like a Mitch Marner.

humble guy

I'm still trying to figure out if you're honestly being helpful and missing the joke/pun, or playing along with the joke/pun I had embedded into my post... "Nay, nay! Not a cocky guy! Definitely a softie!" :naughty:

My bad though, I probably should have used an emoticon in the original post.
 
I'm not saying that Vyborny is a better player; I'm saying that it's a weird thing to put up a statue for a guy who was never the best player on his team, or a player who happens to have some particular record at a given time. Dallas should feel free to build its own history, after all, not rely on guys who played for other teams.

Also, there's a reason that Nieuwendyk won the Conn Smythe. If it hadn't been him, it should have been Zubov or Belfour or Hasek, not Modano. So... do they get statues? Modano is a classic case of accumulating points based on longevity, not actually standing out as an elite. But hard to convince people that started watching hockey in 1998 of "history."
Good thing we don't ask Wild fans for permission.
 
I'm not saying that Vyborny is a better player; I'm saying that it's a weird thing to put up a statue for a guy who was never the best player on his team, or a player who happens to have some particular record at a given time. Dallas should feel free to build its own history, after all, not rely on guys who played for other teams.

Also, there's a reason that Nieuwendyk won the Conn Smythe. If it hadn't been him, it should have been Zubov or Belfour or Hasek, not Modano. So... do they get statues? Modano is a classic case of accumulating points based on longevity, not actually standing out as an elite. But hard to convince people that started watching hockey in 1998 of "history."
Modano stole your lady back in the day right? Only thing I can think of as to why you would be spewing so much nonsense that is laughable at best. I get everyone has their own opinion but geez.

edit: Oh you're a Wild fan. That explains it.
 
Modano is literally the first player that comes to mind when someone mentions the stacked Dallas Stars cup team. Some of you guys are crazy.

That's because Modano was the best and most important player on those Stars teams, with all due respect to Zubov and Belfour. Modano took on the head-to-head matchups against Sakic in getting through the western conference and generally got the better of those matchups, led the team in points while doing so, played on the first PP and PK units, and was on the ice to hold late leads.

Against Colorado, Modano matched-up against Sakic and Carbonneau matched-up against Forsberg. Nieuwendyk was a good player, but was opportunistic in that he was able to take advantage of weaker matchups. I'd argue that Modano, Zubov and Belfour (and probably Hasek as well) all deserved the Conn Smythe over Nieuwendyk. Don't believe me? Ken Hitchcock played Modano over 4 minutes per night more than he did Nieuwendyk....so who was more valuable to this team?
 
That's because Modano was the best and most important player on those Stars teams, with all due respect to Zubov and Belfour. Modano took on the head-to-head matchups against Sakic in getting through the western conference and generally got the better of those matchups, led the team in points while doing so, played on the first PP and PK units, and was on the ice to hold late leads.

Against Colorado, Modano matched-up against Sakic and Carbonneau matched-up against Forsberg. Nieuwendyk was a good player, but was opportunistic in that he was able to take advantage of weaker matchups. I'd argue that Modano, Zubov and Belfour (and probably Hasek as well) all deserved the Conn Smythe over Nieuwendyk. Don't believe me? Ken Hitchcock played Modano over 4 minutes per night more than he did Nieuwendyk....so who was more valuable to this team?

Vast majority of us in this thread are already well aware of his obvious importance or value to the franchise over the years.

I wouldn't waste any more time trying to convince the one salty Minnesotan who doesn't seem to want to buy in. :dunno: :laugh:
 

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