Most average player in the NHL?

[HoseEmDown]

Alex Killorn

 

[Richard88]

Calle Järnkrok

Was gonna say Jarnkrok too. Middle 6er without any standout skills who can play any position and good for 35 point pace every season like clockwork.

 

[Chiarelli]

Ryan Murray

 

[banks]

I nominate Tyler Bozak.

12 years in the league, many of them in a middle 6 role. Yet he's hit 20 goals only once and hit 50 points only once. 6'1" 199lbs.

Good 2 way player, but not a shutdown guy nor a big scorer. Meshes well with good linemates, but capable of being useful all alone on line 4.

 

[RickyLafleur]

Chris Tierny

 

[Trade]

Blake Comeau was playing games in the NHL as recent as November which was shocking.

If he didn’t get hurt 30 games into the 2014 season, he would have crushed his single season points record playing on Malkin’s wing. Still came close.

909 NHL GP under his belt.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Craig Smith. Even the name sounds average.

 

[LDN]

Bozak or Hoffman

 

[RickyLafleur]

Bozak or Hoffman

Is Hoffman still an elite shooter? Or has he regressed enough where he's effectively useless 90%+ of the time?

 

[Dust]

Bozak had really good speed, Hoffman was a good scorer. My vote would be Derek Ryan.

 

[Wasted Talent]

Nick Bonino

 

[Patrik Barkov]

Ian Cole

 

[Buck Nasty]

Chris Phillips

He is the most "average player" who was also a first overall.

Strangely he was also the correct pick and had the best career of anyone in the top 20 of his draft year. 1996 draft sucks.

 

[golffuul]

Ryan Suter

 

[missionAvs]

Brandon Saad. Probably a little bit better than average, but fits the description as far as being a player that is decent at pretty much everything with no standout skills.

This was the name that came first to me too.

 

[CasusBelli]

The folks who mentioned Philips and Cullen got it right on.

 

[bsu]

Sam Steel.

 

[Eco]

Call me crazy, and this is likely to do with the fact that I remember him on the Thrashers, but I immediately thought of Zach Bogosian.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Lars Eller or Alex Kerfoot

 

[FZ23]

Brandon Sutter

 

[Sheppy]

Danton Heinen

 

[Voight]

All Time: Matthew Cullen

He spent 20 years in condition beige.

Ignore the above average career length.

1500 games played is hella impressive for a guy who was A) Never a top player and B) Not a hall of fame talent.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Some current and former:

Sam Gagner
Ken Daneyko
Ray Whitney
Kunitz

 

[rmthomson21]

I remember someone producing some kind of statistic about this about 6 or 7 years ago, and iirc they determined the answer was Scottie Upshall.

lol, I grew up in Phoenix and I love me some Coyotes, but they treated that man like he was a rockstar

 

[Buck Nasty]

1500 games played is hella impressive for a guy who was A) Never a top player and B) Not a hall of fame talent.

#20 All time in games played.

#222 All time in points.

21 seasons of very average.