Mount Rushmore of the Best players on Each Team

[Realgud]

Howe
Yzerman
Lidstrom
Sawchuk

 

[um]

I did this in April 2020, so maybe it's a little off, but I still like this:

Ducks-Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Ryan Getzlaf
Old Jets/Coyotes-Shane Doan, Thomas Steen, Dale Hawerchuk, Keith Tkachuk
Bruins-Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Raymond Bourque, Johnny Bucyk
Sabres-Dominik Hasek, Gilbert Perreault, Pat Lafontaine, Phil Housley
Flames-Jarome Iginla, Theoren Fleury, Lanny McDonald, Al MacInnis
Whalers/Hurricanes-Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Staal, Ron Francis, Kevin Dineen
Blackhawks-Bobby Hull, Glenn Hall, Stan Mikita, Patrick Kane
Nordiques/Avalanche-Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Peter Stastny
Blue Jackets-Rick Nash, Sergei Bobrovsky, Nick Foligno, Steve Mason
North Stars/Stars-Mike Modano, Ed Belfour, Neal Broten, Sergei Zubov
Red Wings-Gordie Howe, Terry Sawchuk, Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom
Oilers-Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Grant Fuhr
Panthers-Olli Jokinen, Roberto Luongo, Scott Mellanby, John Vanbiesbrouck
Kings-Wayne Gretzky, Marcel Dionne, Drew Doughty, Luc Robitaille
Wild-Marian Gaborik, Mikko Koivu, Zach Parise, Ryan Suter
Canadiens-Rocket Richard, Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Ken Dryden
Predators-Kimmo Timonen, Shea Weber, Pekka Rinne, David Legwand
Scouts/Rockies/Devils-Scott Stevens, Martin Brodeur, Scott Niedermayer, Patrik Elias
Islanders-Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin, Billy Smith
Rangers-Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, Rod Gilbert, Andy Bathgate
Senators(including first run)-Daniel Alfredsson, Clint Benedict, Alex Connell, Erik Karlsson(if only since 1992 replace Benedict and Connell with Alexei Yashin and Jason Spezza)
Flyers-Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent, Bill Barber, Eric Lindros
Penguins-Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin
Blues-Brett Hull, Bernie Federko, Chris Pronger, Vladimir Tarasenko
Sharks-Owen Nolan, Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski
Lightning-Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis, Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov
Maple Leafs-Dave Keon, Turk Broda, Tim Horton, Mats Sundin
Canucks-Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Markus Naslund, Trevor Linden
Golden Knights-William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Stone
Capitals-Alexander Ovechkin, Peter Bondra, Nicklas Backstrom, Olaf Kolzig
Thrashers/Jets-Ilya Kovalchuk, Patrik Laine, Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele

Langways arrival turned the Capitals around and he has more hardware than 3 of those 4 guys. He's #2 easily.

Actually looking at the list further a lot of these choices are interesting. NVM.

 

[Devilsfan992]

Brodeur
Stevens
Neidermeyer
Elias

 

[Prsut18]

Red Wings .. see my profile photo

 

[norrisnick]

How does one not include 99 on a list of all time great kings? He single handily made your team relevant and had the greatest single impact one person could have on a franchise

Because Wayne is an Oiler. Be like trying to claim Einstein as an American for a Mt Rushmore of thinkers.

 

[The Real JT]

Because Wayne is an Oiler. Be like trying to claim Einstein as an American for a Mt Rushmore of thinkers.

Bob Einstein is on the Mount Rushmore of Curb characters.

RIP Funkhouser

 

[TheDoldrums]

Dave Keon
Borje Salming
Mats Sundin
Auston Matthews

 

[Crosby2010]

Mario
Jagr
Crosby
Malkin

Is there any team that is nearly unanimous when it comes to this other than the Pens?


Rocket
Beliveau
Lafleur
Roy

But you could easily do Harvey, Plante as well for instance. Morenz too perhaps.

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

This doesn't make sense

How so?

 

[kingsholygrail]

How does one not include 99 on a list of all time great kings? He single handily made your team relevant and had the greatest single impact one person could have on a franchise

This is not a list of All-Time great Kings. He'd be #5. It's the Mount Rushmore and you can only pick 4. I put my reasons there.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Devils are easy

Brodeur
Stevens
Niedermayer
Elias

Maybe that Jack Hughes fella takes Niedermayer's spot, but not yet.

 

[Rebels57]

Bobby Clarke
Bernie Parent
Eric Lindros
Claude Giroux

HM: Bill Barber, Mark Howe, John LeClair, Brian Propp, Eric Desjardins

 

[bleedgreen]

Rod Brind’amour
Ron Francis
Jaccob Slavin
Cam Ward


There was a time when I thought Eric Staal would be a slam dunk for this, but his argument lost a lot of steam over the past few years.

At some point Aho is on here. I would’ve said Francis, RBA, Staal, Aho off the cuff but you’re right about Staal. Aho hasn’t accomplished quite enough yet either, he doesn’t really have that feeling. Slavin is similar to me. Probably belongs there and hopefully is when it’s all said and done. If he leaves after next season and we never won with him, and Pesce leaves as well that’ll be one of the bigger disappointments to me as a Canes fan. Those two deserve something for the time served.

 

[TheBeard]

Or Chris Dingman?

Or Brian Benning?

 

[Salsa Shark]

Rangers starting five would be Lundqvist Leetch Park Messier Boucher and Cook. HM to Bathgate.

Since the Rangers don't actually acknowledge their prewar success if they were coming up with a list more likely to be
Hank
Leetch
Messier
Gilbert
Or if MSG network has anything to do with it: Mess, Leetch, Richter, Graves lol

 

[Buyout Timo]

Devils

Gilmour
Shanahan
Jagr
Mogilny

Honorable Mention: Tikkanen

Did I forget someone?

Joe Nieuwendyk​

 

[Salsa Shark]

Red Wings .. see my profile photo

That's awesome I love it

 

[Mitch nylander]

Spread it across eras

Leafs:
Mats Sundin - All-time point leader, second team all star a few times, one of the most recognizable captains,
Dave Keon - Four cups, a conn smythe, 2 byngs, 3rd all-time in points
Borje Salming - Toronto's best defenseman ever. 6 time all-star, multi-time norris finalist, 4th all-time in points.
Turk Broda - One of Toronto's best goalies ever, 2x Vezina winner, 3x all-star, 5x cups.

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Just Missed:
Syl Apps - First calder winner ever, was always talked about as the most talented of his era, multiple cups
Ted Kennedy - Won a Hart Trophy here + Several Cups.
Johnny Bower- For sheer determination, a vezina winner, a multi-cup winning keeper.
Tim Horton - Second best d in leafs history.
George Armstrong - Longest serving captain in leafs history
Darryl Sittler - second all time in Toronto Points
Auston Matthews- Moving up in scoring, has won a hart/lindsay/calder/rockets

 

[Mitch nylander]

Devils

Gilmour
Shanahan
Jagr
Mogilny

Honorable Mention: Tikkanen

Did I forget someone?

Larionov? Housley? Peter Stastny?

 

[GMR]

Or Brian Benning?

What about headbutt Nazarov? He played for the Lightning.

 

[Goatlender]

Canucks:

Sedin
Sedin
Luongo
Bure

HM: Hughes, Linden, Naslund, Kesler, Pettersson

 

[GMR]

Since the Rangers don't actually acknowledge their prewar success if they were coming up with a list more likely to be
Hank
Leetch
Messier
Gilbert
Or if MSG network has anything to do with it: Mess, Leetch, Richter, Graves lol

Yeah, the Rangers don't respect their pre-WW2 players much.

Same with Detroit. The franchise won Cups prior to the 1950's but it rarely honors or mentions pre-WW2 players.

 

[Cowumbus]

Bobrovsky
Panarin
Nash
…

 

[Derailed75]

Rod Brind’amour
Ron Francis
Jaccob Slavin
Cam Ward


There was a time when I thought Eric Staal would be a slam dunk for this, but his argument lost a lot of steam over the past few years.

I agree. Right now Rod is the most cemented in place and Ronnie is right behind him. Ward very well me bumped off the mountain by Aho in the very near future. Hell if Aho stays his career in Carolina he may even pass Rod unless Rod also coaches the team to a cup.

 

[GMR]

Canucks:

Sedin
Sedin
Luongo
Bure

HM: Hughes, Linden, Naslund, Kesler, Pettersson

The Sedins are one person on Mount Rushmore. Same face.

I'd have the Sedins (one face), handsome Bure, Linden (or Messier), and Harold Snepsts with that awesome stache.