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[Mandar]

Hadfield was near useless throughout the entire series. I should have taken the third man penalty to save Rolfe.

Emile Francis was so mad he traded Hadfield to Pittsburgh two weeks later for Nick Beverly.

Francis dealt him because he said he saw Hadfield laughing in the penalty box.while he was serving a TMM penalty with less than 2 minutes to go. Had nothing to do with the Rolfe fight.

Hadfield had a broken thumb…couldn’t have done anything to Shultz anyways. He got dealt, and put up two straight 30 goal seasons.

 

[CasusBelli]

Surprised there isn’t more love for my boy Boucher. He, Joliat and Morenz were the best forwards in the early days

 

[Boris Zubov]

You are correct. He was injured and he was useless. He should have stepped in and saved Rolfe. That was the end of the series.

Am I still bitter?

74 was too soon for me (born in '71), but I get it. I'm still bitter about the Richter allowing the Francis goal from center ice.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

If they won a cup with the Rangers they received my vote.
That got me to seven.
8) Rod Gilbert

 

[NickyFotiu]

You guys talking about Cook and Boucher have even me feeling young lol.

 

[Ben Grimm]

I ran a series of polls on the main board to see which of my top 49 all-time I could get them to vote for the HHoF. I'll list the players I could not get them to vote for and then the players they voted for. @NickyFotiu

Cyclone Taylor
Bill Cook* - NYR
Newsy Lalonde
Frank Boucher* - NYR
King Clancy
Syl Apps

Beliveau, Jean
Bossy, Mike
Bourque, Ray
Brodeur, Martin
Chelios, Chris
Clarke, Bobby
Coffey, Paul
Crosby, Sidney
Dryden, Ken
Esposito, Phil
Fetisov, V
Gretzky, Wayne
Hall, Glenn
Harvey, Doug
Hasek, Dominik
Howe, Gordie
Hull, Bobby
Jagr, Jaromir
Kelly, Red
Kharlamov, Valeri
Lafleur, Guy
Lemieux, Mario
Lidstrom, Nicklas
Lindsay, Ted
Makarov, Sergei
McDavid, Connor
Messier, Mark
Mikita, Stan
Morenz, Howie
Nighbor, Frank
Orr, Bobby
Ovechkin, Alex
Park, Brad
Plante, Jacques
Potvin, Denis
Richard, Maurice
Robinson, Larry
Roy, Patrick
Sakic, Joe
Sawchuk, Terry
Shore, Eddie
Trottier, Bryan
Yzerman, Steve

 

[Greg02]

You guys talking about Cook and Boucher have even me feeling young lol.

If you ran this poll on the Habs forum do you think they would leave out Morenz or Richards? There's this very strange erasure of the successful, cool part of Rangers history. I don't get it.

 

[NickyFotiu]

I ran a series of polls on the main board to see which of my top 49 all-time I could get them to vote for the HHoF. I'll list the players I could not get them to vote for and then the players they voted for. @NickyFotiu

Cyclone Taylor
Bill Cook* - NYR
Newsy Lalonde
Frank Boucher* - NYR
King Clancy
Syl Apps

That is a big endeavor. Has anyone actually seen most those players play? I feel like players before 1970 are hard to compare to after 1970.

If you ran this poll on the Habs forum do you think they would leave out Morenz or Richards? There's this very strange erasure of the successful, cool part of Rangers history. I don't get it.

I would not seek to ignore anyone but its hard for me to honestly compare the guys I have never seen play. I go back in general to the Rod Gilbert years and even those were towards his tail end. Most I know about Harry were from video and my dad talking to me.

 

[Captain Monglobster]

Howell is the all time games played leader for the Rangers fyi.

 

[Ben Grimm]

That is a big endeavor. Has anyone actually seen most those players play? I feel like players before 1970 are hard to compare to after 1970. ...

I'd say the last year of the O6, the 1966-67 season. I feel I can compare Orr's rookie year (AS-2, Calder-1, Hart-6, Norris-3) to the following seasons.

 

[NickyFotiu]

I'd say the last year of the O6, the 1966-67 season. I feel I can compare Orr's rookie year (AS-2, Calder-1, Hart-6, Norris-3) to the following seasons.

I can see that. I was just using 1970 as a round number and also because it was close to expansion.

 

[eco's bones]

Can't imagine what picking the best 8 Montreal Canadiens would be like. Just post WWII Montreal goalies--Durnan, Plante, Dryden, Roy.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Not enough love for Bill Cook*.

*Most probably never heard of the guy. Me neither, up until couple months ago.

If I recall the literature correctly, Cook and his line revolutionized the playmaking and passing game.

Way before the Soviets opened North American eyes, with the Summit Series 1972, people remembered that it was Cook's NYR, that first displayed such a pass heavy and creative hockey.

 

[Greg02]

That is a big endeavor. Has anyone actually seen most those players play? I feel like players before 1970 are hard to compare to after 1970.


I would not seek to ignore anyone but its hard for me to honestly compare the guys I have never seen play. I go back in general to the Rod Gilbert years and even those were towards his tail end. Most I know about Harry were from video and my dad talking to me.

I think this is fair for individuals but other teams have an oral history of their early days which is enhanced by the team itself honoring the players and achievements from back then. Cook and Boucher should have their numbers retired. People should know about events like Les Patrick playing goal and Frank Boucher winning the Byng so much they just gave him the trophy to keep.

 

[Ben Grimm]

Can't imagine what picking the best 8 Montreal Canadiens would be like. Just post WWII Montreal goalies--Durnan, Plante, Dryden, Roy.

To me they're by far the easiest.

Beliveau
Roy
Harvey
Richard
Morenz
Plante
Lafleur
Robinson

 

[Ben Grimm]

There's a lot of great posts in here.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Not insulting anyone but I do find it hard to believe that 6 voters do not think Brian Leetch is a top 8 NYR of all times. That seems so unimaginable to me.

 

[Daves a mess]

Not insulting anyone but I do find it hard to believe that 6 voters do not think Brian Leetch is a top 8 NYR of all times. That seems so unimaginable to me.

They HAVE to be under 25 yrs old.

 

[Fitzy]

Bill Cook didn't swing a recently deceased water logged ash tree of a stick around, go to the hall of fame, spend his whole pro career, and win 2 stanley cups with the Rangers to be disrespected like this.

 

[Ben Grimm]

I feel too young to vote in this but I'd add Kravtsov & Rempe

I've been watching the NHL since 1969 and am platinum rated in Yahoo fantasy NHL & NBA, but whether it's hockey history or fantasy sports, @EdJovanovski is the goat of us all.

 

[Larrybiv]

This poll is insane. Or, should I say insanely difficult. Can't believe I had to leave OFF, one of my old faves in Brad Park. Oh yeah, and Hadfield as well. Oh well

 

[leetch99]

Whoever voted for Vic Hadfield didn’t watch the 1974 playoffs.

LOL...it was not me Bob ...although I did take 2/3rds of the GAG line and Park -Leetch-Mess-Richter and Lundqvist and Graves ,, Pre 1970....I would only be guessing .