Brad Park- looks pretty good this round, might be in the top 5, although I wonder how he will fare against Clancy.
Charlie Conacher- seems a little too early for Lafleur light. Basically has a great 6 year prime, 3rd year stands out in a bad way though, and not much else. Not a great playoff performer but 30's guys never look good in this metric.
Chris Chelios- a lock for first this round right?
Frank Boucher-I think he is a bit overrated and he will be behind Yzerman this round one would think.
Henri Richard- a bit early for him IMO, several centers not up yet have extremely strong cases in being better than him, although I'll try really hard not to think about it. Either way 2 centers ahead of him this round.
Ken Dryden- honestly not sure if he or Tretiak should be the top goalie in this round, both have their case and I'm pretty sure at least one them should be in the top 5
King Clancy- it will be very interesting to see how he stacks up to the other 3 Dmen in this round, some might have him 1st and others 4th. I think he has a case for 2nd after Chelios.
Paul Coffey- Some will love him for his high octane offense others will drop him down to his lousy defense. I think he has a case for 2nd among Dmen and maybe top 5 but clearly behind Chelios.
Pierre Pilot-very good prime but how strong was the competition for Norris 60-67?
Also he has zero Norris votes before the arrival of Mikita and Hull when he was 28.
Steve Yzerman- Has an unmatched 7 year prime for this round from 88-94 and at least a handfull of very good to excellent ones. Top 3 lock on this ballot for me.
Syl Apps- very consistent and well rounded resume but maybe lacks that one signature wow type of season. I think he has a case for being the 2nd center after Yzerman this round but soem will like Boucher more.
Valeri Kharamov-He is a legend, much like in the fashion of Maurice Richard, other claim he is more style over substance,
https://thehockeywriters.com/valeri-kharlamov-the-most-overrated-player-in-history/ .
I think that he might be almost as polarizing as Coffey is. I can see the case for him in the top 2 as TDMM stated upthread and I can see him being middle of the pack as well.
Vladislav Tretiak-I think it's a coinflip between him and Dryden and at least one probably deserves a spot in the top 5.
I think that there will be one each of center, Dman, winger and goalie in the top 5 what position will the 5th guy be.
It's really open but there won't be 2 wingers.