So is there going to be the same focus on equal representation between eras that we saw in the other projects? I partly ask for both the older players (while realizing that things like the Challenge Cup are still mentioned) and for the more recent players (who I feel may be underrepresented, or who might be represented in odd ways).
Given that there's less of an established list to go off of, how are you doing acceptance/rejection of the Round 1 lists? I feel like we're going to get widely divergent Round 1 lists to a much larger extent, since we've seen best defense lists and best goalie lists and they've been debated here quite frequently with a lot of comparisons, and in some ways should have mimicked the best players list that we see often enough. I don't think there's really the same equivalent to having Gretzky listed 7th for Centres or Orr 8th for Defensemen in terms of odd ball rejectable rankings; there's going to be less of a big 4 that you see in best players list, or best 7 in goalies, and should be a bit of a free-for-all, which I mean in a positive way because it is fairly new territory we're covering.
I know I intend to focus more on equal representation than I usually do, due to the difficulties in assessing some eras (namely, prior-to-best-of-7 will be hell, and that's before even considering the mostly absurdly low scoring totals).
From my perspective : if I feel there's a Top-100 (general, not only playoffs, and broadly speaking) player missing, but for whom the playoffs are just about the sole reason why that player is even considered a Top-100 player, then questions should be asked.
In other words, and to get this out of the way : A list missing Turk Broda would have me scratching my head, because Broda :
- Is seen as a Top-100 player of all-time.
- Probably solely because of playoffs, because there's otherwise nothing in his regular season that suggest he's a Top-200 player.
That might be a bit hyperbolic, but I like the reasoning. Now, what exactly is an appropriate ranking for Broda, I don't know, and that's mostly a hot take.
Notice that I'm not admin or anything -- just trying to come up with something.