Was Ziggy Palffy an elite talent?

[SeanMoneyHands]

He had a very short career due to injuries. From what you saw of him, was he an elite talent?

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[Bear of Bad News]

I think he had Hall of Fame talent but not a level above that, so my answer depends on what you think "elite" means.

 

[MadLuke]

That all about where the elite talent bar is, he would have been the most talented player on a lot of nhl team and finished top 10 in points quite often.

Maybe when talking about all-time great it could be a discussion, but when he was playing he was certainly among the league elite talent of his time.

 

[Staniowski]

Yes, of course he was an elite talent.

I first saw him play ar the '91 World Juniors, where he was the revelation of the tournament. Fast and talented, a great scorer. He's close to being the most forgotten (to the extent he's forgotten) great scorer of all-time.

He should be in the HHOF (if i had a vote, it would be an easy "Yes"). One of the top scorers of the DPE in the NHL, and in Europe and internationally otherwise.

 

[Yozhik v tumane]

His NHL career was short because he up and left the abysmal Penguins mid-season, apparently because of how bad they were.

But he played in Slovakia into his 40s.