GMRwings1983

I want Smith to run that f***** Stamkos into the glass.

Statement game. Need to show this paper champion that we've turned the corner.

Oh sure, have the black guy fight. Typical.

He's big and he's German. I expect him to fight.

Counting Chelios and Hasek as 1st round picks is a reach. Chances are, the 1st round pick from those drafts wouldn't be anywhere at the level of those two players.

He's my Isiah Thomas on the Dream Team.

I'd hit it.

He was really good. But he'd be lucky to crack the top 50 wingers list. There's more than 50 great wingers in NHL history.

Bossy is WAY better than Neely. No competition. Bossy is the next best winger I didn't already name (provided you even rank him below Lafleur). Neely is not even top 50 for wingers. McDavid is likely top 30 all time. You could make an argument for top 20.

Great player for sure. Where do you think he ranks if he retired today?

Yeah, you could put Crosby, Messier, Morenz, Mikita there. Maybe a few others. I think people forget what a dynamic offensive force Yzerman was though.

Yeah, that was one.

What's there to hear honestly? I basically named the best players I thought of, then added an enforcer. If you're asking for personal preferences, I'd have a totally different team. If you want the best players, this would be closer to what I'd pick. Gretzky, Lemieux and Howe are the three best forwards ever. Hull and Jagr right after. Esposito I think is underrated and has a ridiculous peak as a scoring machine. Maybe I overrated him on the 2nd line but I think he belongs. Richard, Beliveau, and Ovechkin are likely the next three best forwards. Maybe Crosby ahead of Ovechkin but I have more centers than left wingers already. I left Sidney out. Yzerman should be self-explanatory. Lafleur is likely the best forward I haven't already named. Probert because of course I'm not leaving any enforcers out. He's the best to do it. On defense, I named the six best defensemen I could think of. I omitted Shore who is always hard for me to rank. He played before WW2 and may as well have been playing a different sport. Hasek and Roy are the two best goalies ever.

True. This was my first avatar in 2007. Back when I was 8 (or something like it). Then I messed around with many avatars and eventually changed it back to this. Maybe because of Dabura........that sounds about right actually.

Lemieux - Gretzky - Howe Hull - Esposito - Jagr Ovechkin - Beliveau - Richard Probert - Yzerman - Lafleur Lidstrom - Orr Potvin - Bourque Robinson - Harvey Hasek Roy Shouldn't have to explain any of my choices. All pretty good players. Probert because I want an enforcer on the roster and Yzerman/Lafleur need some protection.