DenJ91 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) we all remember fedorov going back on defense for stretches of time and doing extremely well, even to the point where the great scotty bowman even said "if he were there a whole season, he could win a norris trophy". i'm curious to see if anyone thinks other forwards could have done something similar and been successful and how you'd rate them based on predicting an outcome. i'm scratching my head and i honestly can't really think of anyone. even looking back at the past selke winners like sammy paulsson, jere lehtinen, rod brind'amour etc, they don't seem like ideal defensmen. i'm not saying you have to be big, fedorov is decent size, didn't really need to hit much, he was smart with the puck and knew how to move around checks. can you think of anyone? Edited February 4, 2008 by DenJ91 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 Wendel Clark? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DenJ91 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 wendel clark huh?? hmmmm, well why do you say that? i don't personally think he would make a good dman, but maybe you could explain. he wasn't the best of skaters, not really known for his passing skills, he was a decent scorer over his career and he became more responsible defensively just as everyone does when they play for the wings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 wendel clark huh?? hmmmm, well why do you say that? i don't personally think he would make a good dman, but maybe you could explain. he wasn't the best of skaters, not really known for his passing skills, he was a decent scorer over his career and he became more responsible defensively just as everyone does when they play for the wings. The only reason I mentioned Clark is because he was a defenseman when he was drafted. He was converted to forward when he came into the league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OsGOD 3 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 Dandenault (sp?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DenJ91 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 wow i didn't know that about clark, good to know. i guess right there it proves his potential was more on the offensive side. who knows maybe wendel could have been a decent defenseman. matthieu dandenault is a great example. drafted as a wing, played defense for a few years, now back as a right wing with the habs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinRedWing 172 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 Bryan Trottier comes to mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DenJ91 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 trottier, yeah that's probably a good call. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rice 42 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 Konstantinov was drafted as a center if I'm not mistaken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sevumar 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 Draper would make a good defenseman. He's a man of many talents who never seems to get his due as a forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HomeNugget 2 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 i think a lot of the great forwards woulda made good defenseman. a lot of playing defense is good vision. if you can see the ice well you'll be able to put yourself in good position. because of that i think wayne, Stevie or mario could have been good defensemen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 Bryan McCabe would make a pretty good defenseman. Oh wait........... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheWestWing 71 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 Lang could be the Tomas of D cuz he could just stand in front of the net...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEVILSWATERBOY 10 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 Federov Roenick Malts Drapes Hartnell Sullivan Erat Legwand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEVILSWATERBOY 10 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 Bryan McCabe would make a pretty good defenseman. Oh wait........... I thougt he was traded for a car load of beer?lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 Names not mentioned yet... Mike Fisher Michael Peca John Madden Jay Pandolfo Sammy Pahlsson Jere Lehtinen Craig Conroy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 Names not mentioned yet... Mike Fisher Michael Peca John Madden Jay Pandolfo Sammy Pahlsson Jere Lehtinen Craig Conroy You have to remember though, being a good defensive forward doesn't necessarily mean you would be a good defenseman. Your positioning and actual defensive play would be totally different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
