cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted January 24, 2009 The Ultimate Canadiens Team Players were chosen by position they played. A maximum of eight HHOF members could be chosen. Once the first line was selected, players who played on a second only in their career were chosen, and so on. Same for defence pairings and same for goalies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted January 24, 2009 Interesting. I like the rule, because without it you would not see a single Hab from the past twenty years Consider: Morenz Beliveau M.Richard Geoffrion H.Richard Lafluer Lalonde Lemaire Joilat Lach Gainey Shutt Harvey Robinson B.Bouchard Savard Lapointe Johnson Jacques Plante Ken Dryden/Patrick Roy And that is leaving off a ton of Hall of Famers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
up2here 41 Report post Posted January 24, 2009 I actually think this might be stupidest list Ive ever seen. Weve seen 100 years of Canadiens hockey and Mike Komisarik is there but not Guy Lafleur? Like Lafleur couldnt possible play on a second line. TSN is reaching big time, and I thought that monkey was a stupid idea.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted January 24, 2009 I actually think this might be stupidest list Ive ever seen. Weve seen 100 years of Canadiens hockey and Mike Komisarik is there but not Guy Lafleur? Like Lafleur couldnt possible play on a second line. TSN is reaching big time, and I thought that monkey was a stupid idea.... You could create a "B" Habs team that would still beat 90% of the all-time rosters of most teams today (not Detroit or Boston)... and it still would not include anyone from the past 20 years. I see what they were trying to do, and it is interesting that they limited it to only 8 HoF players, considering their Dynasty team of the 70s had 9 Hall of Fame Players. Why Komisarik over Markov even? Whatever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted January 24, 2009 If you're trying to pick the best team ever, why wouldn't you pick the best players ever for each position? Having any additional rules to "balance it out" makes the whole "best team ever" line irrelevant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 The point of the additional rules is to have third liners who really were third liners, and so forth. Otherwise you might end up with a Red Wings team that featured quite a few of Steve Yzerman, Marcel Dionne, Alex Delvecchio, Sid Abel, Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Sergei Fedorov, Mickey Redmond, Brendan Shanahan and more up front, as well as any two of Terry Sawchuk, Glenn Hall, Harry Lumley, Normie Smith, and Chris Osgood manning the nets. Anyone can pick who they think is the best overall, ever, out of everyone. That's easy. When you only get three first liners, it stops being so easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lets go pavel 2 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 The point of the additional rules is to have third liners who really were third liners, and so forth. Otherwise you might end up with a Red Wings team that featured quite a few of Steve Yzerman, Marcel Dionne, Alex Delvecchio, Sid Abel, Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Sergei Fedorov, Mickey Redmond, Brendan Shanahan and more up front, as well as any two of Terry Sawchuk, Glenn Hall, Harry Lumley, Normie Smith, and Chris Osgood manning the nets. Anyone can pick who they think is the best overall, ever, out of everyone. That's easy. When you only get three first liners, it stops being so easy. Right ... another way to think about it, you're icing the best team ever but you still have a salary cap. You can't afford to have Feds, Shanny and Yzerman on the 4th line, you have to pick the best depth players to fill out your team ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) I'm sure most Montreal fans would agree on Brisebois being there. He's liek, the ultimate Canadien. :beerbuddy: Edited January 25, 2009 by Shoreline Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted January 26, 2009 Earliest selections were from the Lach-Richard era, shutting out Morenz, Vezina and Lalonde. Maurice Richard was the highest scoring left-shot, right winger in history. When he was a junior-age forward playing for a senior level team, he played as a left winger, but it was noticed that he might be more effective on his wrong wing. This suggestion from his coach there was not taken seriously by the parent Club. When called up to Montreal, he scored two goals and broke an ankle two months later, in the same game, playing on the left side. Coach Dick Irvin Sr. then put him on right wing permanently. Also, I wonder why no Coach was chosen. Is Hector Blake the obvious choice here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted January 26, 2009 Also, I wonder why no Coach was chosen. Is Hector Blake the obvious choice here? Bowman as assistant. I bet he would love that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
