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[superstarsingh]

I'm sure there might have been a thread like this is the past but I cannot find it. Just interested to see who your ten favourite Red Wings of all time are. Its pretty hard to narrow it down to ten. Mine are as follows:

1) Steve Yzerman
2) Sergei Fedorov
3) Henrik Zetterberg
4) Vladamir Konstantinov
5) Chris Osgood
6) Bob Probert
7) Nicklas Lidstrom
8) Grind Line (Draper if I had to pick one)
9) Tomas Holmstrom
10) Dino Ciccarelli

[Echolalia]

Any list that doesn't include Bob Rouse isn't a list in my book

[superstarsingh]

I guess I forgot Jamie Macoun and his moustache.

[GMRwings1983]

1. Yzerman
2. Fedorov
3. McCarty
4. Shanahan
5. Lidstrom
6. Chelios
7. Draper
8. Maltby
9. Lilja
10. Holmstrom

[Jedi]

1. Steve Yzerman
2. Henrik Zetterberg
3. Brendan Shanahan
4. Nick Lidstrom
5. Vladimir Konstantinov
6. Pavel Datsyuk
7. Sergei Fedorov
8. Darren McCarty
9. Igor Larionov
10. Johan Franzen

[Detroit # 1 Fan]

1. Yzerman
2. Shanahan
3. McCarty
4. Lidstrom
5. Osgood
6. Fedorov
7. Homer
8. Chelios
9. Draper
10. Cleary/Drake/Zetterberg

I'd have said Konstantinov but I didnt get an oppertunity to see enough of him, as badass as stuff I saw of him was.

Edited by Detroit # 1 Fan, 09 March 2010 - 07:09 PM.

[zettie85]

1. Yzerman
2. Lidstrom
3. Konstantinov
4. Datsyuk
5. Probert
6. Shanahan
7. Hasek
8. Helm
9. Franzen
10.Larionov

Making lists is hard.


Bonus: Mike Richards eventually.

Edited by zettie85, 09 March 2010 - 07:09 PM.

[dat's sick]

1. Sergei Fedorov
2. Pavel Datsyuk
3. Henrik Zetterberg
4. Nicklas Lidstrom
5. Steve Yzerman
6. Tomas Holmstrom
7. Igor Larionov
8. Niklas Kronwall
9. Johan Franzen
10. Brendan Shanahan

[Red Winged]

1. Lidstrom
2. Yzerman
3. Z
4. Datsyuk
5. Federov
6. McCarty
7. Shanahan
8. Kronwall
9. Homer
10. Osgood

[stevieisthebest]

1. Steve Yzerman
2. Brendan Shanahan
3. Sergei Fedorov
4. Henrik Zetterberg
5. Nicklas Lidstrom
6. Tomas Holmstrom
7. Pavel Datsyk
8. Chris Osgood
9. Kris Draper
10. Niklas Kronwall

HM: Maltby, McCarty, Larionov, Franzen.

[Finnish Wing]

Filppula.

[Barrie]

It's too difficult for me to pick 10 and try and rank them, so here's my top 4 in order:

1. Yzerman
2. McCarty
3. Shanahan
4. Lindsay

My other favorites include (in no order):

Holmstrom, Maltby, Draper, Osgood, Chelios, Lapointe, Franzen, Zetterberg, Helm, Howe, and Leswick.

I was born in 1976, so never saw Lindsay, Howe, and Leswick play, but would have been a big fan of the 3 of them for sure!

Edited by Barrie, 09 March 2010 - 08:34 PM.

[Travis]

Yzerman, Shanahan, Lidstrom, Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Franzen, Kronwall, The Russian Five (I cheat), and.. once upon a time.. Paul Coffey.

[Yzerfan1999]

Yzerman
Zetterberg
Shanahan
Lidstrom
Datsyuk
Franzen
Larionov
Draper
Konstantinov
Cleary

[kylee]

10. Bob Rouse
9. Nathan Robinson
8. Aaron Downey
7. Robert Lang
6. Kyle Calder
5. Ray Whitney
4. Brent Gilchrist
3. Yan Golubovsky
2. Wendell Clark
1. Bob Essensa

[superstarsingh]

10. Bob Rouse
9. Nathan Robinson
8. Aaron Downey
7. Robert Lang
6. Kyle Calder
5. Ray Whitney
4. Brent Gilchrist
3. Yan Golubovsky
2. Wendell Clark
1. Bob Essensa

What about Maxim Kuznetsov?

[Kira]

Oh this is not easy...

Pavel Datsyuk
Dino Ciccerelli (my apologies if I spelled it wrong)
Aaron Downey
Andreas Lilja
Valtteri Filppula
Gordie Howe
Steve Yzerman
Igor Larionov
Tomas Holmstrom
Darryl Bootland (Sue me - I always had a soft spot for Booter)

The order is subjective, but Pavel is on top. That is not a question.

[F.Michael]

1) Yzerman

2) Shanahan

3) Konstantinov

4) Probert

5) Fedorov

6) Gallant

7) Ciccarelli

8) Lidstrom

9) Osgood

10) Kocur

1. Yzerman
2. Fedorov
3. McCarty
4. Shanahan
5. Lidstrom
6. Chelios
7. Draper
8. Maltby
9. Lilja
10. Holmstrom

No Probert

No Kocur

[VM1138]

I guess any list would have to consist primarily of players that I've personally watched.

1. Steve Yzerman (surprise!)
2. Pavel Datsyuk (the man is magic)
3. Darren McCarty (for single handedly sparking a great sports rivalry and being a Mo-Town hero)
4. Igor Larionov (Honestly I don't have a specific reason. I just always liked him as a player)
5. Chris Chelios (Best American to play and fun to watch in his prime)
6. Brendan Shanahan (Man I miss hearing the Irish jig)
7. Chris Osgood (Class act all the way)
8. Dominik Hasek (He was frustrating as hell sometimes but in the end I look back on his tenure here as good times overall, and pure entertainment to watch)
9. Ted Lindsay (Wished I could have seen him play)
10. Gordie Howe (Same as above, these two were only ranked so low because I've never seen them personally play)

Honorable Mentions: Zetterberg, Helm (Haven't seen anyone work that hard in years), Slava Kozlov, Konstantinov.

I was really excited about the Derian Hatcher signing years ago, too, and I imagine he would have been one of my favorites...you know, if he actually ended up playing.

EDIT: Oh, Pat Verbeek! I have this vivid memory of him taking out someone twice his size right at the faceoff back in 2001 if memory serves. I honestly don't remember much more than that but that alone has reserved a spot in my hall of Wings memories for some reason.

Edited by VM1138, 09 March 2010 - 11:43 PM.

[T-Ruff]

I've only seen the more recent Wings, so here's my top 10 favs

1. Yzerman
2. Lidstrom
3. Hasek
4. Fedorov
5. Shanny
6. Zetterberg
7. Datsyuk
8. Helm
9. Chelios
10. Hudler

Edited by T-Ruff, 09 March 2010 - 11:59 PM.