All Time Teams

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Hey everybody!

I'm new at this, so I hope nobody razzies me that this subject is already posted somewhere, but I need people's help!

I want to come up with the All time startling lineups for each team (or your favorite team), C/LW/RW don't matter, just 3 forwards, 2 defence, and 1 goalie...for example:

For my team the Toronto Maple Leafs
F Doug Gilmour
F Darryl Sittler
F Syl Apps
D Borje Salming
D Tim Horton
G Turk Broda

Just curious to know people's opinions!

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[Derick*]

Joe Thornton
Owen Nolan
Patrick Marleau
Dan Boyle
Sandis Ozolinsh
Artus Irbe

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Jarome Iginla
Joe Nieuwendyk
Theo Fleury

Al Macinnis
Gary Suter

Miikka Kipprusoff

HM Gilmour, Lanny, Regehr, Vernon.

 

[VanIslander]

for my fav NHL team:

Nels Stewart C
Punch Broadbent RW
Babe Siebert LW
George Boucher D
Lionel Conacher D
Clint Benedict G

HM: Reg Noble, Hooley Smith, Red Dutton, Dunc Munro

 

[Regal]

For Toronto I'd put Apps, Keon and Kennedy as the forwards. All captains who won multiple cups and are considered top-100 players of all time.

Vancouver is hard because there's a discrepancy between the best "players" and the best "Canucks". For the best Canucks, I'd say:

Trevor Linden
Stan Smyl
Markus Naslund

Mattias Ohlund
Jyrki Lumme

Kirk McLean

HM: Pavel Bure, the Sedins

 

[Flames Fanatic]

for my fav NHL team:

Nels Stewart C
Punch Broadbent RW
Babe Siebert LW
George Boucher D
Lionel Conacher D
Clint Benedict G

HM: Reg Noble, Hooley Smith, Red Dutton, Dunc Munro

The Montreal Maroon's?

 

[norrisnick]

I'm fudging it a bit as far as LW/C goes but both Fedorov and Yzerman spent time on the wing at various points of their careers.

Fedorov/Yzerman - Howe

Lidstrom - Kelly

Sawchuk

 

[JackSlater]

Lindsay Yzerman Howe

Lidstrom Kelly

Sawchuk

Detroit is probably one of the easiest out there, and possibly the only team with its top 6 players ever each playing in their natural position.

 

[Blades of Glory]

Dickie Moore-Jean Beliveau-Maurice Richard
Doug Harvey-Larry Robinson
Patrick Roy

What am I to do with Guy Lafleur? Or Howie Morenz? Or Jacques Plante? I kept everyone in position.

 

[Blades of Glory]

Joe Thornton
Owen Nolan
Patrick Marleau
Dan Boyle
Sandis Ozolinsh
Artus Irbe

Arturs Irbe? Don't be silly.

Patrick Marleau-Joe Thornton-Owen Nolan
Scott Hannan-Dan Boyle
Evgeni Nabokov

I adored Arturs Irbe as much as every other Sharks fan, but him being on their all-time starting five is ludicrous, no matter how you spin it.

 

[SidGenoMario]

Detroit's all-time team is the best.

Among teams with a history, the Leafs are the worst. They never had a transcending mega-star, really.

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

Blackhawks

Bobby Hull - Stan Mikita - Denis Savard

Pierre Pilote - Chris Chelios

Glenn Hall

(Possible to subsitute Max Bentley for Savard. He was the better player, but 5 seasons may not be enough to include him)

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

Detroit's all-time team is the best.

Among teams with a history, the Leafs are the worst. They never had a transcending mega-star, really.

Montreal's is the best if you just go with the 3 best forwards and not by position. If you do go by strictly by position it's arguable between them and Detroit.

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

Hejduk - Stastny (Peter) - Deadmarsh
Bourque - Blake
Roy

Went with favourite although not necessarily best.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Based on what they did as Devils (what I think the OP was asking for):

Patrik Elias - Kirk Muller - John MacLean
Scott Stevens - Scott Niedermayer
Martin Brodeur

Best career players who played at least a few seasons with NJ

Patrik Elias - Peter Stastny - Doug Gilmour
Slava Fetisov - Scott Stevens
Martin Brodeur

Yes, Elias should be ranked over Mogilny by now.

Igor Larionov played a partial season with NJ before retiring (and was awful), but sub him in for Elias if all that matters is a little time spent with the time.

 

[Sens Rule]

Modern Ottawa Sens:

Hossa-Spezza-Alfredsson
Chara-Redden
Hasek

I know there is no Yashin and Hasek only played half a season.


Edmonton would have a run at Detroit and Montreal for top team.

Messier-Gretzky-Kurri
Coffey-Lowe
Fuhr

Lowe is a weak link but Gretzky is well Gretzky.

Pittsburgh could also have the top team with Mario:

Mario-Crosby-Jagr
Coffey-Murphy (maybe Gonchar?)
Barasso

 

[Regal]

Philadelphia

Bill Barber - Bobby Clarke - Eric Lindros

Mark Howe - Eric Desjardins

Bernie Parent


The Rangers have some tough choices. I'd probably go:

Andy Bathgate - Frank Boucher - Bill Cook

Brian Leetch - Brad Park

Ed Giacomin

But you could probably put Bill Gadsby or Ching Johnson on defense as well, Rayner, Kerr or Richter in net, and maybe put Messier, Gilbert or Ratelle on the team.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Dickie Moore-Jean Beliveau-Maurice Richard
Doug Harvey-Larry Robinson
Patrick Roy

What am I to do with Guy Lafleur? Or Howie Morenz? Or Jacques Plante? I kept everyone in position.

If forward position doesn't matter, you need to sub in Morenz or Lafleur (I'd go Morenz) for Dickie Moore.

Also, I think that since Roy split his career between Montreal and Colorado, Plante probably did more with the Canadiens.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Boston's defense is so good, you have to pick between Shore and Bourque! I think Bourque would be a better partner for Orr, so I'll pick him, but you can't go wrong with either.

F: Phil Esposito
F: Milt Schmidt
F: Bill Cowley
D: Bobby Orr
D: Ray Bourque (or Eddie Shore)
G: Frank Brimsek

 

[Regal]

If forward position doesn't matter, you need to sub in Morenz or Lafleur (I'd go Morenz) for Dickie Moore.

Also, I think that since Roy split his career between Montreal and Colorado, Plante probably did more with the Canadiens.

I was thinking that too, but then double checked, and Plante played 9 years as the starter in Montreal, plus 2 seasons with a handful of games and half the playoff games, and Roy played 10, plus 20 games in the year he was traded. In all, Plante played 5 more regular season games and Roy played 24 more playoff games in longer playoff seasons. Both had 3 1st Team All Stars with the team, and Plante had 3 2nd Teams while Roy had 2. Roy has 2 Conn Smythes, and Plante has a retro Smythe. Plante won 6 cups to Roy's 2, but was on a dynasty team in a much smaller league. I'm really not sure which one should be the starter.

Boston's defense is so good, you have to pick between Shore and Bourque! I think Bourque would be a better partner for Orr, so I'll pick him, but you can't go wrong with either.

F: Phil Esposito
F: Milt Schmidt
F: Bill Cowley
D: Bobby Orr
D: Ray Bourque (or Eddie Shore)
G: Frank Brimsek

I wonder if they should just move Orr to forward, or else play with three defenseman, and take turns rushing the puck.

 

[MXD]

Boston's defense is so good, you have to pick between Shore and Bourque! I think Bourque would be a better partner for Orr, so I'll pick him, but you can't go wrong with either.

F: Phil Esposito
F: Milt Schmidt
F: Bill Cowley
D: Bobby Orr
D: Ray Bourque (or Eddie Shore)
G: Frank Brimsek

They should actually play 1 slot guy (Espo), one faceoff man (Schmidt), 2 rovers (Orr, Shore) and one sweeper (Bourque).

 

[Dreakmur]

Frank Mahovlich - Syl Apps - Charlie Conacher
Borje Salming - Tim Horton
Johnny Bower​

 

[Hardyvan123]

Detroit's all-time team is the best.

Among teams with a history, the Leafs are the worst. They never had a transcending mega-star, really.

Wendy doesn't count?

Sorry I couldn't help it but i do agree with you here.

Also Boston IMO has the best full team of 20 with the biggest disappointments Cup wise. Bit off topic I know.

In other words one would expect more Cups from their best 20 team than they actually produced, especially on the back end.

5 cups with all that talent is underachieving IMO.

 

[rocsfeather]

Kariya-Getzlaf-Selanne
Niedermayer-Pronger
Giguere

 

[pnep]

from old thread...

Toronto Arenas -- Toronto St. Patricks -- Toronto Maple Leafs (1917-09)

Frank "Big M" Mahovlich -- C.J. Syl "Slippery Syl" Apps -- Charlie "Big Blue Bomber" Conacher
Harvey "Busher" Jackson -- Ted "Teeder" Kennedy -- Cecil "Babe" Dye
Sid "Muff" Smith -- Dave Keon -- Gordie "Lefty" Drillon
Bob "Pully" Pulford -- Mats "Sudden" Sundin -- George "The Chief" Armstrong
Garnet I. "Ace" Bailey

Tim "Superman" Horton -- Francis "King" Clancy
Harry "Cammie" Cameron -- Borje "The King" Salming
Allan "Snowshoes" Stanley -- Carl "Skitz" Brewer

Turk "Old Slippery" Broda
Johnny "China Wall" Bower
Harry "Apple Cheeks" Lumley



New York Rangers (1926-09)

Lynn Patrick -- Frank "Raffles" Boucher -- Bill Cook
Frederick "Bun" Cook -- Mark "Mess" Messier -- Andy "Handy Andy" Bathgate
Camille "The Eel" Henry -- Jean "Ratty" Ratelle -- Bryan Sr. "Hex" Hextall
Vic Hadfield -- Neil Colville -- Rod "Mr. Broadway" Gilbert
Ceece "Two Gun" Dillon

Brian "Leetchie" Leetch -- Douglas "Brad" Park
Ching "The Holding Corporation" Johnson -- Bill "Gads" Gadsby
Harry "Harry The Horse" Howell -- Erhardt "Ott" Heller

Ed "Fast Eddie" Giacomin
Dave "Davey" Kerr
Chuck "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Rayner

Boston Bruins (1924-09)

John "Chief" Bucyk -- Phil "Espo" Esposito -- Bobby Bauer
Woody "Porky" Dumart -- Bill "Cowboy" Cowley -- Ken Hodge
Wayne "Cash" Cashman -- Milt "The Count Of Sauerkraut" Schmidt -- Rick "Nifty" Middleton
Herb Cain -- Ralph "Cooney" Weiland -- Cam "Bam-Bam" Neely
Don "Skip" Mckenney

Ray "Bubba" Bourque -- Bobby "Number Four" Orr
Eddie "The Edmonton Express" Shore -- Aubrey "Dit" Clapper
Douglas "Brad" Park -- Jack "The Round Squire of Grasmere" Crawford

Frank "Mr. Zero" Brimsek
Cecil "Tiny" Thompson
Gerry "Cheesey" Cheevers

Detroit Cougars -- Detroit Falcons -- Detroit Red Wings (1926-09)

Ted "Scarface" Lindsay -- Steve "Stevie Wonder" Yzerman -- Gordie "Mr. Hockey" Howe
Brendan "Shanny" Shanahan -- Alex "Fats" Delvecchio -- Larry "Little Dempsey" Aurie
Henrik "Hank" Zetterberg -- Sid "Bootnose" Abel -- Modere "Mud" Bruneteau
Herbie "The Duke Of Duluth" Lewis -- Sergei "FedEx" Fedorov -- Darren "Big Mac" Mccarty
Norm "Noisy" Ullman

Nicklas "Lids" Lidstrom -- Leonard "Red" Kelly
Jack "Black Jack" Stewart -- Ebbie "Poker Face" Goodfellow
Marcel Pronovost -- Bill "Quack" Quackenbush

Terry "Ukey" Sawchuk
Chris "Ozzy" Osgood
Harry "Apple Cheeks" Lumley



Chicago Blackhawks (1926-09)

Bobby "The Golden Jet" Hull -- Stan "Stosh" Mikita -- Kenny "Whip" Wharram
Doug "Dandy Doug" Bentley -- Max "Dipsy Doodle Dandy From Delisle" Bentley -- Bill "Wee Willie" Mosienko
Paul Thompson -- Denis "The Magician" Savard -- Steve "Gramps" Larmer
Johnny Gottselig -- Elwyn "Doc" Romnes -- Mush "The Mighty Midget" March
Dennis "Silver Jet" Hull

Pierre "The Bantam Bouncer" Pilote -- Earl "SI" Seibert
Chris "Cheli" Chelios -- Doug Wilson
Lionel "The Big Train" Conacher -- Elmer "Moose" Vasko

Glenn "Mr. Goalie" Hall
Tony "Tony O" Esposito
Chuck "Wandering Scotsman" Gardiner​

Montreal Canadiens (1917-09)

First Team

Aurel "The Mighty Atom" Joliat -- Jean "Le Gros Bill" Beliveau -- Maurice "The Rocket" Richard
Toe "Ol' Lamplighter" Blake -- Howie "The Stratford Streak" Morenz -- Guy "The Flower" Lafleur
Dickie "Digging Dicker" Moore -- Henri "Pocket Rocket" Richard -- Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion
Bob "Le Capitaine" Gainey -- Elmer "Nokomis Flash" Lach -- Yvan "The Roadrunner" Cournoyer

Doug "Dallying Doug" Harvey -- Larry "Big Bird" Robinson
Butch "The Big Beekeeper" Bouchard -- Jacques "Lappy" Laperriere
Sylvio Mantha -- Tom "Bow Tie" Johnson

Jacques "Jake The Snake" Plante
Ken "Octopus" Dryden
Bill "The Mirror Man" Durnan


Second Team

Steve "The Garbage Man" Shutt -- Eduard "Newsy" Lalonde -- Claude "Secret Agent 14" Provost
Bert "Dirty Bertie" Olmstead -- Jacques "Coco" Lemaire -- Bobby Rousseau
Mats "Le Petit Viking" Naslund -- Ralph "Ralphie" Backstrom -- Billy Boucher
Joe "Phantom" Malone -- Kenny Mosdell -- Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn

Sprague "The Big Train" Cleghorn -- Guy "Pointu" Lapointe
Serge "The Senator" Savard -- J.C. "Superstar" Trembley
Ken "Big Ox" Reardon -- Jean Guy Talbot

Georges "The Chicoutimi Cucumber" Vezina
Patrick "St. Patrick" Roy
George "Little George" Hainsworth






Ottawa Senators - St. Louis Eagles (1917-35)

Cy "The Cornwall Colt" Denneny -- Frank "The Flying Dutchman" Nighbor -- Harry "Punch" Broadbent
Hec "Hurricane Hec" Kilrea -- Joe Lamb -- Jack Darragh
Bill Touhey -- Syd Howe -- Frank "The Slumbering Romeo" Finnigan
Milt Halliday -- Jack J. "The Squire Of Napanee" Adams -- Reginald "Hooley" Smith

George "Buck" Boucher -- Francis "King" Clancy
Eddie Gerard -- Sprague "The Big Train" Cleghorn
Harry "Cammie" Cameron -- Alex "Boots" Smith
Lionel "Hitch" Hitchman

Clint "Praying Bennie" Benedict
Alex "The Ottawa Fireman" Connell
Bill Beveridge


Quebec Bulldogs - Hamilton Tigers - New York Americans - Brooklyn Americans (1919-42)

David "Sweeney" Schriner -- Billy "Yonkers Billy" Burch -- Lorne Carr
Redvers "Red" Green -- Joe "Phantom" Malone -- Eddie "Pee Wee" Wiseman
Charley "Rabbit" Mcveigh -- Nels "Old Poison" Stewart -- Wilf "Shorty" Green
Johnny "Jake" Sheppard -- Art Chapman -- Charlie "Big Blue Bomber" Conacher
Norman "Normie" Himes

Tom "Cowboy" Anderson -- Mervyn "Red" Dutton
Ken "Pepper Kid" Randall -- Goldie "The Cinnamon Bearcat" Prodgers
Bill Brydge -- Leo Sr. Reise

Roy "Shrimp" Worters
Jake "Jumpin' Jakie" Forbes
Earl Robertson


Montreal Maroons (1924-38)

Lawrence "Baldy" Northcott -- Nels "Old Poison" Stewart -- Jimmy Ward
Albert "Babe" Siebert -- Reginald "Hooley" Smith -- Earl Robinson
Dave Trottier -- Russ "Beaver" Blinco -- Harry "Punch" Broadbent
Herb Cain -- Meryn "Bill" Phillips -- August "Gus" Marker
Bob Gracie

Lionel "The Big Train" Conacher -- Duncan "Dunc" Munro
Cy "Cyclone" Wentworth -- Reg "Old Sarge" Noble
Stewart "Stew" Evans -- Mervyn "Red" Dutton

Clint "Praying Bennie" Benedict
Alex "The Ottawa Fireman" Connell
James "Flat" Walsh


Pittsburgh Pirates - Philadelphia Quakers (1925-31)

Gerry Lowery -- Hibbert "Hib" Milks -- Harry "Howl" Darragh
Baldy "The Cork Screw" Cotton -- Frank Frederickson -- Herb "Monkey" Drury
Francis "Duke" Mccurry -- Syd Howe -- Wilfred "Tex" White
Jim "Bud" Jarvis -- Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn -- Wally Kilrea
Ernest "Ty" Arbour

Rodger Smith -- John Mckinnon
Bert "Mac" Mccaffrey -- Jesse "Jess" Spring
Lionel "The Big Train" Conacher -- Martin "Marty" Burke

Roy "Shrimp" Worters
Joe "Red Light" Miller
Wilf "Petch" Cude


Oakland Seals - California Golden Seals - Cleveland Barons (1967-78)

Joey Johnston -- Ted "Tick" Hampson -- Al "Big Al" Macadam
Gary Jarrett -- Dennis "Pee-Wee" Maruk -- Norm Ferguson
Gary "Crow" Croteau -- Walt "Wake Up Walt" Mckechnie -- Bill Hicke
Stan Gilbertson -- Dave Gardner -- Gerry "Tex" Ehman
Earl Ingarfield

Carol "Vad" Vadnais -- Bob "Stewie" Stewart
Bert "Moose" Marshall -- Rick "Crow" Hampton
Doug Roberts -- Jim "The Chief" Neilson

Gilles "The Saviour" Meloche
Gary "Suitcase" Smith
Gary "The Cobra" Simmons
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