I decided that while I have a little bit of time I will add a bit of a scouting report on the players I have selected.
#1 Goaltender - Sawchuck: Many have stated he is the greatest goaltender of all time. Played with 5 teams, Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Los Angeles, and the Rangers. Sawchuck was in effect a reflex goaltener, who put less emphasis on the angles that he played, but relied on his reflexes which have been described as explosive. In 971 games he was able to earn 103 shutouts or 1 per every 9.4 games in which he played. He suffered from many injuries which slowed him down in his later years, but when he started out with Detroit he was undeniably great. Plus he was a great playoff tender, as shown by his winning 8 straight games on route to winning the Cup. He was also great in the regular season, as can be seen in his statistics where he went 5 years with a GAA under 2.00.
#2 Goaltender - Vladislav Tretiak: The greatest Russian goaltender ever, if not the greatest European goaltender ever. He has a great record in the Olympics, and in the World Championships. To those who have never seen him play, they will not know how truely great he was. Drafted by the Montreal Canadians.
#1 Defenseman- Slava Fetisov: wayne gretzky called him the greast defenseman he had ever played against. That is enough for me.
#2 Defenseman- Valery Vasiliev: One of the most successful Russian players in the history of the game. He was a flashy blueliner that loved to play physical game with effective and seemingly effortless bodychecking and impressive offensive skills. WC Best Defenceman 1973, 1977, 1979. IIHF All Stars 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981
# 1 Right Winger - Maurice "The Rocket" Richard: No explination needed, or so I would hope.
Not to mention he was also a Team Captain in Montreal...
