OT: FLA All-Time Number Team: #14 (VOTING HAS BEEN RE-OPENED, CLOSES ON 1/27, VOTE NOW!)

[Panthers Rock]

Hey guys, I thought I might start a new fun set of threads that's designed to go through all the numbers Panthers players have ever worn. Each thread will be a poll to decide the best player for that number. When this is all done, I'll put together a list of the Florida Panthers All-Time Number Team

Notes:

• Some numbers only have one player, so they will represent it by default (and we won't have a thread for them), and obviously some numbers have never been worn and will be skipped.
• If a player wore more than one number for the Panthers, they will be eligible for all numbers worn. If a player wins a number, they cannot be eligible for another.
• The voting only matters for the time that player was a Florida Panther. Ignore their work for any other team.

So far:

Number|Name
1| Roberto Luongo
2| Terry Carkner
3| Paul Laus
4| Jay Bouwmeester
5| Aaron Ekblad
6| Jason Woolley
7| Dmitry Kulikov
8| Peter Worrell
9| Stephen Weiss
10|Pavel Bure
11|Bill Lindsay
12|Olli Jokinen
13|Juraj Kolnik

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[Gentle Man]

Barnes Vs Whitney......errr

 

[Desert Panther]

I really like the Wizard, but I got to go with Barnes on this one.

EDIT: I briefly met and shook hands with Stu on Saturday night. He was working the Stars game in place of Brent Severyn.

 

[BeezKnees]

Went with Dvorak, but super tough choice between he Whitney and Barnes

 

[Prominence Problem]

It might be close between Stu & the Wiz, but I went with the original goal scorer Stuuuuuu.

Part of one of the best trades in team history coming over from WIN for Randy Gilhen, what a steal!

Good '94 & '95 season, and an even better '96 with a great showing in the Finals run.
'96 - 72 GP, 19 G, 25 A, 44 PTS, 46 PIMS, -12
playoffs - GP 22, 6 G, 10 A, 16 PTS, 4 PIMS



Traded early in '97 along with Wooley to BUF in exchange for Chris Wells. That just hurt!

The Wiz was good for sure, and it probably will hurt his vote total that he wasn't on better Panther teams. Also I feel that his point totals here might be inflated a bit from playing with Bure.

 

[Big Bjugs]

Went with Dvorak, but super tough choice between he Whitney and Barnes

Me too. Dvorak was one of my all time favorites.

 

[CanadianPantherFan]

Tough so toughhhh. Three horse race to me and 4th-5th guys have merit too. This does not feel like the average run of the mill poll.

Does someone have point per game numbers to compare?? Other numbers to show as well?

I'm leaning to one guy maybe by 2-5% window.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Tough so toughhhh. Three horse race to me and 4th-5th guys have merit too. This does not feel like the average run of the mill poll.

Does someone have point per game numbers to compare?? Other numbers to show as well?

I'm leaning to one guy maybe by 2-5% window.

Just looking quick, Whitney probably has a better PPG than Stu.

 

[SoupyFIN]

Tough so toughhhh. Three horse race to me and 4th-5th guys have merit too. This does not feel like the average run of the mill poll.

Does someone have point per game numbers to compare?? Other numbers to show as well?

I'm leaning to one guy maybe by 2-5% window.

Whitney: 273 GP, 97 goals, 130 assists, 227 PTS, 0.832 PPG (all-time 2nd PPG after Bure's 1.126).

Barnes: 191 GP, 49 goals, 72 assists, 121 PTS, 0.634 PPG (all-time 16th PPG).

Dvorak: 613 GP, 113 goals, 155 assists, 268 PTS, 0.437 PPG (all-time 52nd PPG).

Playoff points aren't counted.

 

[Givememoneyback]

Voted for the Wiz, but didn't Dvo also wear number 19?

 

[CHGoalie27]

Voted for the Wiz, but didn't Dvo also wear number 19?

I think he did. That's why I'm having trouble choosing Stu Barnes and Ray Whitney.

Barnes was awesome for us, and one of my first hockey cards when I started collecting them as a kindegartna. But Ray Whitney is probably the most underrated hockey player ever.

I want to vote Barnes, and have no problem if he takes this one, but Ray Whitney deserves some recognition somewhere dammit.

I guess this comes down to who would I choose to add to any given roster.

PR, could you keep this open for a lil while longer?

 

[VerhaegheAintAverage]

Whitney for ever!!!

 

[CanadianPantherFan]

Man I can't pick. Ahhhhhhhh. Whitney or Barnes ?? Frick.

 

[ShootIt]

This one is as tough as #11.

 

[Chino Oscar]

This one is as tough as #11.

Very difficult... I'd say Stu for what he meant to the 96 team.... Whitney was great here though....

 

[Android 16]

Wiz and Stu are both great but

Stuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

Still upset over the Barnes-Wells trade to this day.

 

[CanadianPantherFan]

Very difficult... I'd say Stu for what he meant to the 96 team.... Whitney was great here though....

Yep my thoughts late last night prior to reading your post here.

 

[CHGoalie27]

Sucks about the Radek votes, he does get another shot soon. And he probably will win that one.

 

[Gentle Man]

Sucks about the Radek votes, he does get another shot soon. And he probably will win that one.

Been waiting for 19 for him

 

[CanadianPantherFan]

Been waiting for 19 for him

Wasn't that his main number /most recent last run which was likely his best tenure ?? I'm not greatest with numbers. Didn't he wear higher number too ?

 

[Givememoneyback]

Wasn't that his main number /most recent last run which was likely his best tenure ?? I'm not greatest with numbers. Didn't he wear higher number too ?

When he came into the league (95-96) he wore number 9. Technically, he had his best season with the Panthers point wise wearing number 19 (43 pts. in 98-99). In his last stint with the team, he came close to that point total (42pts in 08-09) wearing number 14.

 

[CHGoalie27]

Can I propose a new thread primary vote between the two?

Your call PR

 

[Panthers Rock]

It does seem that Barnes won but if you guys want a run-off, we can. What should we do then? New poll or reopen this one?

 

[Gentle Man]

It does seem that Barnes won but if you guys want a run-off, we can. What should we do then? New poll or reopen this one?

Nope. It is what it is eh?

Barnes won, and I love me some Wizardry.


On to 15....Dany Heater

 

[Prominence Problem]

It does seem that Barnes won but if you guys want a run-off, we can. What should we do then? New poll or reopen this one?

I'm not upset by who wins, just be careful if we do another poll for this # then we open up precedence to do it again for another #.