Speculation: One Former Jet

[RabidOne]

Heard this on the morning Vancouver Sports radio.
You get one former Jet to play on todays team, who do you pick and why?

My first thought was Hawerchuk. Then went to Kent Nilsson or Bobby Hull.
I ended up with Phil Housley. Fast smooth skating puck moving D man.

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[Jets 31]

Heard this on the morning Vancouver Sports radio.
You get one former Jet to play on todays team, who do you pick and why?

My first thought was Hawerchuk. Then went to Kent Nilsson or Bobby Hull.
I ended up with Phil Housley. Fast smooth skating puck moving D man.

Mine is a tie Hawerchuk and Buff .

 

[SLAYER]

Mine is a tie Hawerchuk and Buff .

Man I wish we still had Buff.

That being said, I take Hawerchuk every time.

 

[Jets 31]

Ya I'm a cheater i want both.

 

[Jetland162702]

I pick Hawerchuk, but man I loved having Buff on this team. We have never been the same since he left.

 

[Gm0ney]

Prime Hawerchuk-Scheifele-Dubois would be a ridiculous 1-2-3 at C. Even having Buff wouldn't fix our D (he wasn't exactly a solid, stay-at-home type anyway). Just pin your ears back and go with those three at C.

 

[RabidOne]

I went with Housley because I don't think he gets enough credit for Selanne's rookie record.
Just coincidentally he had a 79 assist, 97 point season that year. I would love to see what someone like that would do with Connor and Scheiffle.

 

[SUX2BU]

Jets 1.0 - Hawerchuk
Jets 2.0 - Buff

 

[JetsFan815]

Prime-Byfuglien... not just for his impact on ice but also his entertainment value.

 

[SLAYER]

Prime-Byfuglien... not just for his impact on ice but also his entertainment value.

I thought you were gonna post a Lee Stempniak meme ahaha

 

[Jet]

Housely was kind of a nightmare defensively, though I loved him and I wear number 6 because of him.

I'd go Teppo Numminen. An elite defender for his time, with offensive abilities. Iron man who played 20 seasons in relative health, scored .5 ppg

Might not be the sexy choice though

For pure excitement I'd pick Alex Zhamnov. Man that guy was fun to watch.

For what the Jets need today? Dustin Byfuglien. He wasn't the best defender but he had positive psychological impact on the team and elite offensive capabilities.

 

[RabidOne]

Jets 1.0 - Hawerchuk
Jets 2.0 - Buff

Thats how you get both!

 

[JetsUK]

I thought you were gonna post a Lee Stempniak meme ahaha

That, good sir, is my domain.

Not easy to pin down Stemp as a Jet, because the guy seems to have played for every team in the league, and then some.

In terms of the OP's OQ, I'd go with prime Teemu from 1.0, and -- ducking for cover -- Trouba slightly ahead of Toby or Buff from 2.0, since JMo and JT was about as good as it got for a do-it-all 1st pairing D as we've had since I started watching the Jets.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Mine is a tie Hawerchuk and Buff .

If we could have only 1, I think I would have to go for Buff, based on current needs.

 

[RabidOne]

Housely was kind of a nightmare defensively, though I loved him and I wear number 6 because of him.

I'd go Teppo Numminen. An elite defender for his time, with offensive abilities. Iron man who played 20 seasons in relative health, scored .5 ppg

Might not be the sexy choice though

For pure excitement I'd pick Alex Zhamnov. Man that guy was fun to watch.

For what the Jets need today? Dustin Byfuglien. He wasn't the best defender but he had positive psychological impact on the team and elite offensive capabilities.

So he would fit right in!

Yes Alex was a really good player and was way faster than most people remember.
I remember Paddock saying the problem he had with Zhamnov was he didn't look like he was trying hard.
Said "I watched the tape, he had a break away and was pulling away from X(? whatever player that was) who just happened to be one of the fastest players in the league, but Alex looked like he was out for a Sunday skate with his wife".

 

[Jet]

So he would fit right in!

Yes Alex was a really good player and was way faster than most people remember.
I remember Paddock saying the problem he had with Zhamnov was he didn't look like he was trying hard.
Said "I watched the tape, he had a break away and was pulling away from X(? whatever player that was) who just happened to be on of the fastest players in the league, but Alex looked like he was out for a Sunday skate with his wife".

Those guys with elite skating mechanics just look lazy.
Scheifeles breakaway last night reminded me of that. He honestly liked like he was just skating up the ice at 80% but no one was catching him.

Shocking how his skating improved so much from junior

 

[kanadalainen]

Teemu Selanne.

I love Hawerchuk and Buff and Housley too, but the ultimate combination of speed, shot, and je n'est-ce quoi is Selanne. A scoring monster in his prime.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Housely was kind of a nightmare defensively, though I loved him and I wear number 6 because of him.

I'd go Teppo Numminen. An elite defender for his time, with offensive abilities. Iron man who played 20 seasons in relative health, scored .5 ppg

Might not be the sexy choice though

For pure excitement I'd pick Alex Zhamnov. Man that guy was fun to watch.

For what the Jets need today? Dustin Byfuglien. He wasn't the best defender but he had positive psychological impact on the team and elite offensive capabilities.

I thought of Numminen too. I want him and Buff + Ducky + Selanne + McLean. I always forget about Zhamnov for some reason. Lets have him too.

 

[B33R LEAGUE]

 

[RabidOne]

Teemu Selanne.

I love Hawerchuk and Buff and Housley too, but the ultimate combination of speed, shot, and je n'est-ce quoi is Selanne. A scoring monster in his prime.

I wouldn't be upset if that was the consensus.

 

[SIV]

I think I would take Laine, because the others are too old or dead…

 

[DannyGallivan]

Can’t go wrong with Hawerchuk in his prime. But I would love to see a 32 year old Golden Jet with a modern twig… 130 mph shot lol.

 

[ERYX]

Tough one, but I think I have to go with Big Buff.

If the choice needs to be from 1.0, I'm liking @Jet's choice of Teppo Numminen.

 

[GeorgeJETson]

That depends on whether the option is getting them in their prime or getting them how they are today.

Irregardless, since no one has chosen him: Lee Stempniak.

 

[larmex99]

Dating myself here. Lars-Eric Sjoberg would be the #1 D we really need.