Dennis Bonvie
Registered User
It's pretty much top half material (with some arguably Top Quarter -- Makarov and Hall -- as far as I'm concerned) ... Save Clapper.
I mean, the same post describes Earl Seibert as a "reject list if not in", a proposition to which I MIGHT actually agree to. As in -- one can argue that Seibert off the list would probably involve something like "not giving fair consideration to every era". I don't think Seibert is THAT good (and I have him knocking at the top-half of my list!!!) but I understand a potential argument. He's probably the worse Pre-WWII player for such a tag (or the best to NOT have it).
But Clapper? What the hell. He's basically Babe Siebert who went on play longer by virtue of DOB/WWII/Not dying. Which might, or not, be okay for our purposes. Worse players than Clapper (and Siebert) will be ranked, but there should be absolutely nothing wrong is lacking room for both.
And I say that as a guy who is really Pre-WWII friendly.
Only NHL player ever to be named an all-star at both forward and defense.
Only Bruin player ever to win 3 Stanley Cup with Boston.
First player to play 20 seasons in the NHL.
One of only nine players (and the first) to be inducted into the HHOF immediately, waiving the 3 year retirement period.
Should be on the list simply for his extraordinarily good looks and dapper ways.