Who would you take at their best: Coffey,Bourque or Potvin?

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Who would you take at their best?

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[ole ole]

Who would you take at their best?

At their best....Tough one. Bourque or Potvin.
Peak i have to go with Potvin.

 

[McFlash97]

Coffey. Bourque was extremely overrated. Team Canada Coffey outshined Bourque everytime.

At his best Coffey easy.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Potvin was an absolute beast who could do it all.

 

[82Ninety42011]

Potvin was great at everything. Coffey the best offensively and Bourque was great to at everything but not in Potvin level.

Question do they still chant Potvin sucks when Islanders play Rangers at MSG??

 

[ole ole]

Coffey. Bourque was extremely overrated. Team Canada Coffey outshined Bourque everytime.

At his best Coffey easy.

Offensively with the likes of Gretzky sure.
Both Bourque and Potvin were much better all around D-man.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Bourque for peak, prime and career.

 

[Voight]

Coffey. Bourque was extremely overrated. Team Canada Coffey outshined Bourque everytime.

At his best Coffey easy.

How was Bourque overrated? He got Norris votes every single season of his career, never finishing lower than 7th & was an all around force. Literally carried the Bruins to the finals.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

For peak it's easily Denis Potvin. The only reason he doesn't have 4 Norris trophies to his name is because he had to compete against Orr for one of them.

 

[Brucelenok]

Peak? Potvin. He was the closest to peak Orr - offensively and defensively.
Longevity - Bourque.

 

[Ctrain2k]

Offensively with the likes of Gretzky sure.
Both Bourque and Potvin were much better all around D-man.

He lead the league in points by a Dman 8 times doesn’t matter who he played with.

 

[DL44]

I'm a Coffey guy.... that guy was worth the price of admission.
Pure entertainment.

So fast so dangerous so dynamic.

 

[SillyRabbit]

I feel like Coffey gets underrated here because people assume he either:

A) Was a product of Gretzky

B) Was Marc-Andre Bergeron levels of awful on defense just because he had such great offensive numbers


Coffey was an elite offensive player, and while he benefited from playing with Gretzky as any player would, he was absolutely elite offensively on his own, away from Gretzky as well.

And he was one of the best skaters in NHL history, that alone allowed him to be a decent defender... not elite but definitely not trash.

 

[Hockeyholic]

I feel like Coffey's time in Detroit & Philly was a bit underwhelming (32-36 for a defenceman isn't that old at all).

Bourque was a force every year he was in the league. Great offensively obviously. Very darn good defensively too.

To me Potvin wins this poll. He was the leader on those Isles teams. He excelled at everything he did. He was also physical and nasty when he had to be.

So in summary:

1. Potvin
2. Bourque
3. Coffey

 

[Howe Elbows 9]

Top 5 seasons for these players in terms of Norris and Hart votes;

Paul Coffey

Season	Norris votes	Hart votes
1985-86	Won (93.3% of total vote points)	4th (9.7% of total vote points)
1994-95	Won (92%)	4th (20%)
1984-85	Won (70.8%)	15th (0.3%)
1983-84	Second (to Langway with 73.2%; Coffey had 40.7%)	10th (1%)
1988-89	Second (to Chelios with 71.8%; Coffey had 36.5%)

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Ray Bourque

Season	Norris votes	Hart votes
1989-90	Won (100% of total vote points)	Second (to Messier with 72%; Bourque had 71.4%)
1986-87	Won (98.5%)	Second (to Gretzky with 94.4%; Bourque had 35.2%)
1990-91	Won (77.9%)	4th (4.6%)
1987-88	Won (77.8%)	8th (0.3%)
1993-94	Won (73.7%)	6th (6.7%)

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Denis Potvin

Season	Norris votes	Hart votes
1975-76	Won (52.6% of total vote points)	Second (to Clarke with 52.2%; Potvin had 15.9%)
1978-79	Won (49.7%)	4th (10%)
1977-78	Won (33.2%)	7th (5.1%)
1974-75	Second (to Orr with 58.5%; Potvin had 21.8%)	7th (3.4%)
1980-81	Second (to Carlyle with 21.2%; Potvin had 19.9%)	9th (0.7%)

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[wintersej]

Bourque 89-90 was special and he really should have won the Hart.

 

[Plural]

Potvin at his best. Bourque for career.

 

[Squarp]

Potvin was great at everything. Coffey the best offensively and Bourque was great to at everything but not in Potvin level.

Question do they still chant Potvin sucks when Islanders play Rangers at MSG??

Lol we still chant Potvin sucks at every home game.

 

[wetcoast]

For peak it's easily Denis Potvin. The only reason he doesn't have 4 Norris trophies to his name is because he had to compete against Orr for one of them.

People forget that Coffey wasn't an instant hit in the NHL like the other 2 guys and Bourque joined an already pretty decent team.

Potvin transformed the NYI from a struggling expansion team to a SC dynasty.

Potvin at his peak was simply amazing all on his own.

 

[wintersej]

People forget that Coffey wasn't an instant hit in the NHL like the other 2 guys and Bourque joined an already pretty decent team.

Potvin transformed the NYI from a struggling expansion team to a SC dynasty.

Potvin at his peak was simply amazing all on his own.

I didn't realize that Potvin drafted and developed Bossy, Goring, Trottier, etc. Bourque only got Neely. Bourque should have drafted and developed better.

 

[DannyGallivan]

At his absolute best, Potvin was the most complete of the three IMO. Not only was he elite offensively and defensively, but he could hit like a Mack truck.

 

[NyQuil]

I had to go with Potvin - just the complete package including a physicality and meanness that the other two players didn't have.

 

[82Ninety42011]

Lol we still chant Potvin sucks at every home game.

Now that's a tradition didn't realize it was at all games lol.

 

[cneely]

I love Bourque, but as NyQuil said, Potvin was just as good, and was also next level mean.
Coffey was a great player in his own right, but he comes third here.

 

[tony d]

I went with Potvin for peak.