ObeySteve
Registered User
Who do you think the 10 best players are that have defined this decade of hockey?
Also, put starts next to the ones you believe will still be on the list by the end of the decade and not replaced by rising stars.
1. Martin Brodeur**
2. Peter Forsberg*
3. Jarome Iginla*
4. Nicklas Lidstrom*
5. Joe Sakic
6. Ilya Kovalchuk*
7. Jaromir Jagr
8. Scott Niedermayer*
9. Markus Naslund
10. Joe Thornton*
*Likely to still be there
The only reason I starred Lidstrom is because he's pretty much been the hands-down best defenseman of the decade. Even though his career is only going to decline from here on, its hard to remove him regardless of the circumstances that come in upcoming seasons.
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Just to compare, here were the results for the 90s from a series of polls on HF last year:
1. Mario Lemieux
2. Wayne Gretzky
3. Jaromir Jagr
4. Dominik Hasek
5. Patrick Roy
6. Joe Sakic
7. Steve Yzerman
8. Ray Bourque
9. Sergei Fedorov
10. Mark Messier
Also, put starts next to the ones you believe will still be on the list by the end of the decade and not replaced by rising stars.
1. Martin Brodeur**
2. Peter Forsberg*
3. Jarome Iginla*
4. Nicklas Lidstrom*
5. Joe Sakic
6. Ilya Kovalchuk*
7. Jaromir Jagr
8. Scott Niedermayer*
9. Markus Naslund
10. Joe Thornton*
*Likely to still be there
The only reason I starred Lidstrom is because he's pretty much been the hands-down best defenseman of the decade. Even though his career is only going to decline from here on, its hard to remove him regardless of the circumstances that come in upcoming seasons.
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Just to compare, here were the results for the 90s from a series of polls on HF last year:
1. Mario Lemieux
2. Wayne Gretzky
3. Jaromir Jagr
4. Dominik Hasek
5. Patrick Roy
6. Joe Sakic
7. Steve Yzerman
8. Ray Bourque
9. Sergei Fedorov
10. Mark Messier