18 Greatest Avalanche of All-Time
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Lemieux was maybe an average player in regular games, but he always stepped up his game when it most counted. He had a nack of being a super star when playoffs came around.
b.t.w. if Bigras pans out for you guys, you will see he has a similar nature to his game.
Totally get why he's placed there by some. I didn't have him quite as high but I definitely see the logic.
I like the idea of a top 18 ... got my attention more than another top 10/15/20 list would have I admit.
That said I figured I'd try my hand at a top 20 favorites list but found myself having trouble narrowing it and ranking it. Of course I have the guys like Sakic, Roy, Foote, Forsberg in there, then I have some currents like O'Reilly and Duchene on there (again, no surprises) but then I have some that others may not have on their lists. A few of those...
JSG ... I just really have liked how he has handled himself during games and while not playing as well. I love the leadership role he assumes and honestly wouldn't mind seeing him take lessons from Allaire and exploring a goalie coach type future once he's done playing.
Hinote, Parker, Yelle, Laperriere ... not the stars of any team but guys that are on my list for various reasons. Lappy and Hinote always gave their all, Parker was such a character, and Yelle just always quietly went about his work playing very important roles for us.
Liles ... he's just always been one of my favorites from past teams. Can't really explain why...
Maybe some of these would sit just outside that top 20 if I do get it narrowed down but they certainly weren't among those crossed out in a first pass of our historical roster...
That said I figured I'd try my hand at a top 20 favorites list but found myself having trouble narrowing it and ranking it. Of course I have the guys like Sakic, Roy, Foote, Forsberg in there, then I have some currents like O'Reilly and Duchene on there (again, no surprises) but then I have some that others may not have on their lists. A few of those...
JSG ... I just really have liked how he has handled himself during games and while not playing as well. I love the leadership role he assumes and honestly wouldn't mind seeing him take lessons from Allaire and exploring a goalie coach type future once he's done playing.
Hinote, Parker, Yelle, Laperriere ... not the stars of any team but guys that are on my list for various reasons. Lappy and Hinote always gave their all, Parker was such a character, and Yelle just always quietly went about his work playing very important roles for us.
Liles ... he's just always been one of my favorites from past teams. Can't really explain why...
Maybe some of these would sit just outside that top 20 if I do get it narrowed down but they certainly weren't among those crossed out in a first pass of our historical roster...
Top 18 + goalie makes the most sense to me, as in 12 forwards, 6 d-men. Ranking is skewed more how much/how long they contributed to the Avs, so Blake and Bourque are lower than Foote for instance.
I'm a little skewed more towards the '96 team as that was the squad that got me into hockey in the first place...
1) Sakic
2) Forsberg
3) Roy
4) Foote
5) Hejduk
6) Lemieux
7) Deadmarsh
8) Blake
9) Bourque
10) Drury
11) Ozolinsh
12) Kamensky
13) Gusarov (highly underrated)
14) Duchene
15) Tanguay
16) Ricci
17) Podein
18) Keane
19) Klemm
hard to keep Yelle off this list, but I just enjoyed watching Keane/Podein/Ricci play more. They're all similar in my eyes, heart and soul checkers that were clearly a level above guys like Eric Messier or Hinote (loved him not in their class). Landeskog needs another year to make this list. Stastny prob deserves to be on it too, but eh, I wanted some grinders
I'm a little skewed more towards the '96 team as that was the squad that got me into hockey in the first place...
1) Sakic
2) Forsberg
3) Roy
4) Foote
5) Hejduk
6) Lemieux
7) Deadmarsh
8) Blake
9) Bourque
10) Drury
11) Ozolinsh
12) Kamensky
13) Gusarov (highly underrated)
14) Duchene
15) Tanguay
16) Ricci
17) Podein
18) Keane
19) Klemm
hard to keep Yelle off this list, but I just enjoyed watching Keane/Podein/Ricci play more. They're all similar in my eyes, heart and soul checkers that were clearly a level above guys like Eric Messier or Hinote (loved him not in their class). Landeskog needs another year to make this list. Stastny prob deserves to be on it too, but eh, I wanted some grinders
Foppa2118
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He didn't bolt. PL gave him one slap in the face offer about a month before free agency. Basically told him to take it or leave it, and then never talked to him again. They were up against the cap and could only afford him if he came mega mega cheap.
I think some fans expected him to stay and take less money. Or at least they hoped he would. It wasn't as though PL could have offered him any more $$$ and everyone knew it, so I don't really see it as a slap in the face offer - we literally were against the cap. I think at the end of the day Foote chose money over staying, and that's where I think he may have lost some popularity. Same situation with Forsberg. If we were in the player's shoes most of us would have left as well, but that's just the way things go. We're all hypocrites.
I damn near made a fatal error with this list but thankfully recognized it in time.
#14: Stephane Yelle
#14: Stephane Yelle
One of my favorite Avs of all time and one of the best bottom 6 players of his era.
I wanna play this game too...
1) Sakic
2) Roy
3) Blake
4) Foote
5) Lemieux
6) Bourque
7) Forsberg
8) Hejduk
9) Ozolinsh
10) Duchene
11) Tanguay
12) Stastny
13) Deadmarsh
14) Kamensky
15) Drury
16) Ricci
17) Parker
18) Keane
1) Sakic
2) Roy
3) Blake
4) Foote
5) Lemieux
6) Bourque
7) Forsberg
8) Hejduk
9) Ozolinsh
10) Duchene
11) Tanguay
12) Stastny
13) Deadmarsh
14) Kamensky
15) Drury
16) Ricci
17) Parker
18) Keane
I lost a lot of respect for parker after his moore comments. Not sure i call him in mytop 18. Even his contributions, i cant acknowledge someone who says a fellow teammate deserved to have their neck broken in a cowardly act like that.
Puck Poise
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This is a great topic. To me i can't get my head around Eric I am the king of roller blading Messier is on anyones list. Not trying to be mean to anyone I just can't see that one. If anything tanguay should be higher in my opinion. He did score two goals in game seven. Also I would put Dingman over Parker. Dingman was the one that filled in for forsberg in the final two rounds. He also was the one that hit Gomez in game six to lead to Footes goal. If I remember right devils were out shooting us 10-1 when that happened. Aebi has to be there also. He did have some great moments. Once again great idea.
I enjoyed Parker while he was in Colorado but no way does he make the list. MAYBE a top 25 but not here.
#11: Adam Deadmarsh btw
#11: Adam Deadmarsh btw
He is still playing (Dinamo Riga), the only one from Colorado 1996. winning team.
DRL
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My 18
Tanguay-sakic-hejduk
Kamensky-forsberg-Lemieux
Drury-stastny-deadmarsh
Yelle-ricci-keane
Bourque-foote
Ozolinsh-Blake
Liles-klemm
Tanguay-sakic-hejduk
Kamensky-forsberg-Lemieux
Drury-stastny-deadmarsh
Yelle-ricci-keane
Bourque-foote
Ozolinsh-Blake
Liles-klemm
DRL
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Amazing many people don't have lappy in their list.
Especially over podein, messier, Parker.
Him and keane are a toss up
Especially over podein, messier, Parker.
Him and keane are a toss up
#9: Alex Tanguay
Admittedly, I had Tanguay a bit higher originally and had to do some moving with him.
Admittedly, I had Tanguay a bit higher originally and had to do some moving with him.
