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Maurice Richard, RW

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In just about any other era, Brad Park would have been considered the best defenseman of his generation.​

 

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Dickie Moore, LW

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He learned to skate as a child, but between the ages 14 and 17 he never played at all because the local rink burned down and he had nowhere to go. As a result, Pilote didn't play his first game of organized hockey until he was 17.​

 

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Chris Pronger, D

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@Dr Pepper I could never surprise you.

Leon Draisaitl, C/LW​

 

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Likewise @Elvis P !

 

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Elias Pettersson, C/LW​

 

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Might as well complete the whole line.

Henri Richard, C

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Bob Gainey, LW
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“I consider Gainey the world's best all-around player.”

—Soviet national team coach Viktor Tikhonov in 1981

 

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Andy Bathgate, RW

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Claude Provost, RW​

 

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Frank Mahovlich, LW

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Martin Brodeur, G
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@Dr Pepper “He's going to go out as the greatest goaltender, if not one of the greatest goaltenders ever without question. I don't think that's disputable.”

—- Former Devils General Manager and Hockey Hall of Fame Honoured Member Lou Lamoriello

 

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Jacques Plante, G

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Joe Sakic, C
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—-Former teammate Peter Stastny

 

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Steve Yzerman, C

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@Dr Pepper Nice pick!

Peter Forsberg, C
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@Dr Pepper “When Peter was on top of his game and was playing like he could, there wasn't anyone like him.”

—- Former teammate with the Colorado Avalanche Adam Deadmarsh on Forsberg

 

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Thanks!

Brett Hull, RW

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@Dr Pepper I'm dedicating this pick to a 72-year-old Leafs fan.

Tim Horton, D

As a junior player with the St. Michael's College team in the Ontario Hockey League, Horton had NHL scouts and executives claiming he'd be the league's all-time great defenseman.
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He's a huge fan of the coffee too, trust me.

Scott Stevens, D

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Glen Sather, HC

Sather has the best winning percentage in the playoffs of any coach in the history of the game.​

 

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Darn. I'm left with no choice but to select Scotty Bowman, HC

Good draft @Elvis P

 

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Here is a list of where Ray Bourque finished in Norris voting in every single season of his 20-year career:

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 7, 7, 7.

 

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Incredible!