25 Greatest Philadelphia Flyers of the Last 25 Years (1992-2017)-#1

[Rebels57]

...Holy ****! I forgot Giroux ! Seriously!
4.GIROUX
5.Recchi
6.Richards...Honestly...a huge oversight!

 

[Laveuglette]

Michael Leighton

 

[Winston Wolf]

Judging by the responses, Eric Desjardins will be highly underrated here. I gave him a pity vote here, but #2 should be between him and Giroux, IMO.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Judging by the responses, Eric Desjardins will be highly underrated here. I gave him a pity vote here, but #2 should be between him and Giroux, IMO.

Giroux, desjardins, and leclair are really difficult to sort out.

I think I go leclair, giroux, desjardins

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

For me '1 and #2 are not debatable.

It's Lindros and Leclair all the way.

After them it gets interesting

Giroux
Richards
Carter
Desjardins
Roenick
Primeau
Recchi
Renberg
Brind'Amour
Timonen
Gagne
Briere
Hartnell

 

[OzFlyers]

I keep picturing Boxcar going over the list repeatably looking for Manning!

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

I keep picturing Boxcar going over the list repeatably looking for Manning!

yep.

Maybe we should add Ole-Kristian Tollefsen too

 

[Merchant]

Judging by the responses, Eric Desjardins will be highly underrated here. I gave him a pity vote here, but #2 should be between him and Giroux, IMO.

My thoughts as well re: Desjardins. I think a lot of people remember the decent-but-not-great version of him from 2002-2004 and forget how amazing he was in the 90's. He was in the tier right behind the HoF / Norris winners of those years like Leetch, Blake, and MacInnis.

 

[Rebels57]

Time to start Poll #2!

 

[kelmitchell]

1.Lindros
2.Brind'Amour
3.LeClair
4.Recchi
5.Richards...My thoughts!

 

[ybnvs]

Voted for Hextall, not only because of when he played for the Flyers, but because the poll specifically states the years 1992-2017, and as such, Hextall being back in the Flyers org but as the GM has truly been a blessing. Such a turn of events with a more than competent GM.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

You didnt ask me but since I did the same (Leclair), I'll trow in my $0.02.

My preference here is based on the level of reliability - Lindros's injury history and the drama with him and his parents I feel he was a distraction. It brought down my perception of his value. No doubt the greatest potential and best talent on the list, but ...

this is my thinking on this as well. No doubt Lindros was a great player. But there was just some things about him that brought him down a notch. His meddling parents, the questioning of teams docs publicly. even if it was true some things need to be kept in house. the end of his time here he definitely soured on me. But i will still vote him 2nd OV

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Judging by the responses, Eric Desjardins will be highly underrated here. I gave him a pity vote here, but #2 should be between him and Giroux, IMO.

I would put Brind'Amour ahead of Giroux. He was the better player. Mark Howe is still ahead of Desjardins as well.

 

[David St Hubbins]

Willams should be on the list, but because blockhead BOB Clarke made the worst trade in Flyers history he isn't. Maybe we can add Danny Markov instead.

 

[Rebels57]

I would put Brind'Amour ahead of Giroux. He was the better player. Mark Howe is still ahead of Desjardins as well.

How many top 10 point finishes or Hart votes for Brindy? 0.

 

[Merchant]

Willams should be on the list, but because blockhead BOB Clarke made the worst trade in Flyers history he isn't. Maybe we can add Danny Markov instead.

God, really?

 

[Ruck Over]

I would put Brind'Amour ahead of Giroux. He was the better player. Mark Howe is still ahead of Desjardins as well.

Wasn't Howe retired by the time we're discussing players?

 

[Sawdalite]

I would put Brind'Amour ahead of Giroux. He was the better player. Mark Howe is still ahead of Desjardins as well.

I believe that is a safe statement that even Rico's family would not argue against... Unfortunately Mark's departure after the 1991-92 Season precludes his inclusion... as I would assume that the '92 earliest limit means the 1992-93 Season... This IMO is a real shame because I loved Mark, and he might have given Lindros a run for his money on this Poll... if the full body of his work could be taken into consideration.

 

[Beef Invictus]

That Howe was a better skater than most if not all of our D group at the time during the alumni game was both incredible and disheartening. In terms of playing a single game rather than a whole season he looked like he'd be able to outplay Luke Schenn.

 

[Sawdalite]

http://www.flyershistory.net/cgi-bin/hhof.cgi

Per the above Website I have learned that Dave Schultz was installed in the HHoF on November 2016... and Eric Lindros was not.


How anyone could ever confuse Dave Schultz and Eric Lindros is beyond me.


#NothingAgainstTheHammer

 

[Philly Fanatik]

How many top 10 point finishes or Hart votes for Brindy? 0.

Who has the most points as a Flyer?

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Wasn't Howe retired by the time we're discussing players?

ahhh right. don't worry about me, my math obviously sucks

 

[GKJ]

I was a big Niittymaki fan, but c'mon. The only goaltender who has come through here, stayed for multiple years, and never made a playoff start.