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

[Hockeypete49]

Cool idea. I'm interested to see how Richards, Carter, Giroux, and Voracek are viewed versus the prelockout group.

I will be curious to see how Mike and Jeff are ranked. At the time 99% of my fellow Flyer fans were calling for Jeff's head while just a few of us had him ranked higher than Mike. Jerseys were made with his nickname and he truly was a goat here. Yep will be curious.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Top echelon should be Lindros, LeClair, Recchi, Giroux, Desjardins, Brind'Amour, Gagne, and Timonen

After that it gets really tricky IMO

Edit - forgot Gagne

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

voted Leclair. i know I am in the minority.

 

[Striiker]

And your list is where again? Oh wait...

I figure the bottom 10 or so of this list will be pretty average players all things considered. The guys who round out the poll will likely be fan favorites, personal preferences etc. Talbot, Falloon, Upshall were some of the guys I personally liked when they were around so I put them in consideration

I wasn't talking ****, it was a legit question. Relax dude.

I just thought it was funny to see all those big names... and then a 4th liner who spent less than two full seasons here.

There's 54 names on that list, I think it'll be pretty easy to pick 25 guys without needing to mention a guy like Talbot. Even if it did get down to lesser players, there's plenty more who were bigger fan favorites than he was. That's all I'm saying.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

There should be a pretty clear cut top 25 of respectable players. Guys like Upshall and Talbot shouldnt get close IMO

 

[Rebels57]

voted Leclair. i know I am in the minority.

I'm curious as to why..

LeClair is my all-time favorite player but Lindros was clearly a better player.

 

[David St Hubbins]

I'm curious as to why..

LeClair is my all-time favorite player but Lindros was clearly a better player.

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 ...

 

[Beef Invictus]

This is going as expected.


From 2 on is where it gets interesting. My #2 is LeClair.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Brashear is on this list?
why?

Brashear is a unique talent, he's worth discussing I think.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

This was put together quickly while sitting at my desk at work. Don't blame me for missing people or what not because I didn't spend nearly enough time getting critical with it.

Lindros
Giroux
LeClair
Recchi
Desjardins
Gagne
Timonen
Brind'Amour
Briere
Richards
Pronger
Carter
Voracek
Primeau
Hartnell
Simmonds
Renberg
Forsberg
Coburn
Therien
Roenick
Johnsson
Knuble
Couturier
Mason

 

[Rebels57]

This was put together quickly while sitting at my desk at work. Don't blame me for missing people or what not because I didn't spend nearly enough time getting critical with it.

Lindros
Giroux
LeClair
Recchi
Desjardins
Gagne
Timonen
Brind'Amour
Briere
Richards
Pronger
Carter
Voracek
Primeau
Hartnell
Simmonds
Renberg
Forsberg
Coburn
Therien
Roenick
Johnsson
Knuble
Couturier
Mason

I feel like Cechmanek belongs but not sure who to remove for him.

Otherwise it's a strong list.

 

[Rebels57]

voted Leclair. i know I am in the minority.

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 ...

Not just the better talent, he also had the better career, as evident by his selection to the Hall of Fame.

He first 7 years he had a top 5 PPG in NHL history.

 

[Patrick Division]

I had to vote for Hextall. Hextall is life!!!

 

[BringBackHakstol]

This was put together quickly while sitting at my desk at work. Don't blame me for missing people or what not because I didn't spend nearly enough time getting critical with it.

Lindros
Giroux
LeClair
Recchi
Desjardins
Gagne
Timonen
Brind'Amour
Briere
Richards
Pronger
Carter
Voracek
Primeau
Hartnell
Simmonds
Renberg
Forsberg
Coburn
Therien
Roenick
Johnsson
Knuble
Couturier
Mason

Pronger, Briere, and Forsberg too high IMO.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I didn't understand the Leclair > Lindros arguments then and I certainly don't now either. It can be tough to compare players across wide gaps of time, but the two were next to each other. It's overthinking the problem, like voting Brogdon for ROY.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

I didn't understand the Leclair > Lindros arguments then and I certainly don't now either. It can be tough to compare players across wide gaps of time, but the two were next to each other. It's overthinking the problem, like voting Brogdon for ROY.

There's really no defensible argument to be made to have Leclair over Lindros

 

[jd2210]

A guy like Shjon Podein would easily be more deserving than Talbot as well.

5 full seasons with the club and an important player in the 97 Cup run.

https://youtu.be/bRmVLkQiT2s

"I called Shjon Podein, Shaun Po dee ean. Didn't know all the players got the other names wrong"

He'd darn near make my top 25. They were my fav 3rd line possibly ever.

 

[Sawdalite]

Personally I believe that with an open mind it is near impossible to vote for any Player on the List besides #88... His PPG alone dictates it... being 100% fair about it.

I agree that the next Poll for #2 will be much more competitive... I'm planning on Picking Recchi... but that is not an easy choice, with so many possibilities that could be reasonably argued.

This will take a while... but should be fun. Thanks for the hard work put into it... and all the fine comments to be posted.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Lindros had one of the best 8 year stretches in league history during his time with the Flyers. He averaged 1.35 PPG in the deadpuck era while missing 176 regular season games due to injuries & a lockout. He racked up 946 penalty minutes too. He put up 44 goals & 97 points in 65 games as a 20 year old on an below average team.

 

[Tripod]

I can honestly say my bank PIN number was Lindros related back in the day.

 

[Lotusflower]

I'll add Meszaros to the list as well

 

[Philly Fanatik]

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

 

[Rebels57]

I can honestly say my bank PIN number was Lindros related back in the day.

My first AOL screename was LeClair related lol

 

[Rebels57]

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

Why am I not surprised you have Richards over Giroux, who has two too 5 scoring finishes and Hart Trophy voting finishes..

 

[Philly Fanatik]

Why am I not surprised you have Richards over Giroux, who has two too 5 scoring finishes and Hart Trophy voting finishes..

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