A Non-Superstar You Loved (or Love) to Watch

[SensFactor]

3 guys I loved/hated at the same time that got me out of my seat:

• Alex Kovalev - Oozed talent
• Darcy Tucker - I think he was a bit crazy but highly entertaining
• Dominik Hasek - I still don't know how he made some of those saves

One of the greatest hits of all time....Tucker on Kapanen.....now that's hockey...

 

[Fixxer]

3 guys I loved/hated at the same time that got me out of my seat:

• Alex Kovalev - Oozed talent
• Darcy Tucker - I think he was a bit crazy but highly entertaining
• Dominik Hasek - I still don't know how he made some of those saves

One of the greatest hits of all time....Tucker on Kapanen.....now that's hockey...

It's funny that you bring up both Kovalev and Tucker because...

 

[Gardiner]

Yannick Perreault

 

[lawrence]

3 guys I loved/hated at the same time that got me out of my seat:

• Alex Kovalev - Oozed talent
• Darcy Tucker - I think he was a bit crazy but highly entertaining
• Dominik Hasek - I still don't know how he made some of those saves

One of the greatest hits of all time....Tucker on Kapanen.....now that's hockey...

Alex Kovalev and Hasek are non superstars? Hasek? really?

anyways adding Cliff Ronning to the list.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Rick Rypien. He was a pure pitbull on the ice, and punched much above his weight class. RIP

Mike Richards. Sad how his career turned, he was a warrior.

 

[Lockin17]

McDavid. He's fun to watch

guess you cant read the OP's title

 

[the_fan]

guess you cant read the OP's title

What do you mean?

 

[Sheva7]

John Tavares

 

[Devonator]

Dave Brown...I really admired his skills on the ice.

 

[Fixxer]

Michael Cammalleri.

He was in MTL for a few seasons, the first 2 he really had it going. Sure, he wasn't big or much fast, but when he got in the Offensive shot, you could tell he had an Elite shot.
2010 playoffs. 19 games 13 goals 6 assists 19 points.


We don't see it, but his reaction of shaking his head at the bench, when the crowd went nuts for his hat-trick, it gave me chills. Hat trick on the centennial night!

He had the potential to hit 30+ a year but he was injured quite often...

 

[CoopersFalls]

Sheldon Souray
Alexei Emelin
Brenden Lemieux

 

[ZenOil]

Hemsky in his prime..... ballet on ice

 

[Reesor]

Janne Niinimaa- I was so upset when I learnt he was traded to the Isles

 

[Asinine]

Auston Matthews
Not quite a superstar but it's fun watching him conduct himself like one.

 

[HFpapi]

I don't know the threshold for (super)star player...but I always found Tomas Kaberle to be silky smooth and under-appreciated.

It pains me to say as a Leafs fan, but Chris Neil was a pitbull and one of the best middle-weight fighters I've seen

Notice he's been mentioned already a few times but my first thought was Ales Hemsky... I've always said this about him....if a person who didn't know jack **** about hockey watched a game he was featuring in, they would swear he was the best player in the league...guy had immense talent

Last one...Max Afinogenov was electric ...as was Brian Campbell on those speedy Sabres teams

 

[Hockey Joe]

Paul Byron. He creates a ton of breakaway with a his great stick check and better speed.

 

[Vertain]

Eddie Shack.

The man was just fun to watch. A little bit (a lot?) crazy, but a decent hockey player as well. If you want a chuckle or two, youtube him.

 

[Field of Dreams]

Matthew Barnaby, Zach Hyman

 

[Gary Nylund]

Tiger Williams

 

[Marky9er]

Brian Rolston. Heavy shot.

 

[The Red Line]

Tomas Holmstrom had such a unique style. It wasn't pretty and everyone else hated him, but I loved watching him play.

Marty Havlat had a couple seasons where he was really fun to watch.

Wojtek Wolski would be another guy who was alwas entertaining.

 

[Plural]

I absolutely loved Selanne and Kariya. Although I don't know if some consider them superstars.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Anton Stralman. Just smooth.

Viktor Arvidsson

 

[Montecristo]

I liked watching brian rolston and anson carter

 

[lawrence]

he has 2 all star games but I never really saw him as a super star . I am talking about Matt duchene.