Best and Worst Skaters in Leafs history ....

[Teeder Keon]

Best and worst skaters in Leafs History to present .....

here’s a reprieve of some downer Posts including my own for a bit of fun ..

Marshy reminded me of how bad of a skater he was ( sorry Marshy ) but how great of a team player as well ...

it got me thinking about some really poor skaters that the leafs have had in their history and then I thought of some of the terrific skaters we’ve had as well ..

Can you think of some players that fall into each of these categories ?

here’s some of mine for now


Best

Courtnall
Marner
Rielly
Dave Keon


Worst
Marshy ( Sorry ) lol
Dave Dunn
Dave Hutchinson
Dan Maloney
Teeder Kennedy
George Armstrong


I’ll add more as I think of them

Click to read more...

 

[Teeder Keon]

Worst
Al Secord

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Worst I ever saw was Brad Marsh
Best I ever saw was Keon

 

[al secord]

Worst
Al Secord

...But the ladies love me.

 

[al secord]

Best = Mogilny

Worst = Antropov

 

[Teeder Keon]

...But the ladies love me.

Another great one from the Hammer

 

[TMLegend]

Best:

Kessel
Kapanen
Berezin

Worst:
Wozniewski
Franson
Fraser
Kostka
Phaneuf (towards the end)

 

[Teeder Keon]

Best
Ronnie Ellis
Barrie
Salming


Worst
John Kordic
Jim Korn
Rick Vaive

 

[ottomaddox]

Poor
Jason Allison

Good
Doug Gilmour
Mike Gartner
Phil Kessel

 

[ACC1224]

Worst in the history of the Leafs organization by far was Val James. Not even close.
Val James Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

I recall him getting a standing o for scoring in warmup in the old St Catharines arena.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Kappy is best of this group but Keon could do it all. Keon could turn in a phone booth like Marner and Keon could outrace you down the ice like Kappy. We have never had anyone that I have seen who could do both at a league best level except Keon. Many have him as best Leaf ever because of his skating alone.

 

[GoonieFace]

Always like the way Todd Warriner skated. Looked ackward, but he could fly.

 

[Teeder Keon]

Worst in the history of the Leafs organization by far was Val James. Not even close.
Val James Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

I recall him getting a standing o for scoring in warmup in the old St Catharines arena.

Forgot about him , yes indeed

 

[Teeder Keon]

Kappy is best of this group but Keon could do it all. Keon could turn in a phone booth like Marner and Keon could outrace you down the ice like Kappy. We have never had anyone that I have seen who could do both at a league best level except Keon. Many have him as best Leaf ever because of his skating alone.

I certainly cannot disagree
Teeder wasn’t a great skater at all , but man could he compete and was a winner and a leader
Our sons namesake
Keon Kennedy Leaf then last name ...

 

[DarkKnight]

Jason Allison says hi, and he will be here soon, just lumbering up the ice.

 

[Teeder Keon]

Jason Allison says hi, and he will be here soon, just lumbering up the ice.

Toooooo funny but accurate

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Worst in the history of the Leafs organization by far was Val James. Not even close.
Val James Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

I recall him getting a standing o for scoring in warmup in the old St Catharines arena.

Kudos! Very few people even know the name Val James.

I watched him playing in Moncton for the Saints. Sat there the whole game with a really PO'd look on his face. Literally never played a single shift until later in the 3rd when he gets a shoulder tap, steps on the ice and within seconds is in a scrap.

That was his whole night! LOL

 

[al secord]

Jason Allison says hi, and he will be here soon, just lumbering up the ice.

He's been on the same breakaway since 2006

 

[Incognito]

Jason Allison has got to be among the worst. The guy always looked like he forgot to take his skate guards off before he stepped onto the ice.

 

[Teeder Keon]

Best
Shaky Walton
Pulford

worst
Brit Selby

 

[DarkKnight]

He's been on the same breakaway since 2006

He just crossed the blue line...

 

[Teeder Keon]

He just crossed the blue line...

Shoot he forgot the puck
Now what

 

[Teeder Keon]

He just crossed the blue line...

He may have been better and faster than Dan “ snow shoes “ Maloney

 

[JT AM da real deal]

I certainly cannot disagree
Teeder wasn’t a great skater at all , but man could he compete and was a winner and a leader
Our sons namesake
Keon Kennedy Leaf then last name ...

Teeder I did not see but my dad always said he was the warrior of all Leaf hockey warriors. He supposedly could lift team with skill and make it happen whatever it took whatever the situation --- a winner. A leader extraordinaire. He always says it is what the Leafs are missing now no disrespect to Tavares.

 

[DarkKnight]

He may have been better and faster than Dan “ snow shoes “ Maloney

There's a race.