Better All-Time Roster: Carolina Hurricanes Or Vancouver Canucks?

[DitchMarner]

In these polls, I'm including only players who spent at least two seasons with a franchise on their all-time rosters.

For relocated franchises, I am including worthy players who played for the franchises prior to relocation(s).

Consider how good a player was when he played for the franchise whose roster he's included on. For example: If Fedorov is part of Team Columbus, don't think of him as the 1994 version of the player.


Carolina Hurricanes lost to St. Louis Blues 56 votes to 2 (96.6%) in round one: Better All-Time Roster: Carolina Hurricanes Or St. Louis Blues? | HFBoards - NHL Message Board and Forum for National Hockey League (mandatory.com), lost to San Jose Sharks 20 votes to 6 (76.9%) in round two: Better All-Time Roster: Carolina Hurricanes Or San Jose Sharks? and lost to Dallas Stars 24 votes to 3 (88.9%) in round three: Better All-Time Roster: Carolina Hurricanes Versus Dallas Stars

Vancouver Canucks lost to Buffalo Sabres 55 votes to 28 (66.3%) in round one: Better All-Time Roster: Buffalo Sabres Or Vancouver Canucks | HFBoards - NHL Message Board and Forum for National Hockey League (mandatory.com), lost to Tampa Bay Lightning 35 votes to 9 (79.5%) in round two: Better All-Time Roster: Tampa Bay Lightning Versus Vancouver Canucks and lost to New York Islanders 40 votes to 7 (85.1%) in round three: Better All-Time Roster: New York Islanders Or Vancouver Canucks

Carolina Hurricanes:

Blaine Stoughton - Ron Francis - Pat Verbeek
Jeff Skinner - Eric Staal - Ray Whitney
Erik Cole - Rod Brind'Amour - Kevin Dineen
Geoff Sanderson - Sebastian Aho - Sami Kapanen

Mark Howe - Brett Pesce
Jaccob Slavin - Glen Wesley
Chris Pronger - Dougie Hamilton

Cam Ward
Sean Burke


Vancouver Cauncks:

Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Pavel Bure
Markus Naslund - Elias Pettersson - Todd Bertuzzi
Trevor Linden - Ryan Kesler - Stan Smyl
Geoff Courtnall - Cliff Ronning - Alex Mogilny

Alex Edler - Mattias Ohlund
Ed Jovanovski - Chris Tanev
Jyrki Lumme - Quinn Hughes

Roberto Luongo
Kirk McLean​

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[M2Beezy]

Objectively this is the Canucks AINEC

 

[Ace36758]

Objectively this is the Canucks AINEC

Yes, because you have a very objective point of view

 

[um]

would be more interesting if it was the Whalers/Hurricanes vs. Canucks

 

[Regal]

would be more interesting if it was the Whalers/Hurricanes vs. Canucks

It is. Stoughton, Dineen, Verbeek, Sanderson, Howe, Burke, were all Whalers.

 

[um]

It is. Stoughton, Dineen, Verbeek, Sanderson, Howe, Burke, were all Whalers.

Oh whoops, just read the thread title.

 

[NigerianNightmare]

The Vancouver roster blows the Canes out of the water. 7 to 2 in my books

 

[Play]

Vancouver. 7 to 2 or 8 to 1.

 

[TBF1972]

Objectively this is the Canucks AINEC

Objectively Carolina's 4th line center is better than Vancouver's 2nd line center.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Objectively Carolina's 4th line center is better than Vancouver's 2nd line center.

They both average exactly 74 points per 82 games over their career. I think they're pretty much on par especially factoring in age.

On the other hand, Vancouver's 4th line RW is better than any of Carolina's wingers.

 

[TBF1972]

They both average exactly 74 points per 82 games over their career. I think they're pretty much on par especially factoring in age.

On the other hand, Vancouver's 4th line RW is better than any of Carolina's wingers.

you can like both teams better. i like carolina's d much better than vancouver's.

AINEC is the main part i am arguing against with my comment.

 

[tarheelhockey]

They both average exactly 74 points per 82 games over their career. I think they're pretty much on par especially factoring in age.

On the other hand, Vancouver's 4th line RW is better than any of Carolina's wingers.

I mean, you can make the same argument about Carolina's 3rd defensive pair being better than any of Vancouver's.

I'd give the Canucks the edge here based on gamebreaking offensive talent and goaltending, but that edge is not anywhere near "AINEC" or "7-1" or any of that stuff. These teams would play a really close game.

 

[Romang67]

I mean, you can make the same argument about Carolina's 3rd defensive pair being better than any of Vancouver's.

I'd give the Canucks the edge here based on gamebreaking offensive talent and goaltending, but that edge is not anywhere near "AINEC" or "7-1" or any of that stuff. These teams would play a really close game.

How good was 19-20 year old Chris Pronger? Genuine question, not arguing against that very young Chris Pronger and prime Hamilton might indeed be better than any of the Canucks pairings.

 

[tarheelhockey]

How good was 19-20 year old Chris Pronger? Genuine question, not arguing against that very young Chris Pronger and prime Hamilton might indeed be better than any of the Canucks pairings.

I just caught the line about only considering the player's performance with that franchise.

I remember 19-20 year old Pronger being somewhat similar to Hedman or Dahlin at about the same age. The potential was obvious, but there were questions about whether he would grow into it. I also remember him seeming like a rather dumb player and person at that age, which made it strange when he matured and suddenly seemed a lot more poised and intelligent. Really came off like a meathead in his early years.

 

[Regal]

Objectively Carolina's 4th line center is better than Vancouver's 2nd line center.

They’re oddly built teams though and Vancouver is stronger at wing than center. Mogilny is on the 4th line and his ‘96 season was arguably as good as any of Carolina’s forwards.

 

[Ace of Hades]

Objectively Carolina's 4th line center is better than Vancouver's 2nd line center.

The lineups are a bit odd.

Since Kesler is an all time better player than Pettersson as of now.