Better All-Time Roster: New York Islanders 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.


New York Islanders lost to Colorado Avalanche 66 votes to 8 (89.2%) in round one: Better All-Time Roster: Colorado Avalanche Or New York Islanders | HFBoards - NHL Message Board and Forum for National Hockey League (mandatory.com) and lost to Edmonton Oilers 50 votes to 2 (96.2%) in round two: Better All-Time Roster: Edmonton Oilers Or New York Islanders?

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) and lost to Tampa Bay Lightning 35 votes to 9 (79.5%) in round two: Better All-Time Roster: Tampa Bay Lightning Versus Vancouver Canucks

New York Islanders:

Zigmund Palffy - Bryan Trottier - Mike Bossy
John Tavares - Pat LaFontaine - Alexei Yashin
Clark Gillies - Butch Goring - Brent Sutter
John Tonelli - Pierre Turgeon - Steve Thomas

Denis Potvin - Adrian Aucoin
Tomas Jonsson - Stefan Persson
Roman Hamrlik - Ryan Pulock

Billy Smith
Glenn Resch


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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[LightningStorm]

For the defenses, one has Denis Potvin, my #3 all time d-man, and the other makes me wanna cry for a franchise that's 5 decades old.

 

[Nasti]

The guys who won 19 consecutive playoff series.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

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.


New York Islanders lost to Colorado Avalanche 66 votes to 8 (89.2%) in round one: Better All-Time Roster: Colorado Avalanche Or New York Islanders | HFBoards - NHL Message Board and Forum for National Hockey League (mandatory.com) and lost to Edmonton Oilers 50 votes to 2 (96.2%) in round two: Better All-Time Roster: Edmonton Oilers Or New York Islanders?

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) and lost to Tampa Bay Lightning 35 votes to 9 (79.5%) in round two: Better All-Time Roster: Tampa Bay Lightning Versus Vancouver Canucks

New York Islanders:

Zigmund Palffy - Bryan Trottier - Mike Bossy
John Tavares - Pat LaFontaine - Alexei Yashin
Clark Gillies - Butch Goring - Brent Sutter
John Tonelli - Pierre Turgeon - Steve Thomas

Denis Potvin - Adrian Aucoin
Tomas Jonsson - Stefan Persson
Roman Hamrlik - Ryan Pulock

Billy Smith
Glenn Resch


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​

I can't see Ed Jovanovski anymore without thinking of @EdJovanovski .

 

[Ignite111]

Chara is a must add to Isles no?

I think I also would go

Weight over Thomas
Osgood over Resch

 

[wetcoast]

Chara is a must add to Isles no?

No as a member of the NYI, Chara probably isn't even on their top 10 or heck maybe top 15 all time Dman list.

Also as a live long Canucks fan, I have no idea why 6 people picked the Canucks in this poll, it's the NYI and frankly it's not even very close.

 

[Ignite111]

No as a member of the NYI, Chara probably isn't even on their top 10 or heck maybe top 15 all time Dman list.

Also as a live long Canucks fan, I have no idea why 6 people picked the Canucks in this poll, it's the NYI and frankly it's not even very close.

Ahh I was confused with the poll. I had thought it was any players career. Not just what they did while on the Islanders

 

[wetcoast]

Ahh I was confused with the poll. I had thought it was any players career. Not just what they did while on the Islanders

NP, it's easy to miss in the premable.

 

[biturbo19]

The Canucks are really let down by their defence here. It's kind of sad that after all these years, that's probably the best defence you can assemble. I think you could probably shoehorn prime Ehrhoff in there, and maybe Salo should be in there as well. But it doesn't really move the needle anyway. Just a franchise that has never really had a single "elite" defenceman. So strange.