ESPN: Mount "Puckmore" for All 31 Franchises

[innitfam]

I don’t have a problem with Stanley cups being a criteria for a teams Mount Rushmore. To me it’s what have you done for the franchise, not how great of a player you were. In fact for hawks I’d go Mikita, Toews, Kane, Keith. Tony O was a great goalie in the regular season, but I will never forgive him for costing us the cup in 71. Giving up a goal from center ice to Lemaire still pisses me off

You have the Hawks without Bobby Hull???

 

[RSPens]

So I've gone through every post so far and no one has even mentioned the omission of Cheevers from Boston...I mean I wouldn't put his face up there, but the mask for sure. The other glaring omissions in my opinion are Nieuwendyk and MacDonald from Calgary.

Vancouver is an interesting one as you can make a serious case for Luongo, McLean, Naslund even Brodeur.
Nolan has to be there for San Jose as he was the first face of the Franchise.
Robitaille has to be there for LA as well as Dionne and Doughty, but leaving Kopitar off is just wrong.
Sure in 10-15 years McDavid will be there for Edmonton, but currently you've got to have Fuhr.
Ottawa definitely needs to make room for Spezza.
I also think Belfour needs to be there for Dallas, but if they are including the North Stars it makes it difficult.
Some teams definitely need more than 4 spots

 

[Kranix]

Yeah, no one defines Winnipeg like Ilya Kovalchuk

It's the Thrashers/Jets franchise. You guys were quick to forget in your revelry that a fanbase was losing their team.

 

[God King Fudge]

I kind of feel like Brad Richards should be on ours. I dunno who I'd take off to add him in, though.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

I may have picked Kane or Keith for Chicago but totally okay with Toews being there instead.
Any of those 3 is valid.

Also I may have gone with Barrasso over Malkin for the Penguins.

 

[Barnum]

I may have picked Kane or Keith for Chicago but totally okay with Toews being there instead.
Any of those 3 is valid.

Also I may have gone with Barrasso over Malkin for the Penguins.

This is just awful. Toews barely makes a top 25 Blackhawks list but you have him top 4, I don’t understand one bit and I am not a Hawks fan.

When Toews tops guys like Hull, Savard, Pilote, Hall, Mikita or Tony E for that matter, call me. Toews hasn’t reached Roenick level yet.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

This is just awful. Toews barely makes a top 25 Blackhawks list but you have him top 4, I don’t understand one bit and I am not a Hawks fan.

When Toews tops guys like Hull, Savard, Pilote, Hall, Mikita or Tony E for that matter, call me. Toews hasn’t reached Roenick level yet.

Maybe the bolded is why you don't understand.
Toews, Kane, and Keith are the faces of this team and have led them to 3 cups after 40+ years of nothing.
The franchise was a laughing stock until they came along.

I think most Hawks fans will be just fine with Toews being among the top 4.

 

[Barnum]

Maybe the bolded is why you don't understand.
Toews, Kane, and Keith are the faces of this team and have led them to 3 cups after 40+ years of nothing.
The franchise was a laughing stock until they came along.

I think most Hawks fans will be just fine with Toews being among the top 4.

I don’t think so. Go do some reading and impact those names had on the BH that I listed because clearly this might be the first time you ever heard of them. Cheers though, remember we all have opinions.

 

[Soundgarden]

I would go Legwand or Suter before Josi in Nashville.

The only thing Legwand has over Josi is longevity, they have the same number of 60 point seasons and Josi is a defenseman. Now, I would probably switch out Fisher for one of the two though.

 

[LuckyPierre]

Heatley is in Ottawa's top four. Back to back 50 goal, 100 point seasons.

Alfredsson, Karlsson, Heatley, Chara

 

[sharkhawk]

I don’t think so. Go do some reading and impact those names had on the BH that I listed because clearly this might be the first time you ever heard of them. Cheers though, remember we all have opinions.

I’ve been a hawk fan since 1970, and i would put all three on the mount and leave hull off for leaving for Winnipeg and Esposito off for blowing game 7 in 1971.

 

[Mrb1p]

Horrible for most teams.

 

[Mrb1p]

Pens Mario Jagr Sid, Malkin definition of no brainer.

Coffey, Kessel, Letang, Francis would probably beat 75% of the other teams too, f***ing pens.

 

[DowntownBooster]

It's the Thrashers/Jets franchise. You guys were quick to forget in your revelry that a fanbase was losing their team.

You're wrong about that Kranix. We never forget that Atlanta lost their team and that's why we understand the Thrashers history belongs to the fine folks of Atlanta. Kovalchuk played for those fans and not the ones in Winnipeg. They may have lost their team but they certainly don't need us trying to hijack their memories by claiming him as one of ours. As NFL legend Johnny Unitas pointed out when the Indianapolis Colts wanted to retire his number shortly after the team relocated there from Baltimore, he flatly rejected the offer stating that he played for the fans of Baltimore not Indianapolis. We will always treat all Winnipeg Jets players (WHA, NHL 1.0 and 2.0) as our own as they all played for the fans of Winnipeg.

 

[BringTheReign]

why not? Of course Gretzky is one of the Kings top 4 players ever.

The Kings need to swap in Kopitar for Luc

I’d rather swap Gretzky for Kopitar and keep Luc. He is The Great One, but when I think of the Kings I think Luc before Wayne.

Luc was the one who went ballistic in ‘92-‘93 and got the Kings into position to make that run. Not saying it was Greztky’s fault he was hurt, but that was their best year while Wayne was in LA.

 

[LordNeverLose]

I’d rather swap Gretzky for Kopitar and keep Luc. He is The Great One, but when I think of the Kings I think Luc before Wayne.

Gretzky did put up over 900 points for LA and won a Hart and 3 Art Ross trophies there.

He'll always be remembered as an Oiler, which to an extent limits his legacy in LA, but I think he deserves to be remembered as one of the 4 most important players in franchise history.

 

[Tical]

Lanny MacDonald over Al MacInnis, Kipper over Vernon in Calgary

That's exactly how I would vote.

 

[jetsforever]

It's the Thrashers/Jets franchise. You guys were quick to forget in your revelry that a fanbase was losing their team.

Haven't forgotten, I just tend to think of teams as new teams when they move and leave the old history where it happened
Also, in this case it just said "Winnipeg"

 

[Daximus]

As a Jet fan Hull, Hawerchuk, Selanne and Wheeler are probably at the top right now.
IDGAF if you think they aren't Jets.

 

[LordNeverLose]

Haven't forgotten, I just tend to think of teams as new teams when they move and leave the old history where it happened
Also, in this case it just said "Winnipeg"

It said Winnipeg/Atlanta in the article. I was just too lazy to type out all the different team names for franchises that have moved around.

 

[Fantomas]

Ottawa building a Mount Puckmore with Yashin's face on it would be priceless.

 

[Anisimovs AK]

They dont have Elias for the Devils? Ken Daneyko...seriously?!

 

[Hobble]

History be damned.
If you even considering Atlanta players with Jets, then Jets 1.0 should be fair game.

As far as I'm concerned, they should replace "Koval" with "Hawer", and to not have Selanne on there is an abomination. (i know they didn't include Jets 1.0, but the whole "history" thing is assinine).

If I were to have Selanne and Hawerchuk, then I'd pair them with Scheif (1st pick of Jets2.0, stellar player) and Wheeler. (Buff honourable mention)

 

[DrJustice]

Honestly this might be a little controversial but I have Johnny Bucyk over Shore by a hair. He's the all time leading goal scorer and #2 in points behind Bourque. He's effectively top-2 or 3 in almost every all-time important offensive categories. He played 21 years for the franchise and has continued to have a role with the team for well after that. He's effectively been with the Bruins for 60 years. Shore had the higher peak and was more popular for his time but on my personal Mount Rushmore I can't leave Chief off.

Orr-Bourque-Esposito-Bucyk

HM: Shore-Chara-Bergeron-Neely

 

[agentblack]

Yeah they may have to rethink the Arizona/Winnipeg ones or think in this case, its a bit complicated