Favourite #98 - Paul Kariya vs. Jaromir Jagr

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This is a favourite player and not best player poll. Bracket winners advance to playoffs.

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Peter Forsberg 55 Eric Lindros 15 Pavel Datsyuk 51 Joe Thornton 12 Paul Kariya 26 Patrik Elias 7 Jaromír Jágr 80 Marian Gaborik 15 Joe Sakic 55 Sergei Fedorov 20 Jarome Iginla 66 Martin St. Louis 40 Teemu Selänne 46 Mats Sundin 17 Markus Näslund 25 Marian Hossa 24	Peter Forsberg 20 Pavel Datsyuk 14 Paul Kariya Jaromir Jagr Joe Sakic Jarome Iginla Teemu Selanne Markus Naslund	Peter Forsberg TBD TBD	TBD

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Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Patrik Laine 55 Nikita Kucherov 77 John Tavares 14 Artemi Panarin 50 David Pastrnak 25 Mikko Rantanen 41 Mitch Marner 16 Kirill Kaprizov 36 Auston Matthews 18 Aleksander Barkov 27 Nathan MacKinnon 18 Leon Draisaitl 15 Brayden Point 47 Mathew Barzal 13 Connor McDavid 84 Sebastian Aho 29	Nikita Kucherov Artemi Panarin Mikko Rantanen Kirill Kaprizov Aleksander Barkov Nathan MacKinnon Brayden Point Connor McDavid	TBD TBD	TBD

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Anze Kopitar 51 Jonathan Toews 8 Patrice Bergeron 48 Evgeni Malkin 61 Phil Kessel 32 Steven Stamkos 27 Alexander Ovechkin 105 Ilya Kovalchuk 25 Sidney Crosby 27 Nicklas Bäckström 12 Joe Pavelski 9 Henrik Zetterberg 31 Henrik Sedin 62 Ryan Getzlaf 49 Claude Giroux 37 Patrick Kane 42	Anze Kopitar Evgeni Malkin Phil Kessel Alexander Ovechkin Sidney Crosby Henrik Zetterberg Henrik Sedin Patrick Kane	TBD TBD	TBD

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Gordie Howe 15 Maurice Richard 10 Luc Robitaille 10 Wayne Gretzky 31 Ron Francis 19 Adam Oates 18 Mike Modano 9 Alexander Mogilny 25 Steve Yzerman 49 Wendel Clark 11 Mario Lemieux 24 Brendan Shanahan 7 Jari Kurri 18 Brett Hull 14 Pavel Bure 32 Alexei Kovalev 7	Gordie Howe 22 Wayne Gretzky 32 Ron Francis 15 Alexander Mogilny 20 Steve Yzerman 36 Mario Lemieux 51 Jari Kurri 17 Pavel Bure 28	Wayne Gretzky Alexander Mogilny Mario Lemieux Pavel Bure	TBD

Qualifying Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Cale Makar 42 Quinn Hughes 7	Adam Fox 29 Cale Makar 167 Erik Karlsson 28 Drew Doughty 18 Shea Weber 62 Kris Letang 43 Victor Hedman 43 Roman Josi 23	Cale Makar Erik Karlsson Shea Weber Victor Hedman	TBD

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Bobby Orr 24 Denis Potvin 3 Paul Coffey 21 Brian Leetch 8 Vladimir Konstantinov 13 Rob Blake 11 Chris Chelios 9 Chris Pronger 19 Ray Bourque 36 Al MacInnis 25 Nicklas Lidström 86 Scott Niedermayer 33 Zdeno Chara 66 Andrei Markov 31 Dustin Byfuglien 47 Brent Burns 21	Bobby Orr 23 Paul Coffey 8 Vladimir Konstantinov 37 Chris Pronger 35 Ray Bourque 65 Nicklas Lidström 82 Zdeno Chara 60 Dustin Byfuglien 43	Bobby Orr Vladimir Konstantinov Nicklas Lidström Zdeno Chara	TBD

Qualifying Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
John Gibson 16 Carter Hart 3 Robin Lehner 13 Jacob Markström 28 Frederik Andersen 7 Connor Hellebuyck 12	Carey Price 41 John Gibson 16 Tuukka Rask 43 Jacob Markström 17 Andrei Vasilevskiy 41 Connor Hellebuyck 13 Thatcher Demko 51 Igor Shesterkin 33	Carey Price Tuukka Rask Andrei Vasilevskiy Thatcher Demko	TBD

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Kari Lehtonen 18 Antti Niemi 9 Roberto Luongo 39 Ryan Miller 8 Ilya Bryzgalov 49 Craig Anderson 24 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 25 Niklas Bäckström 12 Pekka Rinne 52 Henrik Lundqvist 61 Cory Schneider 31 Braden Holtby 27 Jonathan Quick 31 Corey Crawford 10 Marc-Andre Fleury 21 Sergei Bobrovsky 9	Kari Lehtonen 11 Roberto Luongo 32 Ilya Bryzgalov 40 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 36 Henrik Lundqvist 54 Cory Schneider 21 Jonathan Quick 14 Marc-Andre Fleury 32	Roberto Luongo Ilya Bryzgalov Henrik Lundqvist Marc-Andre Fleury	TBD

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Dominik Hasek 94 Chris Osgood 8 Olaf Kölzig 47 Felix Potvin 46 Curtis Joseph 26 Dwayne Roloson 5 Nikolai Khabibulin 43 Tim Thomas 22 Evgeni Nabokov 32 Dan Cloutier 7 Tomas Vokoun 14 Martin Brodeur 25 Miikka Kiprusoff 102 Marty Turco 14 Patrick Roy 52 José Théodore 15	Dominik Hasek 67 Olaf Kolzig 14 Curtis Joseph 23 Nikolai Khabibulin 24 Evgeni Nabokov 34 Martin Brodeur 57 Miikka Kiprusoff 34 Patrick Roy 19	Dominik Hasek Nikolai Khabibulin Martin Brodeur Miikka Kiprusoff	TBD

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Terry Sawchuk 19 Glenn Hall 6 Jacques Plante 9 Tony Esposito 5 Ken Dryden 21 Vladislav Tretiak 29 Kelly Hrudey 7 Grant Fuhr 44 John Vanbiesbrouck 25 Mike Vernon 18 Ron Hextall 18 Ed Belfour 34 Tom Barrasso 9 Arturs Irbe 48 Kirk McLean 23 Mike Richter 32	Terry Sawchuk 15 Jacques Plante 11 Vladislav Tretiak 33 Grant Fuhr 18 John Vanbiesbrouck 6 Ed Belfour 18 Arturs Irbe 15 Mike Richter 5	Terry Sawchuk Vladislav Tretiak Ed Belfour Arturs Irbe	TBD

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[CanadianSniper]

Paul Kariya was so goddamn fun to watch.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Paul Kariya was so goddamn fun to watch.

Exactly. One of the most likeable players in the league.

Mid-career Jagr put a lot of people off with his sulkiness. It's been interesting to watch his image change over the years.

 

[toothlessgoon]

Might as well change the name of these polls to "Who was statistically the better player".

 

[JackSlater]

I found Jagr more unique and interesting to watch and while Kariya was very exciting at his best, he wasn't at his best for all that long.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Might as well change the name of these polls to "Who was statistically the better player".

Could it be that people like good players?

 

[Bouboumaster]

I respect Jagr and his passion of the sport, and I aknowledge that he's better than Kariya and stuff, but I voted for Paul.

After The Trade (Roy going to Colorado and stuff), for a time period, the Mighty Ducks became my favorite team and it was all because of how Kariya and Selanne were kicking ass together.
They were beasts

Kariya is my 3rd favorite player all time, behind only Mario and Roy

 

[thadd]

Kariya's father taught math at the high school I attended.. He subbed a few times for my teacher and seemed like a really nice, chill dude.... so I'm going with Paul.

Jagr didn't share any of the hotties with me, so no votes for him.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

So many kids i knew were Ducks fans because of Kariya. He was such a dynamic player and so fun to watch.

 

[toothlessgoon]

Could it be that people like good players?

I think if you're talking strictly likeability, it has to be Kariya. I was in junior high-early high school during Kariya's peak, and it seems everyone's favourite player at the time was Paul Kariya. He also seemed like the most popular trading card at the time too. And has a clearly inferior player won any of these polls?

 

[GFS]

And has a clearly inferior player won any of these polls?

There have been very few, but it has happened.

Kiprusoff beat Roy, Demko beat Shesterkin, Konstantinov beat Pronger, Barkov beat Matthews, and Kessel beat Stamkos.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Paul Kariya tried to do the LeBron James superteam thing on the Avalanche when he bailed on a team that went to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals after demanding $10 million (and then, to add insult to injury, took a MASSIVE paycut to play in Colorado so they could afford their superteam) and he personally sucked and he never even got close to so much as looking at another Cup. Had he been patient and not gotten Cup greedy Anaheim probably would have let him ride it out as the old guy post lockout and he likely could have held the trophy. Karma. Never liked the dude very much because of it.