OT: Favourite Player #19

#19

  • Matt Cooke

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  • Trevor Daley

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  • Ruslan Fedotenko

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  • Hal Gill

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  • Alex Goligoski

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  • Jarome Iginla

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  • Brent Johnson

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  • Jussi Jokinen

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  • Tyler Kennedy

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  • Alexei Kovalev (2011)

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  • Georges Laraque

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  • Ben Lovejoy

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  • Paul Martin

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  • Mark Recchi (2005-07)

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  • Mike Rupp

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  • Jarkko Ruutu

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  • Justin Schultz

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  • Rob Scuderi

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  • Conor Sheary

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  • Ryan Whitney

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  • Total voters
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BHD

Vejmelka for Vezina
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DegenX

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Aug 14, 2011
14,622
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It was a tough choice, had to go with this guy ...
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SHOOTANDSCORE

Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
Sep 25, 2005
10,952
4,675
I went with Malone. Had some skill, was a warrior, and was a character. I still laugh thinking about him facewashing the shit out of his teammates after wins.
 

ColePens

RIP Fugu Buffaloed & parabola
Mar 27, 2008
107,022
67,647
Pittsburgh
It's also funny how a player can overstay their welcome (Adams/Orpik) and become villains. It's also funny how a great player can become forgettable because of Cup wins (Neal/Hossa). And some of the grinder favorites TK/Colby are sort of getting forgotten. Kennedy was every bit as popular as Rust. Even with his chest snipes.

This has been a lot of fun but I am quite shocked at the names up there.
 

BHD

Vejmelka for Vezina
Dec 27, 2009
38,124
16,511
Moncton, NB
I get Hornqvist and Kessel going early, but there are some (Dumoulin for example) who might be a bit high.
 

Randy Butternubs

Registered User
Mar 15, 2008
29,777
21,310
Morningside
It's also funny how a player can overstay their welcome (Adams/Orpik) and become villains. It's also funny how a great player can become forgettable because of Cup wins (Neal/Hossa). And some of the grinder favorites TK/Colby are sort of getting forgotten. Kennedy was every bit as popular as Rust. Even with his chest snipes.

This has been a lot of fun but I am quite shocked at the names up there.

Recency bias. ;)
 
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ColePens

RIP Fugu Buffaloed & parabola
Mar 27, 2008
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I get Hornqvist and Kessel going early, but there are some (Dumoulin for example) who might be a bit high.

If you look at style - TK = Rust. Rust is part of 2 recent Cup teams, thus Tk isn't even getting a vote. Orpik = Dumo. Orpik overstayed his welcome and Dumo was part of 2 Cups teams.

Winning the Stanley Cup really does change everything.
 
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Ugene Magic

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Oct 17, 2008
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18,550
Pittsburgh
I get Hornqvist and Kessel going early, but there are some (Dumoulin for example) who might be a bit high.

I feel Gary Roberts shouldn't even be in the top 20. He is too much man for this list of a bunch of softies.

Edit. And I always thought of Rust as the winger version of Talbot.
 
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Tom Hanks

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It's also funny how a player can overstay their welcome (Adams/Orpik) and become villains. It's also funny how a great player can become forgettable because of Cup wins (Neal/Hossa). And some of the grinder favorites TK/Colby are sort of getting forgotten. Kennedy was every bit as popular as Rust. Even with his chest snipes.

This has been a lot of fun but I am quite shocked at the names up there.

I’ve only followed the Pens for 10 years and not fully engaged then. 6 years ago I watched more and last 4 years I watch pretty much every game.

So newer players are fresher in my memory plus I know more about hockey now to notice what players are doing even if they aren’t scoring.

If Bones wins this one I have no idea who I’d pick from what’s left. Neal maybe because of his snipes?
 
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