I think an argument can be made for Spezza, Phillips, Neil, or Redden. Maybe even Hossa too.
Spezza ainec
Maybe even Heatley, I know he's a **** but he was a very good player none the less.
Phillips' legacy is criminally underrated here.
Over-rated by some IMO. He was good, sometimes very good defensively, but not great!
Maybe I'm voting on the poll wrong.
In terms of pure skill he'd be way down there, but taking into account longevity and legacy as a Sen he should be #3 behind Alfie and EK. Otherwise Yashin and Heatley should be regarded as greater Sens than our longest serving player.
But if we're voting purely on skill, there is no way Alfie should have beaten EK.
Crazy that many names are being thrown out there but no mention of Mike Fisher
Is this poll for greatest senators while they played for the Sens? Then it should be Spezza, then Phillips
Heatley, Yashin and even Spezza will be docked a few marks for wanting to be traded. Still, Spezza should be up there even though I voted for Neil here (and I'm the only one who did so far).
Dont see it, the biggest mistake in sens history was trading Hossa and he is easily the 2nd/3rd best player to ever play for this organization.
He was the best player on the team while this team was at its best. I hate muckler.
Dont see it, the biggest mistake in sens history was trading Hossa and he is easily the 2nd/3rd best player to ever play for this organization.
He was the best player on the team while this team was at its best. I hate muckler.
I think I'd go for Hossa, then Phillips to round out my top 5 after Spezza.
Heatley was a product of Spezza and Alfie. All he had to do was sit and wait for a pass, I mean look at Greening on Spezza's wing. Or what the all star did with Thornton after the trade.
Starting at 6 is where it gets tough for me.
Dont see it, the biggest mistake in sens history was trading Hossa and he is easily the 2nd/3rd best player to ever play for this organization.
He was the best player on the team while this team was at its best. I hate muckler.
That's just how I understand "Greatest Senator". I would vote differently if the poll asked for the "most talented". I know Hasek is not going to get his jersey retired here, but Neil or Phillips might. I'm not forcing anyone to agree with me though!This poll isn't about who's the best player though. Karlsson is the best player and he's better then everyone that went before him. Apparently if you think this , you have not been a fan very long though... Have not figured that out completely yet.. cuz before they got their franchise and played at the civic center they were kind of hard to follow.
Apparently longevity with the team is part of the equation. Dr. Easy can explain it to you. You lose points if you leave the team at your request apparently.
Hossa was an excellent player. He chased the cup and caught it. So was Heatley for most of his stay. Yashin was a really good player too (79 pts as a rookie), just not into abiding by his contract. I think he collects Shayne Corson hockey cards.
I voted for Spezza because imo he is the best of the rest
That's just how I understand "Greatest Senator". I would vote differently if the poll asked for the "most talented". I know Hasek is not going to get his jersey retired here, but Neil or Phillips might. I'm not forcing anyone to agree with me though!
By your logic you're going to vote for Yashin next, right?