HFAvs Ranks: The 50 Greatest Avalanche Players - #43

[Ceremony]

#1 - Joe Sakic (88.9%)
#2 - Peter Forsberg (55.7%)
#3 - Patrick Roy (89.6%)
#4 - Nathan MacKinnon (71.4%)
#5 - Cale Makar (70.5%)
#6 - Milan Hejduk (50.7%)
#7 - Gabriel Landeskog (42.6%)
#8 - Adam Foote (60.2%)
#9 - Mikko Rantanen (88.8%)
#10 - Alex Tanguay (56.0%)
#11 - Rob Blake (44.7%)
#12 - Erik Johnson (47.7%)
#13 - Claude Lemieux (27.3%)
#14 - Valeri Kamensky (37.1%)
#15 - Semyon Varlamov (28.6%)
#16 - Adam Deadmarsh (41.8%)
#17 - Sandis Ozolinsh (39.1%)
#18 - Ray Bourque (27.8%)
#19 - Stephane Yelle (30.4%)
#20 - Chris Drury (46.9%)
#21 - Paul Stastny (62.8%)
#22 - John-Michael Liles (33.9% - tied, highest runner up from #21)
#23 - Matt Duchene (40.0%)
#24 - Tyson Barrie (44.2%)
#25 - Ryan O'Reilly (37.5%)
#26 - Devon Toews (35.4%)
#27 - Jon Klemm (40.0%)
#28 - Nazem Kadri (53.3%)
#29 - Alexei Gusarov (47.6%)
#30 - Sam Girard (28.9%)
#31 - Ian Laperriere (29.4%)
#32 - Uwe Krupp (29.4%)
#33 - Valeri Nichushkin (47.1%)
#34 - Cody McLeod (32.4%)
#35 - Dan Hinote (33.3%)
#36 - Artturi Lehkonen (25.0% - tied, highest runner up from #35)
#37 - JT Compher (40.0%)
#38 - Marek Svatos (47.5%)
#39 - Andre Burakovsky (36.4%)
#40 - Shjon Podein (23.3% - tied, highest runner up from #39)
#41 - Mike Keane (29.0%)
#42 - Peter Budaj (24.3%)

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I've had an idea. Let's decide who the greatest players in Avalanche history are.

• You decide what "greatest" means.
• Only judge players based on their Avalanche careers. This means no extra points for Sakic's time with the Nordiques, or Ray Bourque's time with the Bruins.
• Poll will be open for a few days.
• Each time you vote, suggest a player who should be added for the next round.
• If there's no consensus on who should be added I'll just pick the next player who's played the most games.
• Here's a list of everyone: Colorado Avalanche all-time player list at hockeydb.com

Martin Skoula (1999-2004)	Andrew Brunette (2005-2008)	David Aebischer (2000-2006)	Sylvain Lefebvre (1995-1999)	Karlis Skrastins (2003-2008)	Greg De Vries (1998-2003)	Wojtek Wolski (2005-2010)
Games Played: 383	Games played: 246	Games played: 174	Games played: 303	Games played: 275	Games played: 379	Games played: 302
Goals: 27	Goals: 70	Wins: 89	Goals: 9	Goals: 9	Goals: 22	Goals: 73
Assists: 86	Assists: 135	Shutouts: 13	Assists: 50	Assists: 33	Assists: 60	Assists: 120
Points: 113	Points: 205	Points: 5	Points: 59	Points: 43	Points: 82	Points: 193
Notes: Stanley Cup (2001), "puck poise"	Notes: Had a PPG season	Notes: Stanley Cup (as a backup) (2001), great hair yet traded for a guy on Rogaine	Notes: Stanley Cup (1996)	Notes: Broke NHL record for consecutive games played by a defenseman (495)	Notes: Stanley Cup (2001)	Notes: Pushed a guy off a porch once

I'm going to keep adding new players right up until we hit 50, since later additions have actually proven quite popular. Maybe next time I'll include more optiosn to start.[/ISPOILER]

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[UncleRisto]

So who we votin'?

 

[GeoRox89]

Anti-Brunette group, are we picking Skoula or de Vries?

Looks like Skoula was ahead last time but either way vote splitting will likely lead to Brunette getting in

 

[sethro109]

Anti-Brunette group, are we picking Skoula or de Vries?

Looks like Skoula was ahead last time but either way vote splitting will likely lead to Brunette getting in

I enjoyed watching Skoula play more. He created a lot of chaos. I'm throwing my hat there.

 

[UncleRisto]

Skoula it is.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Skoula, then DeVries.

Add Scott Young.

 

[UncleRisto]

So who do we add? Zadorov? Hejda? Guenin?

 

[Nzap]

I'm still going Devries.
Add Reinprecht

 

[Murzu]

Add Joe Colborne

 

[Bonzai12]

Skrastins and DeVries both were 5x the defenseman Skoula was. Holy cripes.

 

[HockeyFan100]

Need more love for the guy who has a cool name and was a shootout god

 

[Bone Breaker]

voted Wolski. add Ryan Wilson.

I just noticed that both LBN and LOC arent still in the rankings. these should be two names to be considered for these lower spots. along those I already named previously, like Hejda, Clark, Parker... and WILSON.

 

[MacKaRant]

de Vries for the 10th or 11th straight time for me. Don't see how Skoula is better.

 

[UncleRisto]

de Vries for the 10th or 11th straight time for me. Don't see how Skoula is better.

(Puck poise.)

 

[katfude]

Add Uwe Krupp dammit

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Budaj #42 is sickening

 

[GeoRox89]

Add Uwe Krupp dammit

Is this a running joke or

 

[Ceremony]

de Vries for the 10th or 11th straight time for me. Don't see how Skoula is better.

Cheer up, maybe if someone does this poll again in 25 years time Compher won't end up below McLeod and Hinote.

 

[UncleRisto]

It's interesting to see how quickly we ran out of players.

Budaj #42 is sickening

Says Brunette voter.

 

[henchman21]

This whole list from the late 20s is depressing.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

This whole list from the late 20s is depressing.

Those same depressing names would be an upgrade on our 4th line. Just because a player was a role player doesn't mean they can't have been a great Avalanche.

 

[henchman21]

Those same depressing names would be an upgrade on our 4th line. Just because a player was a role player doesn't mean they can't have been a great Avalanche.

Frankly I hope to forget all the names on the 4th line in a couple years.

 

[GeoRox89]

Frankly I hope to forget all the names on the 4th line in a couple years.

What’s wrong with Cogliano?

 

[henchman21]

What’s wrong with Cogliano?

He'll be on the 3rd line most of the year.

 

[Ceremony]

The disparity in popularity of role players from different eras feels like an insight into the changing nature of lines and line-up depth in the NHL. Logan O'Connor has 57 points in 206 games while Hinote had 65 in 353. While Hinote was obviously more than points I don't see a player lasting that long doing that little on the scoreboard nowadays, and certainly not enough to endear themselves to a fanbase the way Hinote clearly has.

Or all the pensioners on the forum are just overly enamoured with players from their youth in the same way I'll be here in 20 years with my Cogliano and J. Johnson jerseys framed and telling anyone who's left how great they were in the room.