HFAvs Ranks: The 50 Greatest Avalanche Players - #44

[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%)
#43 - Martin Skoula (29.0%)

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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

Ryan Wilson (2009-2015)	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: 230	Games played: 246	Games played: 174	Games played: 303	Games played: 275	Games played: 379	Games played: 302
Goals: 7	Goals: 70	Wins: 89	Goals: 9	Goals: 9	Goals: 22	Goals: 73
Assists: 60	Assists: 135	Shutouts: 13	Assists: 50	Assists: 33	Assists: 60	Assists: 120
Points: 67	Points: 205	Points: 5	Points: 59	Points: 43	Points: 82	Points: 193
Notes: The second best body checker in Avalanche history, plus look at that Adam's apple	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

Up next will be the best body checker in Avalanche history.

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[UncleRisto]

I guess De Vries and then Wolski, even though it's really the other way around. Ryan Wilson even being an option is pathetic.

Screw it, add Zadorov by now.

 

[McMetal]

Wolski for me. Whatever else he was, he was above all an amazing shootout artist.

 

[Nzap]

Devries yet again.

Add Reinprecht

 

[Ceremony]

I guess De Vries and then Wolski, even though it's really the other way around. Ryan Wilson even being an option is pathetic.

Screw it, add Zadorov by now.

Wilson played the way I would and he replied to me on twitter once. Good lad.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Skrastins.

Add Damphousse.

 

[BrickNHL]

Why is Ryan Wilson an option lmao

 

[Bone Breaker]

I guess De Vries and then Wolski, even though it's really the other way around. Ryan Wilson even being an option is pathetic.

I already made your voodoo doll. prepare for the worse.


voted obviously in Ryan bamf Wilson. add... wait a minute. "Up next will be the best body checker in Avalanche history." but Rob Blake is already ranked?! okay okay, I got it. Big Z deserves to be in the pools. no argument there. personally I think Sheriff is taking waaaaay too long to be added though.

 

[famicommander]

Add Parker or Reinprecht

 

[CobraAcesS]

I already made your voodoo doll. prepare for the worse.


voted obviously in Ryan bamf Wilson. add... wait a minute. "Up next will be the best body checker in Avalanche history." but Rob Blake is already ranked?! okay okay, I got it. Big Z deserves to be in the pools. no argument there. personally I think Sheriff is taking waaaaay too long to be added though.

Yeah, at least one of the two should be added.

It really would have been nice to see what Wilson would of done. He was starting to go right down the road of being Hjalmerson, but more physical. I don't have a problem with him being on there. Our collection of pathetic when it comes to D that played for this team is what is really impressive. We could probably get to 50 on that straight away.

 

[GeoRox89]

I like that we’re now just getting @Ceremony ‘s favourite players not on the list yet. I somehow blacked out that Wilson was on the team quite that long

 

[Bone Breaker]

It really would have been nice to see what Wilson would of done. He was starting to go right down the road of being Hjalmerson, but more physical.

I dunno about Hjalmarsson, but I think Wilson could realistically have gone down the history as another Gudas or even Manson caliber player and path. its so damn unfortunate he had to quit NHL so early because of the injuries.

hey now... thinking about it, I maybe just discovered why I liked Wilson so much: because Mclaren never played for the Avs and I saw on him some sort of replacement for that. lol

 

[BrickNHL]

I dunno about Hjalmarsson, but I think Wilson could realistically have gone down the history as another Gudas or even Manson caliber player and path. its so damn unfortunate he had to quit NHL so early because of the injuries.

hey now... thinking about it, I maybe just discovered why I liked Wilson so much: because Mclaren never played for the Avs and I saw on him some sort of replacement for that. lol

I don’t know man, he wasn’t very good

 

[ASmileyFace]

Wilson was pretty bad, but he had good hair too

 

[Hasbro]

Add Lawson Crouse.

 

[UncleRisto]

I don’t know man, he wasn’t very good

Speaking of, not very much support for Aebischer lately.

 

[Nzap]

Just realised we're on pick 44, and I have voted in every poll, but only for 14 different players in total.

Seems it will be 15 next time around though.
Maybe I'm just weird voting for weird ass players instead of the best ones

 

[GeoRox89]

Anyone but Brunette voters - it looks like Wolski next and then if we make it through whichever of Lefebvre or Skrastins gets the most votes next time

 

[pont]

The real possibility of Budaj, Skouka and Wokski being on this list makes me very sad.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

The real possibility of Budaj, Skouka and Wokski being on this list makes me very sad.

Budaj was about as good a backup as you could ask for. I've got no problem with folks voting for him. In fact, I probably should have myself by now.

I can see your point with Martin and Wojtec though. Puck poise and shootout powers alone do not make one great.

 

[CobraAcesS]

I dunno about Hjalmarsson, but I think Wilson could realistically have gone down the history as another Gudas or even Manson caliber player and path. its so damn unfortunate he had to quit NHL so early because of the injuries.

hey now... thinking about it, I maybe just discovered why I liked Wilson so much: because Mclaren never played for the Avs and I saw on him some sort of replacement for that. lol

His numbers were getting close IRRC.