Kane vs Modano vs Leech best American player since 90s till now

[chauron]

Modano, Leetch, Hull and Belfour were my heroes when growing up in the 90’s

 

[SabresSharks]

Sorry, Mike. It's Patty Kane now.

American d-men -Leech best peak, Chelios best career.

 

[Garbageyuk]

Leetch
Kane



Not Modano

 

[sabremike]

LALALALALALALAFONTAINE!!!!!!!!!!

 

[innitfam]

There's a clear top 5 IMO (no order)

Modano
Hull
Chelios
Kane
Leetch

But I really think only Chelios and Kane have an argument for #1.

 

[glovesave_35]

Sorry left Chelios out my bad! Hull also great but in my opinion just out side of the rest but just my opinion

No, Hull isn't in the conversation because he is never considered American in these conversations.

 

[Esq]

Chelios now. Kane by the time he’s done.

 

[Marotte Marauder]

(Brimsek)

Skater

Yes Brimsek leads the netminders

 

[Voodoo Child]

Kaner is 31 and just passed 1000 points, is just 390 points behind Hull for the all time American lead, and he's putting up another elite season.

He does just about everything well but doesn't overly rely on any physical gift either, minus his crazy good puck handling and vision and he's been durable and clutch.

He's a 90+ point player at least this and next year and after that dropping off little by little.

I think he can get 1500+, and he's got some fine hardware too. One more Hart or Art Ross moves him to #1.

I think he retires the best but he's only behind Chelios today with Modano, Hull and Leetch ranked by preference.

 

[Marotte Marauder]

Joe Mullen gets in the team photo at least. Undrafted, undersized and in Hall of Fame. That's something!

 

[Dr Pepper]

When Kane retires, it'll be as the greatest American-born player in history.

Well-deserved, too.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Ray Leblanc ,,,,,,, AINEC!






























Nah ,,,, Its Kaner

 

[Shakey Rustie]

Can a mod correct the spelling of Leetch's name in the title? He's a HOFer and a total beaut, we need to show him some respect here.

 

[zizbuka]

Chelios, Hull, Modano

Love Hull, but the thread is about the best American 'player', not just scorer. That's why Modano needs to be in the discussion. Modano was always like an American Yzerman for me. Started out as a scorer, and refined his game to become an all around player.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Love Hull, but the thread is about the best American 'player', not just scorer. That's why Modano needs to be in the discussion. Modano was always like an American Yzerman for me. Started out as a scorer, and refined his game to become an all around player.

There's also the fact that Hull is technically Canadian.

 

[Jedub]

Modano, Leetch, Hull and Belfour were my heroes when growing up in the 90’s

Belfour's Canadian, not that that makes him any less of a hero.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

It's Kane.

 

[sting101]

It's Modano

Kane has a ways to go still

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

Kane, all day long !!

 

[MuckOG]

Love Hull, but the thread is about the best American 'player', not just scorer. That's why Modano needs to be in the discussion. Modano was always like an American Yzerman for me. Started out as a scorer, and refined his game to become an all around player.

Phil Esposito was just a scorer also....are you saying he wasn't a great player? I mean, no one can honestly say that a player that scored 741 goals is not a great player.

And yes, I guess because Hull was born in Canada (but raised in America), you could say that he's technically not an American. I consider him an American because he represented America in all international tournaments. But I won't argue with anyone who thinks differently.

 

[ziggyjoe212]

If Kane retired today he would be a lock for top 3.

I think he'll be a lock for #1 by the time he retires.

 

[Brownies]

I think it’s probably Chelios vs Kane. Modano is just below for me, as I see Kane as having been one of the league’s top 3 or 5 forwards for many consecutive years and not Modano. Same with Chelios as a D. I sure loved watching Leetch play when I was young, but greatest american ever he was not.

 

[crazy8888]

Sorry left Chelios out my bad! Hull also great but in my opinion just out side of the rest but just my opinion

You think Hull was not better than Kane?

 

[MuckOG]

If we're going to talk about Brian Leetch, then we also need to talk about Phil Housley.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

The answer is either Chelios or Kane but it's bizarre that Hull is not considered worthy of conversation over Leetch or Modano.