Nashville Predators Franchise History: #12 Forward, #6 Defenseman & #2 Goaltender

[King Weber]

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Nashville Predators Franchise History: #9 Forward
Nashville Predators Franchise History: #10 Forward & #5 Defenseman
Nashville Predators Franchise History: #11 Forward

Final Rankings

Forwards:

1.

Paul Kariya
2.

David Legwand
3.

Filip Forsberg
4.

Steve Sullivan
5.

Mike Fisher
6.

Martin Erat
7.

Viktor Arvidsson
8.

J-P Dumont
9.

Jason Arnott
10.

Cliff Ronning
11.

Ryan Johansen

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Defensemen:

1.

Roman Josi
2.

Shea Weber
3.

Kimmo Timonen
4.

Ryan Suter
5.

P.K. Subban

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Goaltenders:

1.

Pekka Rinne

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Team A

Paul Kariya -

Ryan Johansen -

Viktor Arvidsson

Filip Forsberg -

Jason Arnott -

J-P Dumont

Martin Erat -

Cliff Ronning -

Steve Sullivan
X -

David Legwand - X

Roman Josi -

Shea Weber

Ryan Suter -

P.K. Subban

Kimmo Timonen - X

Pekka Rinne
X

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Team B

X -

Mike Fisher - X
X - X - X
X - X - X
X - X - X

X - X
X - X
X - X

X
X

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Team C

X - X - X
X - X - X
X - X - X
X - X - X

X - X
X - X
X - X

X
X

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Here's everyone who meets the criteria (ordered by games played):


Forwards:

1. David Legwand (956)
2. Martin Erat (723)
3. Craig Smith (661)
4. Greg Johnson (502)
5. Colin Wilson (502)
6. Scott Hartnell (498)
7. Jerred Smithson (497)
8. Jordin Tootoo (486)
9. Calle Jarnkrok (459)
10. Filip Forsberg (458)
11. Mike Fisher (429)
12. Scott Walker (410)
13. J-P Dumont (388)
14. Patric Hörnqvist (363)
15. Ryan Johansen (351)
16. Vitali Yachmenyov (338)
17. Viktor Arvidsson (335)
18. Vernon Fiddler (325)
19. Colton Sissons (322)
20. Steve Sullivan (317)
21. Tom Fitzgerald (307)
22. Austin Watson (306)
23. Cliff Ronning (301)
24. Nick Spaling (297)
25. Jason Arnott (275)
26. Denis Arkhipov (273)
27. Paul Gaustad (248)
28. Patric Kjellberg (246)
29. Gabriel Bourque (242)
30. Vladimir Orszagh (239)
31. Adam Hall (234)
32. Joel Ward (230)
33. James Neal (219)
34. Nick Bonino (219)
35. Mike Ribeiro (209)
36. Scott Nichol (209)
37. Kevin Fiala (204)
38. Sergei Kostitsyn (198)
39. Eric Nystrom (185)
40. Kyle Turris (182)
41. Darcy Hordichuk (172)
42. Miikka Salomaki (167)
43. Paul Kariya (164)
44. Rob Valicevic (159)
45. Alexander Radulov (154)
46. Sebastien Bordeleau (146)
47. Radek Bonk (145)
48. Matt Cullen (139)
49. Matt Halischuk (136)
50. Sergei Krivokrasov (133)
51. Randy Robitaille (131)
52. Marcel Goc (124)


Defensemen

1. Shea Weber (763)
2. Roman Josi (632)
3. Dan Hamhuis (600)
4. Kimmo Timonen (573)
5. Ryan Suter (542)
6. Mattias Ekholm (538)
7. Ryan Ellis (527)
8. Kevin Klein (403)
9. Marek Zidlicky (307)
10. Karlis Skrastins (307)
11. Bill Houlder (302)
12. Mark Eaton (286)
13. Greg Zanon (230)
14. Cale Hulse (225)
15. Yannick Weber (223)
16. Drake Berehowsky (219)
17. PK Subban (211)
18. Seth Jones (199)
19. Francis Bouillon (195)
20. Matt Irwin (195)
21. Cody Franson (164)
22. Greg de Vries (154)
23. Andy Delmore (144)
24. Jason York (141)
25. Bob Boughner (141)


Goalies

1. Pekka Rinne (659)
2. Tomas Vokoun (383)
3. Mike Dunham (217)
4. Chris Mason (146)
5. Juuse Saros (119)
6. Dan Ellis (110)
7. Carter Hutton (75)


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[triggrman]

voted Hornqvist. If you're going to be a one trick pony be the best at that trick, and he for sure was one of the best net front guys.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Man, that #2 is going to be hard.

 

[Soundgarden]

Vokoun's the easiest since Rinne.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Bit of a head-scratcher so far on D... Ellis has not ever been better than Ekholm... and it's not like apples to oranges across different teams... they are complete contemporaries, and Ekholm is head and shoulders better than Ellis.

 

[OldFan]

Bit of a head-scratcher so far on D... Ellis has not ever been better than Ekholm... and it's not like apples to oranges across different teams... they are complete contemporaries, and Ekholm is head and shoulders better than Ellis.

Maybe not head and shoulders but without a doubt(in my mind), Ekholm is the most underrated player the Preds have ever had. He is flat out good.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Bit of a head-scratcher so far on D... Ellis has not ever been better than Ekholm... and it's not like apples to oranges across different teams... they are complete contemporaries, and Ekholm is head and shoulders better than Ellis.

It's more about LHD and how f***ing many of them have been great on the Preds. Is Ekholm better than Josi? Timonen? Suter? Ellis is a RHD and fills a depth chart need.

 

[OldFan]

It's more about LHD and how f***ing many of them have been great on the Preds. Is Ekholm better than Josi? Timonen? Suter? Ellis is a RHD and fills a depth chart need.

I didn’t know this was a LHD/RHD survey. I also didn’t compare him to Josi, Timonen or Suter. I just said he was underrated and an excellent Dman. And he is.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Uggg, just closed the tab on a length Ellis vs Ekholm post. To summarize, saying Ellis has never been better than Ekholm is incorrect and saying that it's not even close is hyperbole. Ellis has a better TOI, PPG, +/- and history as a team leader.

It's a close comparison and one I struggled with but ended up on the Ellis side, it's okay if other posters end up on the Ekholm side. But it's not okay to act like Ekholm is some clearly superior player to Ellis.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Uggg, just closed the tab on a length Ellis vs Ekholm post. To summarize, saying Ellis has never been better than Ekholm is incorrect and saying that it's not even close is hyperbole. Ellis has a better TOI, PPG, +/- and history as a team leader.

It's a close comparison and one I struggled with but ended up on the Ellis side, it's okay if other posters end up on the Ekholm side. But it's not okay to act like Ekholm is some clearly superior player to Ellis.

It's not ok? I mean, I'm ok with you being totally wrong. Ekholm is some clearly superior player to Ellis. Not the least bit sorry if that offends you.

 

[triggrman]

I feel like Walker is getting way overrated here.

 

[Soundgarden]

I feel like Walker is getting way overrated here.

I think he was definitely an important part of those early teams, he personified Predator hockey back then. I think I'd have him over someone like Hornqvist or Smith in his prime.

 

[triggrman]

I think he was definitely an important part of those early teams, he personified Predator hockey back then. I think I'd have him over someone like Hornqvist or Smith in his prime.

Because the budget was limited and the selection was small. Smith is way better offensively than Walker. Walker had hands of stone and really didn't generate much on his own.

 

[BigFatCat999]

I didn’t know this was a LHD/RHD survey. I also didn’t compare him to Josi, Timonen or Suter. I just said he was underrated and an excellent Dman. And he is.

I agree. If you could have every dman, at their prime, Jesus.

 

[Armourboy]

I kind of build in a bumper for some of those early guys. They certainly weren't getting to play with the level of talent we currently have night in and night out.

 

[King Weber]

The vote for the #6 defenseman ended in a tie between Ellis and Ekholm so I'll use my vote as the tiebreaker.