Non-Star Player From Your Franchise's Past You Look Back on Glowingly

[Whaleafs]

I always loved Tucker

 

[MikeSteaks]

Barnaby.

 

[Legionnaire11]

So many Predators, they all seemed to be really great guys, an easy team to root for. But for this exercise, I'll take just one and go with...

Vladimir Orszagh

His NHL career was short, the full lockout definitely didn't help that. A consistent 15+20 guy for his three full NHL seasons, but he played with a high motor and although he wasn't really a banger, he still had something of a wrecking ball mentality. The single play I'll never forget him for was in his lone playoff series, he Predators first ever, against Detroit. The Wings had a $79M payroll and the Preds showed up with a $23M roster, but it was effort from players like Orszagh who made it a halfway entertaining series. On one of his goals he came in so hard, diving after the puck at the net and actually smashed his whole face right into the goal post. It's one of a handful of Predators goals that I'll never forget.

 

[Tical]

Joel Otto, Jamie Macoun and Paul Ranheim. Ahh, the good old days

 

[Rebels57]

Sami Kapanen

The heart he played with in the 2004 Playoffs was incredible. Ill never forget it.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

Dan Hinote is still one of my favorite Avs players of all time. He just always seemed to have a smile on his face, and loved what he was doing.

Ian Laperriere is also hard not the like.

 

[mja]

Dan Hinote is still one of my favorite Avs players of all time. He just always seemed to have a smile on his face, and loved what he was doing.

Ian Laperriere is also hard not the like.

As a player, absolutely.

As an assistant coach running your PK? It's very easy to dislike him.

 

[CarolinaFlyerFan]

Sami kappanen, Michal handzuss, Mike Knuble, sjon podien

 

[TheAngryHank]

Haha , you read my mind.
D-Mac..

Trivia, the poster above me mentioned Knuble , that pic is from Knubles first NHL game.

 

[Jaleel619]

Mike Ricci and Ryan Clowe

 

[Kalamazoo Wings]

This thread could use some Ray Whitney in it... was happy to see the Wizard in a Stars uni, albeit at the end of his career.

 

[TheGoose88]

Forwards: Jeff Courtnall, Cam Janssen, Mike Eastwood, and Tony Twist.

Defense: Jeff Finley, Todd Reirdon, Alexander Khavanov, and Barrett Jackman

Goalies: Brent Johnson, Roman Turek, and Freddy Brathwaite


EDIT: Just saying some of these names in my head brings out the voice of Ken Wilson.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Pascal Dupuis
Matt Cullen
Eric Godard

 

[MPGA]

Stephen Weiss

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Gary Roberts. Pretty much willed the team to victory over Ottawa in 02.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

In chronological order...

Bobby Schmautz
Curt Fraser
Craig Coxe
Kirk McLean
Geoff Courtnall
Martin Gelinas
Scott Walker
Mattias Ohlund
Jannik Hansen

 

[Slitty]

I have fond memories of Oleg Kvasha in an Islanders uniform.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Andrew Brunette, Steve Konowalchuk, Peter Mueller.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Paul Laus.
Used to just knock mofos out.

 

[PunkRockLocke]

Forwards: Jeff Courtnall, Cam Janssen, Mike Eastwood, Tony Twist, and Alexander Khavanov

Defense: Jeff Finley, Todd Reirdon, and Barrett Jackman

Goalies: Brent Johnson, Roman Turek, and Freddy Brathwaite


EDIT: Just saying some of these names in my head brings out the voice of Ken Wilson.

Wasn't Khavanov a D-man?

 

[Selyanin]

Ruslan Fedotenko

 

[PunkRockLocke]

Brent Sopel, Artem Chubarov, Trent Klatt, Scott Lachance

 

[3074326]

 

[The Red Line]

Tomas Holmstrom for me. Guy was one of the toughest guys I've ever seen play, and not from an enforcer/intimidation standpoint, but from a physical torture endurance standpoint.

 

[Scott Stevens]

Justin Williams, if he counts for what the op asked for.