Dissonance
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Calle Johansson comes to mind—was a cornerstone of Washington's (generally excellent) defense throughout the '90s yet never really got much attention (outside of the '96 World Cup).
Thomas Gradin Vancouver Canucks
Regular Season
1978-79 Van G-20 A-31 P-51
1979-80 Van G-30 A-45 P-75
1980-81 Van G-21 A-48 P-69
1981-82 Van G-37 A-49 P-86
1982-83 Van G-32 A-54 P-86
1983-84 Van G-21 A-57 P-78
1984-85 Van G-22 A-42 P-64
1985-86 Van G-14 A-27 P-41
1986-87 Boston G-12 A-31 P-43
Playoffs
1978-79 Van GP-3 G-4 A-1 P-5
1979-80 Van GP-4 G-0 A-2 P-2
1980-81 Van GP-3 G-1 A-3 P-4
1981-82 Van GP-17 G-9 A-10 P-19
1982-83 Van GP-4 G-1 A-3 P-4
1983-84 Van GP-4 G-0 A-1 P-1
1985-86 Van GP-3 G-2 A-1 P-3
1986-87 Boston GP-4 G-0 A-4 P-4
Considered to be the Canucks most skilled player in the franchise's history before Pavel Bure, this former 3rd round draft pick of Chicago gave Vancouver 8 solid years and was a fan favorite along with line mates Curt Fraiser and Stan (the Steamer) Smyl. Member of the 1982 Cup final team.
Ogrodnick won several times Wings points race and was few times 2nd. He had 50+ goals and 100+ points seasons and he was good not only in Detroit. He had great season in Rangers too.
I cant imagine how could I miss him! Ron Duguay has many times more press coverage than him.
gerald diduck. that guy was the heart and soul of vancouver's blueline in '94.
When we are talking about Slovaks - Lubomir Visnovsky is crimminally underrated b/c of factors:Pavel Demitra is often criminally underrated. One of the beat point producers of the dead puck era.
Zigmund Palffy is another - if he didn't get injured, he'd be on his way to the Hall of Fame. Far better overall player than fellow Slovak Bondra, who everyone remembers because of his goal scoring numbers, despite the fact that he was awful at everything else.
No and no. Palffy was much better playmaker and much more well-rounded offensive threat. That's it. Bondra has the edge in everything else.Far better overall player than fellow Slovak Bondra, who everyone remembers because of his goal scoring numbers, despite the fact that he was awful at everything else.
When was the last time Al Iafrate got mentioned?
Whenever people talk about empty net goals.
Shawn Chambers was a top pairing defenseman for most of the 1995 playoffs for the Cup winning Devils and was a depth guy for the 99 Stars. But nobody ever thinks of him when they talk about role players who contributed heavily to championships.