Rank These Centers

[Davenport]

Jean Beliveau
Alex Delvecchio
Phil Esposito
Dave Keon
Stan Mikita
Jean Ratelle
Henri Richard
Norm Ullman

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[JackSlater]

Beliveau
Mikita
Esposito
Richard
Keon
Ullman
Delvecchio
Ratelle

Off the top of my head. I could probably be convinced to change the order of the last three.

 

[ResilientBeast]

Beliveau
Mikita
Esposito
Richard
Keon
Ullman
Delvecchio
Ratelle

Off the top of my head. I could probably be convinced to change the order of the last three.

This would be my order as well

 

[Davenport]

This is my ranking:

Beliveau
Mikita
Esposito
Richard
Delvecchio
Ullman
Keon
Ratelle

 

[Davenport]

Beliveau
Mikita
Esposito
Richard
Keon
Ullman
Delvecchio
Ratelle

Off the top of my head. I could probably be convinced to change the order of the last three.

I suspect that the top four will be the same with everybody.

 

[GMR]

This is my ranking:

Beliveau
Mikita
Esposito
Richard
Delvecchio
Ullman
Keon
Ratelle

Same, except I'd switch Esposito and Mikita. You could argue for Esposito as #1 but I know he's not generally rated that high on this forum.

 

[blogofmike]

Beliveau
Esposito
Mikita
Richard
Keon
Delvecchio
Ratelle
Ullman

 

[tarheelhockey]

Beliveau
Esposito/Mikita - they're really close and I could be convinced either way
Richard
Keon
Delvecchio/Ullman/Ratelle - I have them in the order listed, but they're really close

 

[VanIslander]

JS & RB have the order I have.

But some I am more certain of than others, so here are tiers:

TIER 1: Beliveau
TIER 2: Mikita, Esposito
TIER 3: Richard, Keon
TIER 4: Ullman, Delvecchio
TIER 5: Ratelle

 

[Big Phil]

Beliveau
Mikita
Esposito
Richard
Delvecchio
Ullman
Keon
Ratelle

I am one of those guys who doesn't think Keon is as high as others think. I don't know, I guess he doesn't hit the peaks I would like either. You've got to put Ratelle at the bottom here if only for the fact that he was the same age as Keon and didn't become a star until after expansion. Heck of a peak though. His best year is epic.

 

[Hobnobs]

Beliveau
Mikita
Richard
Esposito
Delvecchio
Ullman
Ratelle
Keon

 

[Iapyi]

Wow you sure made a guy thing with this one.

Jean Beliveau
Stan Mikita
Phil Esposito
Dave Keon
Henri Richard
Alex Delvecchio
Norm Ullman
Jean Ratelle

 

[wetcoast]

Beliveau
Mikita
Esposito
Richard
Keon
Ullman
Delvecchio
Ratelle

Off the top of my head. I could probably be convinced to change the order of the last three.

If we were taking all of these guys as rookies and could have them for their entire careers on a generic team I would probably put the pocket rocket above Big Phil and the last 4 are a real mixed bag for me.

 

[Boxscore]

Beliveau
Esposito
Mikita
Richard
Keon
Delvecchio
Ullman
Ratelle