IggyFan12
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- Jul 26, 2010
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If you could re-do the top picks of the 1989 draft how would your top 5 look? Here is what it should have been:
1) Quebec- Nik Lidstrom- Easy pick, a chance to add one of the greatest defenceman ever to a team that boosts Joe Sakic and Peter Stastny but not much else. Lidstrom would be a better building block for Quebec than Sundin was.
2) New York Islanders- Sergei Federov- It's easy to see why the Wings were so good in the 90s with picking the 2 best players in the 89 draft. It was between Feds, Bure or Sundin with Federov's 2 way play and Stanley Cup resume giving him a lift over Sundin and Bure. The Islanders would have boosted Lafontaine and Federov on the same team which would have been one of the best 1-2 centers in the NHL during the 90s.
3) Toronto Maple Leafs- Pavel Bure- The Russian Rocket would have electrified the crowds in Toronto and may have put the team over the edge in the next couple years.
4) Winnipeg Jets- Mats Sundin- A chance to have Sundin and Selanne eventually play together would be way to hard to pass up. With these 2 players playing together perhaps the Jets would still be flying in the peg.
5) New Jersey Devils- Adam Foote- This rock solid defenceman who went on to be a big part in 2 Stanley Cups gets the nod over Guerin, Holik and Draper. The Devils didn't have Stevens or Niedmayer at the time as well.
Thoughts??
1) Quebec- Nik Lidstrom- Easy pick, a chance to add one of the greatest defenceman ever to a team that boosts Joe Sakic and Peter Stastny but not much else. Lidstrom would be a better building block for Quebec than Sundin was.
2) New York Islanders- Sergei Federov- It's easy to see why the Wings were so good in the 90s with picking the 2 best players in the 89 draft. It was between Feds, Bure or Sundin with Federov's 2 way play and Stanley Cup resume giving him a lift over Sundin and Bure. The Islanders would have boosted Lafontaine and Federov on the same team which would have been one of the best 1-2 centers in the NHL during the 90s.
3) Toronto Maple Leafs- Pavel Bure- The Russian Rocket would have electrified the crowds in Toronto and may have put the team over the edge in the next couple years.
4) Winnipeg Jets- Mats Sundin- A chance to have Sundin and Selanne eventually play together would be way to hard to pass up. With these 2 players playing together perhaps the Jets would still be flying in the peg.
5) New Jersey Devils- Adam Foote- This rock solid defenceman who went on to be a big part in 2 Stanley Cups gets the nod over Guerin, Holik and Draper. The Devils didn't have Stevens or Niedmayer at the time as well.
Thoughts??
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