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Just for kicks I was looking into the old Canadiens teams of the '50s and note the overkill of sheer talent, from Rocket Richard and Henri Richard to Beliveau, Geoffrion, Dickie Moore, Doug Harvey, Backstrom, Jacques Plante, amazing teams. Lots of HOFers at the same time.
One guy I looked into was the awesome Geoffrion and found that in 766 games, he had 393/429/822 in 16 seasons. Of course he had a great playoffs record too with those teams.
But Rick Martin was awesome in his injury shortened career, scoring almost as many goals at 381/317/702 in only ten seasons.Unfortunately the Sabres couldn't build a championship team, although they came close once. Not enough overall talent.
Anywy here's The Hockey Guy making the case for the late great Rick Martin, who so far has been unfairly overlooked for enshrinement at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
One guy I looked into was the awesome Geoffrion and found that in 766 games, he had 393/429/822 in 16 seasons. Of course he had a great playoffs record too with those teams.
But Rick Martin was awesome in his injury shortened career, scoring almost as many goals at 381/317/702 in only ten seasons.Unfortunately the Sabres couldn't build a championship team, although they came close once. Not enough overall talent.
Anywy here's The Hockey Guy making the case for the late great Rick Martin, who so far has been unfairly overlooked for enshrinement at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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