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He was symbolized by the fact that a potato could do a better job than him.
Actually, now that I look back, the potato reference was for the Sharks' lack of heart compared to a baked potato.
San Jose Sharks Mt. Rushmore
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He was symbolized by the fact that a potato could do a better job than him.
Actually, now that I look back, the potato reference was for the Sharks' lack of heart compared to a baked potato.
Sadly scott is the best player out of the bunch. The others were expected to make a decent impact. Only scott followed through
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Yea this is the best way to do it. No way would any of the coaches make it on our Mt Rushmore. Should easily be Marleau, Thornton, Nolan & Nabokov.
An argument could be made for Wilson, Boyle or Pavelski in that last spot.
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This is it. This is the list. Any other arbitrary rules are silly.
And I'm voting for Nabby over Wilson until Wilson wins the Sharks a cup. Wilson's entire success so far could be argued as due to Thornton re-signing over and over again at a discount. He'll have to prove himself --- either with post-JT success or a cup with JT ---- to pass Nabby.
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Ahh, my addled mind had some how pieced together that semenov was as useful as a baked potato for some reason.
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When I first saw this thread, I was hoping to put Ricci in somewhere, and then I was reminded he doesn't play defense. Ricci was one of my favorite players when I was growing up mainly because he was a monster on the Ice and I don't think he ever not had a scar. For someone who was like 15 years old who watched it just because of the hitting, that leaves a lasting impact.
As for the question as a whole:
F - Nolan
G - Nabby (Even though I was so close to putting Irbe in here)
C - TMac
D - Vlasic (but I was trying to think who were the Defensmen on the Nolan/Damphoose era teams?)
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Agree, if we name just players it's definitely Nabby over Wilson.
Ricci was awesome, you always knew he gave it his all in every game he played. Mike Rathje was the best Defenseman during the Nolan era in my opinion.
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I feel like a lot of these Nolan as the Forward spot selections are based on nostalgia. He was the best player on a team that for a stretch winning 1 playoff series was considered a successful season. Just making the playoffs was considered a success. He was the loud, emotional leader type that people gravitate towards, I get. But realistically, not only are Marleau and Thornton better players than Nolan was, they have accomplished more for the team than Nolan did too. Expectations are skewing perspective I feel.
Nolan would be on the top 4 anything list for sure, but to say he is the best/most important forward in franchise history is silly, imo.
Nolan would be on the top 4 anything list for sure, but to say he is the best/most important forward in franchise history is silly, imo.
Nolan was no doubt the best forward, but just for fun, I'm going to switch it up and go with Ricci. No one worked harder than that guy.
F: Ricci
D: Ozolinsh
G: Irbe
C: Constantine
F: Ricci
D: Ozolinsh
G: Irbe
C: Constantine
Isn't the point of this list nostalgia? Nolan was the loud, emotional leader on a team where he was the best and most clutch player for the better part of a decade. I don't disagree that Thornton is the better player and Marleau has been a greater stat compiler, but a Sharks Mt. Rushmore doesn't feel like one unless Nolan is on it (which is why I ignored the rules).
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Nolan is a must. He was the sharks during his tenure here. Made us a legit team and built the fan base we now enjoy. I think we need to break the rules and slot in gund as the builder. Defense you have got to go with our first captain. Goalie I am torn. Like wall stole a ton of games early on for us, but nabby was the better goalie long term. So I'll go with:
Gund
Wilson
Nolan
Nabokov
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The Nemesis
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You're one of those people that says Dan Marino isn't one of the greatest QBs in NFL history because he didn't win a super bowl, aren't you?
Winning is a team accomplishment. It's not Nolan's fault that he played on less talented overall teams than Marleau/Thornton have, or that his teams accomplished less in their time than some more modern ones did. While, yes, the point of team sports is to win the championship, it takes a team to do that, and it's not fair to hang the team's failures on him or downgrade his importance to the franchise because of it.
He was the team's career leading scorer for a long time. he was the first, longest-term "Franchise player" the team had. he is the iconic Shark for anyone whose franchise world-view was shaped before the mid 2000s, which makes him the iconic Shark during the franchises' formative years. To deny the potential for him to be, for some, the most important player in franchise history to them seems silly just because he has fewer playoff wins than guys who came after him.
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I can't deny Nolan's status among fans and I think Nem describes it well, but I've got my own reasons he doesn't belong on it. The org is not exactly on good terms with him either from what I understand, though that's softened a bit.
Just last year at the draft party he was supposed to be there and didn't show up. He did the same type of crap when he was on the team.
Would I list him among the top 10 all time Sharks? Yes. Would I recognize him by putting him on a Rushmore of the top 4 Sharks. Nope.
Just last year at the draft party he was supposed to be there and didn't show up. He did the same type of crap when he was on the team.
Would I list him among the top 10 all time Sharks? Yes. Would I recognize him by putting him on a Rushmore of the top 4 Sharks. Nope.
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They can just use Grier's hands for the stone, thus opening a spot for Ehrhoff shooting wide.
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http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/13410741/nhl-updating-every-nhl-team-mount-rushmore
Bucci did his Mt Rushmore in 2009 and has updated it:
Jumbo
Marleau
Nabby
Pavelski (replacing Nolan)
Bucci did his Mt Rushmore in 2009 and has updated it:
Jumbo
Marleau
Nabby
Pavelski (replacing Nolan)
