Starting Six: Arizona Coyotes All-Time Lineup

[LastWordArmy]

The Starting Six series comes to you to dive into the best player at each position all-time for every organization. The biggest and best at each position, with the most memorable moments in franchise history. Here is the Arizona Coyotes all-time lineup.

http://lastwordonhockey.com/2017/07/21/arizona-coyotes-all-time-lineup/

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[Englishcoyote]

can't argue with the all time line up apart from i would of had bryz in front of smithy, for me personal he was a better goalie when it mattered, but smith was amazing in the run to the play off finals in 2011/2012 season.

 

[Matias Maccete]

Give me Burke in net. I think if you're including jets players too you'd have to pick Sellane over Doan.

 

[Jamieh]

Bryz was almost singlehandedly responsible for a couple of playoff losses,
Smitty was a large part of some playoff wins.
Not sure I understand your point??

can't argue with the all time line up apart from i would of had bryz in front of smithy, for me personal he was a better goalie when it mattered, but smith was amazing in the run to the play off finals in 2011/2012 season.

 

[_Del_]

So you take Hawerchuk over Roenick(arguable, but fine), but then take Doan over Selanne? What?

Also, Smith who you admit was mostly a one year wonder over Khabibulin (quality play here, won a Cup elsewhere) or Burke (Vezina finalist here, 3 time All Star).

 

[Englishcoyote]

Bryz was almost singlehandedly responsible for a couple of playoff losses,
Smitty was a large part of some playoff wins.
Not sure I understand your point??

was meaning over the whole of each players time in arizona, with out doubt smithy on his day was one of the best goalies in the league and when he was in form he would be unscoreable against, but for consistent play game in game out i'd go with bryz.

 

[ck26]

I arrived for the lockout season, so post-Spring 2013:
Vrbata - Hanzal - Doan
Yandle - Stone
Smith

 

[Heldig]

I would do the list for players that actually played for the Coyotes (so no hawerchuk or selanne).

Tkachuk - Roenick - Doan
OEL - Numminen
Burke

 

[Gwyddbwyll]

Tkachuk-Roenick-Doan-OEL-Numminen-Burke for me.

On GP alone it's
Tkachuk-Hanzal-Doan-Yandle-Michalek-Smith

Goalie is quite a four way battle.
Nik Khabibulin 126-113 - 0.908 and 2.75 GAA 1 x All star 18x playoff games
Sean Burke 97-78 - 0.919 and 2.39 GAA 2 x All star 10x playoff games
Ilya Bryzgalov 130-93 - 0.917 and 2.54 GAA 2 x All star 11x playoff games
Mike Smith 128-132 - 0.916 and 2.69 GAA 1 x All star 16x playoff games

Each of them leads a category outright.

I dont think anyone will ever beat Zac Bierk's season stats of 0.932 and 2.14 GAA in 16 games.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

I would do the list for players that actually played for the Coyotes (so no hawerchuk or selanne).

Tkachuk - Roenick - Doan
OEL - Numminen
Burke

This has got to be it.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Tkachuk - Roenick - Doan
OEL - Numminen
Burke

Sadly, most of the sports media in Arizona think that this is the Coyotes' actual starting six.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

This has got to be it.

I'd take Whitney over Doan and Hawerchuk over Roenick - IF we include Jets.

 

[Matias Maccete]

I'd take Whitney over Doan and Hawerchuk over Roenick - IF we include Jets.

Whitney was good, but I'd take doan in his prime over Whitney. That Tkachuk Roenick Doan would such a skilled, but still physical line.

I think I'd keep Teppo, but I wouldn't really argue against Michalek (pre Pittsburgh) with OEL.

 

[TheLegend]

Man.... no love for Brian Bouche.

 

[CC96]

For the Phoenix years alone, I would go

Tkachuk - Roenick - Doan
OEL - Numminen
Khabibulin

 

[_Del_]

That Tkachuk Roenick Doan would such a skilled, but still physical line.

Tkachuk-Roenick-Tocchet was the best line I've ever seen the Coyotes ice. Too bad they didn't stick with it.

 

[Sinurgy]

Tkachuk - Roenick - Doan
OEL - Yandle
Burke

 

[moosemeister]

How is Dave Moss not on this list?

 

[SniperHF]

He's good for one spot in the standings. Can't argue with that value.

 

[Jakey53]

Give me Burke in net. I think if you're including jets players too you'd have to pick Sellane over Doan.

I agree.

So you take Hawerchuk over Roenick(arguable, but fine), but then take Doan over Selanne? What?

Also, Smith who you admit was mostly a one year wonder over Khabibulin (quality play here, won a Cup elsewhere) or Burke (Vezina finalist here, 3 time All Star).

Hawerchuk was twice the player Roenick was. In net, I probably say Burke, but it's close.

 

[_Del_]

Post-2005 Roenick?

 

[Jakey53]

Sadly, most of the sports media in Arizona think that this is the Coyotes' actual starting six.

That's funny

 

[Jakey53]

Post-2005 Roenick?

You pick any date you want. Hawerchuk was much better. Even TGO said that Hawerchuk's talent level was right up there with the best of them. You were probably too young, or maybe you didn't follow hockey at the time Hawerchuk played, but he was that good.

 

[_Del_]

First, Dale Hawerchuk was awesome. Reasonable people can give him a nod over Roenick, I admited as much. Reasonable people don't make statements like "twice as good as", "no evidence he was fired or a bad developer", or whatever your latest troll argument consists of.
Second, Wayne Gretzky once told my son and 700 other people that he thought he'd be the one to break his records. It means absolutely nothing.

 

[RemoAZ]

Tkachuk - Roenick - Doan
OEL - Yandle
Khabibulin

Might be cheating with Yandle playing out of position though.