streakiest players of all time

[Felidae]

Who are some of the streakiest players in hockey history? Could be throughout the course of a season, year to year, or simply a player you've personally watched that's very streaky in terms of quality of play, but which doesn't necessarily show on the stat sheet.

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[Moose Head]

Mr October himself, Brian Savage.

 

[Albatros]

With Michael Ryder you never knew what you're going to get (except Halák and a 2nd).

 

[The Panther]

Chris Kontos, of course.

Drafted by the Rangers in 1982.

Unremarkable rookie season of 44 games, in which he scores 15 points, but with 5 of them coming in one 5-game stretch.

For tne next six years, languishes with the Rangers, Pens, and Kings farm teams and overseas, while barely playing in the NHL. By 1988, it appears that his NHL hopes are pretty much over.

Called up by the Kings just before the 1989 playoffs. Scores in each of the final two games of the regular season. Then, scores 9 goals in the first eight playoff games, for a stretch of 11 goals in ten games (most of these in playoffs).

Basically, back to obscurity again for the next three years, barely playing in the NHL.

In 1992, ten years after his draft and having never scored more than 8 goals in one season, he's signed by the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning. Scores 4 goals in the franchise's first-ever NHL game, vs. Chicago (a top club). Scores 18 goals in the Lightning's first 18 games in the NHL.

Scores 9 goals the rest of the season, and, still in his 20s, is finished with the NHL, never to play another game.

 

[MadLuke]

I imagine high noise-high value event players like goalscorer and goaltender will tend to be the streakiest guys.

For someone that was not really in those 2 category, Kovalev could have career stretch like those

53-66-95-76
47-84-65

 

[MS]

Chris Kontos, of course.

Drafted by the Rangers in 1982.

Unremarkable rookie season of 44 games, in which he scores 15 points, but with 5 of them coming in one 5-game stretch.

For tne next six years, languishes with the Rangers, Pens, and Kings farm teams and overseas, while barely playing in the NHL. By 1988, it appears that his NHL hopes are pretty much over.

Called up by the Kings just before the 1989 playoffs. Scores in each of the final two games of the regular season. Then, scores 9 goals in the first eight playoff games, for a stretch of 11 goals in ten games (most of these in playoffs).

Basically, back to obscurity again for the next three years, barely playing in the NHL.

In 1992, ten years after his draft and having never scored more than 8 goals in one season, he's signed by the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning. Scores 4 goals in the franchise's first-ever NHL game, vs. Chicago (a top club). Scores 18 goals in the Lightning's first 18 games in the NHL.

Scores 9 goals the rest of the season, and, still in his 20s, is finished with the NHL, never to play another game.

You glossed over this bit, but he also had a 9 points/9 game stretch with Pittsburgh in 86-87 and a 12 points/6 games run with LA in the spring of 1988.

Part of it is that he was a great hands/no defense player who ended up getting runs with both Gretzky and Lemieux before his skating/defense got him pulled from those opportunities but he has to be considered the streakiest all-or-nothing player in NHL history.

 

[GMR]

Johan Franzen for me. He could be unplayable at his best or appear invisible at his worst. The guy scored 59 points over 51 playoff games between 2008 and 2010. Even before injuries derailed his career, he never came close to a PPG player during regular seasons.

 

[waitin425]

Vezina winner Jim Carey always comes to mind.

 

[Crosby2010]

This has Alex Mogilny's name written all over it. There have been Russians in the past wrongly accused of being enigmas, and to be honest I think a lot of it has to do with possibly the original Russian enigma in the NHL that paints them with the same brush. Look, when Mogilny was "on" he was incredible. We know this, but it seemed like he wasn't always interested in that.

Would Mike Vernon be considered the best goaltender version of "streaky"? Was surprised he still got into the HHOF because of this. Ron Hextall might be just as good of a candidate for this.

 

[Matty Sundin]

Guys like Jason Blake and Kristian Huselius would go long stretches of doing nothing and then have 5-6 games racking up a bunch of points or randomly have a 5 pt game.

 

[carjackmalone]

Petri Skriko

 

[TheAngryHank]

Johan Franzen for me. He could be unplayable at his best or appear invisible at his worst. The guy scored 59 points over 51 playoff games between 2008 and 2010. Even before injuries derailed his career, he never came close to a PPG player during regular seasons.

His streaks started and ended playing Colorado lol

 

[JianYang]

I imagine high noise-high value event players like goalscorer and goaltender will tend to be the streakiest guys.

For someone that was not really in those 2 category, Kovalev could have career stretch like those

53-66-95-76
47-84-65

Yep, prior to that 84 point season, I remember that Gainey took a long walk with kovalev and wanted him to take a hiatus from the club.

Fast forward a few months later, with the same coaching staff, and he has one of his very best seasons of his career.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

geoff courtnall

he would look like a 50 goal scorer 1/3 of the time and a 20 goal scorer 2/3 of the time

but he was also clutch af, always knew when it was time to pull out 50 goal courts

 

[dalewood12]

Alex Semin

 

[carjackmalone]

A few more

John Druce
Brian Noonan
Patrick Sundstrom

 

[GMR]

His streaks started and ended playing Colorado lol

That's what he's most remembered for but that was only a four game series.

 

[TheAngryHank]

That's what he's most remembered for but that was only a four game series.

They had zero answer for the mule..loved it

 

[carjackmalone]

Always thought Recchi was quite streaky as was John Leclair