No Dingman, Gratton, Redman, Beauchemin, Flurry or Reto Bera?
And how could you not like Riker?
Like I said, I want to avoid guys who only had a cup of coffee with the team, either because they were quick rentals or they had no business being in the NHL to begin with. Otherwise things open way up and I'd have to include guys like Josef Marha. Gratton was here and gone that one season that Lacroix went crazy and rented half a damn roster (Dowd, Hendrickson, Barnaby, just an insane amount of trades) and Berra's stay was too nondescript to really care about one way or the other.
I don't know why you'd ever include Fleury--he was frickin' AWESOME for the Avs, and his presence led to one of the greatest-ever Avalanche moments when Joe Sakic of all people threw down with Dougie Gilmour. Just because that ended up being a bad trade isn't on Theoren--that's on Lacroix. He should've handed over Skoula instead of Regehr. But even if you don't like him--he again was in Denver for such a short time.
I would also never include Dingman. I loved that guy, perfectly good 4th liner who formed an effective trio with Reinprecht and Reid. What more do you want? He was no better or no worse than a guy like Cody McLeod. And ask anyone here what I think of Redmond, I was a staunch defender of his, and still believe that, while he may not have been a good NHLer, he was at least worlds better than goddamn Guenin.
I assume "Riker" is Raycroft, and his stint as an Avalanche player was disastrous. He may be an okay guy, but he was still a terrible player during his time in burgundy and blue.
BUT...as for Beauchemin (and yeah, Iginla), I had kind of forgotten about them. On purpose. They certainly qualify, unfortunately, I guess I left both off because I was such a fan of both players prior to their Avalanche arrival. It's a shame those stints in Denver kinda ruined both players for me.