Top 10 Avs! (Projection)

[dahrougem2]

My Top Ten WORST Avs, since no one asked.

1. Battaglia
2. Colborne
3. Tyutin
4. Grigorenko
5. Raycroft
6. Guenin
7. Shantz
8. Zanon
9. Satterfield
10. Hunwick

Hunwick may not be the worst but he was definitely my least favorite Av of all time.

No Brad May?

No Dingman, Gratton, Redman, Beauchemin, Flurry or Reto Bera?

And how could you not like Riker?

Andrew Raycroft, not Mark Rycroft

 

[ThatAvsGamer]

People ranking Makar over Bourque because bourque didn't have much time here? Last time i checked Bourque played more games than Makar. Makes no sense.

edit: didn't read op

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

People ranking Makar over Bourque because bourque didn't have much time here? Last time i checked Bourque played more games than Makar. Makes no sense.

edit: didn't read op

Yup, we’re doing projections.

I’m a little surprised more people aren’t putting Girard and Rantanen on their lists.

 

[McMetal]

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.

The first years for both of them were actually pretty good. Iggy led the team in goals, and Beauchemin matched his career high in points with 34. They both fell off a cliff at the end but it would be hard for me to put them in the same boat as Colborne, Guenin, or Raycroft, because at least at one point they contributed positively in Burgundy and Blue.

 

[Pokecheque]

The first years for both of them were actually pretty good. Iggy led the team in goals, and Beauchemin matched his career high in points with 34. They both fell off a cliff at the end but it would be hard for me to put them in the same boat as Colborne, Guenin, or Raycroft, because at least at one point they contributed positively in Burgundy and Blue.

Good point.

 

[Garavar]

Andrew Raycroft is different than Mark Rycroft.

Totally forgot Raycroft existed.

 

[Murzu]

The first years for both of them were actually pretty good. Iggy led the team in goals, and Beauchemin matched his career high in points with 34. They both fell off a cliff at the end but it would be hard for me to put them in the same boat as Colborne, Guenin, or Raycroft, because at least at one point they contributed positively in Burgundy and Blue.

How can you ignore Colbornes 3 goals in the season opener?!

 

[Islay1989]

The first years for both of them were actually pretty good. Iggy led the team in goals, and Beauchemin matched his career high in points with 34. They both fell off a cliff at the end but it would be hard for me to put them in the same boat as Colborne, Guenin, or Raycroft, because at least at one point they contributed positively in Burgundy and Blue.

Iginla led the team in goals because every time he got on the ice everyone else deferred to him. The entire PP setup was to get the puck to him at all cost. That did us more harm than good.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

Iginla led the team in goals because every time he got on the ice everyone else deferred to him. The entire PP setup was to get the puck to him at all cost. That did us more harm than good.

Deja Vu?

 

[Garavar]

Iginla led the team in goals because every time he got on the ice everyone else deferred to him. The entire PP setup was to get the puck to him at all cost. That did us more harm than good.

Who is Nathan MacKinnon? Trebek

 

[Islay1989]

Who is Nathan MacKinnon? Trebek

Yeah, no.

 

[ETTHAKING67]

1) Sakic
2) Roy
3) Mackinnon
4) Forsberg
5) Makar
6) Foote
7) Hedjuk
8) Landeskog
10) Rantanen


I would add a debate to the discussion.

Which active player do you think will get their jersey retired ?

I'd say
Mackinon and Landeskog, for now.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Which active player do you think will get their jersey retired ?

I'd say
Mackinon and Landeskog, for now.

I’d say Mack, Landy, Makar, and Rants if he stays long term.

 

[McMetal]

Iginla led the team in goals because every time he got on the ice everyone else deferred to him. The entire PP setup was to get the puck to him at all cost. That did us more harm than good.

That first season he still had his shot, though. It was as lethal as ever. The problem in the later years was he lost the power in his shot, and when he lost that weapon there was very little he could bring to the table. Teams openly allowed him to get the puck on the PP because he couldn't beat the goalie anymore, but Army still wanted the PP to run through Iggy anyway.

 

[Pokecheque]

No Brad May?

Naw. That was a dumb signing if Lacroix ever did one (and he most certainly did) but in the end he was just kinda...meh.

Iginla led the team in goals because every time he got on the ice everyone else deferred to him. The entire PP setup was to get the puck to him at all cost. That did us more harm than good.

If he was effective then I don't think it was a problem. In fact, at that point he was rapidly becoming a power play specialist, may as well use him where he does the most good.

 

[Islay1989]

Naw. That was a dumb signing if Lacroix ever did one (and he most certainly did) but in the end he was just kinda...meh.



If he was effective then I don't think it was a problem. In fact, at that point he was rapidly becoming a power play specialist, may as well use him where he does the most good.

He wasn't good though, and the entire PP was a nightmare because of how easily it was countered.

 

[lakai17]

Scott Parker #1

 

[McMetal]

He wasn't good though, and the entire PP was a nightmare because of how easily it was countered.

I think you're thinking of the later iterations of Iggy and the PP. Once Iginla lost the power in his shot to beat goalies, that's when everything went to hell. And Army kept on pushing the PP to center around him taking that one-timer anyway. But that was on the coach, and anyway Iginla had 8 PPGs that season and 13 the next. It was the nightmare season that everything went wrong, and Iginla definitely shares a substantial portion of the blame for THAT.

But at least he was OK for that first season. If only it was just that one year, we would probably have a much fonder memory of him, because his breaking down along with the team in 16-17 will always be what we as fans remember of him now.

 

[Hasbro]

Duchene over Landeskog?

Landeskog won the Calder his rookie season, reached a higher point total than Duchene ever has, and they have almost identical career production.

Except Landeskog brings way more as a hockey player, has been the Captain forever (and will be when the Avs win another Cup), and is just much more likeable in general.

Just realized you have him over Rantanen as well?

Are we counting his trade return in favor of Dutch?

 

[Hasbro]

Scott Parker #1

Chris Dingman would like a word with you.

 

[lakai17]

How about some Claude Lemieux? He would be able to make some top 15 lists.

 

[Pokecheque]

He wasn't good though, and the entire PP was a nightmare because of how easily it was countered.

Dude went 29-30-59 and then 22-25-47 his first two years in Colorado, played all 82 games in those first two years, and was aged 37 and 38. The power play was indeed horrible his first year and rebounded a bit after that, but I don't think that was on Iggy. It was more on the coaches failing to put together a good power play despite having a litany of options at the time (MacKinnon, Duchene, O'Reilly, Landeskog, Iginla, Barrie, Johnson). You have that much talent available, there's just no excuse for it to be that bad, much like how it's been underperforming this season despite ridiculous talent available.

 

[S E P H]

Brad May is probably my most hated player to ever wear an Avs player. I lost at least 40% respect for LaCroix for that just one move. I also hated David Aebischer not really because of him per se, but our fanbase overrated him so much. Because our FO advertised him as Patrick Roy's successor made our fanbase think he was as good as him and he never ever was that. He was at best a quality backup goaler in the same realm as Stalock. I also hated Suave as well.

My Top Ten WORST Avs, since no one asked.

1. Battaglia
2. Colborne
3. Tyutin
4. Grigorenko
5. Raycroft
6. Guenin
7. Shantz
8. Zanon
9. Satterfield
10. Hunwick

Hunwick may not be the worst but he was definitely my least favorite Av of all time.

 

[Pokecheque]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh shit...yeah forgot about ol' Arnason. He's up there, but hey, at least he showed up whenever the Avs played the Oilers. For some inexplicable reason whenever Edmonton came to down he turned into Strip Club Sakic.

 

[mackinnon29]

My Top Ten WORST Avs, since no one asked.

1. Battaglia
2. Colborne
3. Tyutin
4. Grigorenko
5. Raycroft
6. Guenin
7. Shantz
8. Zanon
9. Satterfield
10. Hunwick

Hunwick may not be the worst but he was definitely my least favorite Av of all time.

You could make a top ten worst with just d-men alone
Guenin
Zannon
O’byrne
O’brien
Weircioch
Hunwick
Holden
Gelinas
Goloubef
Gormley
Cohen
Finger
Sure I’m forgetting someone lol