Uncle Duke
Heads up, fellas!
#1 on the All Time Snarling Glare Team.*the 1982 team plus Oleg Kvasha
#1 on the All Time Snarling Glare Team.*the 1982 team plus Oleg Kvasha
I’m sure the age of the poster goes a long way in who he chooses for his all time team.Derek King over Bourne? Or Sutter?
It's always good to see Westfall mentioned, he's so underrated as a player and Eddie played such a big role in helping this organization with his experience and leadership, 48 years later he's still around the Islanders.23 man roster by position:
Gillies - Trottier - Bossy
Tonelli - Lafontaine - Nystrom
Lee - Goring - Palffy
King - Turgeon - Harris
Persson - Denis Potvin
Ken Morrow - Kenny Jonsson
Langevin - Tomas Jonsson
* Brent Sutter
**Tavares
***Barzal
Billy Smith
Dipietro
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Top 25 all-time
Mike Bossy
Bryan Trottier
Denis Potvin
Bobby Nystrom
Clark Gillies
John Tonelli
Billy Smith
Pat Lafontaine
Stefan Persson
Kenny Morrow
Butch Goring
Pierre Turgeon
Brent Sutter
Dave Langevin
John Tavares
Matt Barzal
Bobby Bourne
Ziggy Palffy
Anders Lee
Billy Harris
Derek King
Ed Westfall
Rick Dipietro
Patrick Flatley
Casey Cizekas
Bill Torrey -GM
Al Arbour -Head Coach
I’m sure the age of the poster goes a long way in who he chooses for his all time team.
I tried to be fair across the decades on both lists and it was very tough. Folks may question Goring as a #3 center and I was going back and forth with him and Turgeon, Sutter, JT and Barzal, but Goring was a center who would shut those guys down. No one shut down Trottier and Lafontaine and that is why they are Hall of Famers.To be fair to Cups - he was going by position which is why King over Bourne.
I tried to be fair across the decades on both lists and it was very tough. Folks may question Goring as a #3 center and I was going back and forth with him and Turgeon, Sutter, JT and Barzal, but Goring was a center who would shut those guys down. No one shut down Trottier and Lafontaine and that is why they are Hall of Famers.
this is easily the best lineup in sports historyHey @Bones45 , I'll save you some time.
Bailey-Bailey-Bailey
Bailey-Bailey-Bailey
Bailey-Bailey-Bailey
Bailey-Bailey-Bailey
Bailey-Bailey
Bailey-Bailey
Bailey-Bailey
Bailey
Bailey
Derek King was Bailey before Bailey was Bailey.
king walked so bailey could runDerek King was Bailey before Bailey was Bailey.
Gillies - Trottier(A) - Bossy
Tonelli - Lafontaine - Palffy
Lee(A) - Turgeon - Flatley
King - B Sutter - Nystrom
Persson - Denis Potvin (C)
Ken Morrow - Tomas Jonsson
Krupp- Malakov (both played less than 200g for Islanders which makes this one a tough call, but talent alone they deserve to be here)
Goalie:
Billy Smith
Chico Resch
Based on your #5 and #6 on D just want to mention Adrian Aucoin played more than 200 games , Roman Hamrlik played 300 and Kenny Jonsson 600 games . I would take any of those 3 over either of above. Also the whole Krupp thing that may have cost us Jagr .
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Based on your #5 and #6 on D just want to mention Adrian Aucoin played more than 200 games , Roman Hamrlik played 300 and Kenny Jonsson 600 games . I would take any of those 3 over either of above. Also the whole Krupp thing that may have cost us Jagr .
Just making chat chat
I'd put him on the squad just to make him a healthy scratch/black ace.I don't care about his talent, don't put that Toronto scumbag on these lists.
Not per my top 25. The top is positional. Brent Sutter and Bobby Bourne were centers
#1 on the All Time Snarling Glare Team.
Gillies-Trottier-Bossy
Tonelli-Lafontaine-Palffy
King-Tavares-Nystrom
Lee-Goring-B. Sutter
Potvin-Persson
Morrow-T.Jonsson
Langevin-K.Jonsson
Smith
Hrudey