When it’s all said and done, how do you rank TBL legends ?

[ViD]

When all of these guys finish their careers, how would you rank the following players ?

Nikolai Khabibulin
Andrei Vasilevsky
Dan Boyle
Victor Hedman
Brad Richards
Brayden Point
Vincent Lecavalier
Steven Stamkos
Martin St Louis
Nikita Kucherov

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[Bob and 200 others]

Nikita Kucherov

Martin St Louis
Steven Stamkos
Victor Hedman
Andrei Vasilevsky

Brayden Point
Vincent Lecavalier

Nikolai Khabibulin
Brad Richards
Dan Boyle

 

[Zwui21]

Kucherov will go down (and already is) the best player to ever wear the Lightning jersey. And nobody comes close to him.
We are insanely lucky to witness greatness every time he steps on the ice.

I'd rank

Kucherov


Vasy
St. Louis
Stammer
Hedman
Point
Lecavalier
Richards
Khabibulin
Boyle

 

[HoseEmDown]

Lecavalier
Kucherov
Hedman
St. Louis
Vasilevskiy
Stamkos
Point
Richards
Khabibulin
Boyle

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Kucherov
Hedman
St. Louis
Stamkos
Vasilevskiy
Lecavalier
Point

 

[These Are The Days]

Nikita Kucherov

Martin St Louis
Steven Stamkos
Victor Hedman
Andrei Vasilevsky

Brayden Point
Vincent Lecavalier

Nikolai Khabibulin
Brad Richards
Dan Boyle

That is very very very close to mine. I think Vinny belongs with the bulk of group 2 there with Point on his own. However, I think Point is gonna end up joining that 2nd echelon and potentially Vasy with Kucherov if we win another Cup on the back of another legendary goaltending performance

 

[Rschmitz]

When all of these guys finish their careers, how would you rank the following players ?

Nikolai Khabibulin
Andrei Vasilevsky
Dan Boyle
Victor Hedman
Brad Richards
Brayden Point
Vincent Lecavalier
Steven Stamkos
Martin St Louis
Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov

Hedman
Stamkos
Vasi

Lecavalier
St.Louis

Point
Richards
Boyle

Khabibulin

 

[Hoek]

I do think Vinny is a bit ahead of Point at the moment by virtue of winning a Richard but otherwise agree with Bob's list.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

I don't think Stamkos should be anywhere below spot 2.

More games, more points, more goals, more Cups than Vinny and Marty. Hedman a close 3rd. We're pretty spoiled to be watching 3 players who have in my opinion passed the old guard.



Not sure where goalies slot in but I'd give Bishop a nod alongside Vasi, Khabi. I think he belongs with the franchise greats. 2nd only to Vasi in games played and the highest save percentage, with a Cup appearance and some great runs until he inevitably got hurt.

 

[Stammertime91]

Lecavalier
Kucherov
Hedman
St. Louis
Vasilevskiy
Stamkos
Point
Richards
Khabibulin
Boyle

Never fails to deliver

 

[LightningStrikes]

Lecavalier
Kucherov
Hedman
St. Louis
Vasilevskiy
Stamkos
Point
Richards
Khabibulin
Boyle

VL4ever!

 

[OffBy1]

Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos
Andrei Vasilevsky

Victor Hedman
Martin St Louis
Brayden Point
Nikolai Khabibulin
Ben Bishop
Vincent Lecavalier
Dan Boyle
Brad Richards

I put the top three in their own category as I think they've been among the best at their position beyond the team.

Judging Point now is sort of hard because he's only 28 and still has a lot of prime years left. Same for Kuch but he's so good we already know he's the best in franchise history.

 

[AndreRoy]

All the guys who never quit on their team over the one who did.

 

[More 2004]

Kuch, stammer, vasi, Marty, Vinny, heddy. That's my 6. Order undecided.

 

[Tampa22]

Nikita Kucherov
Martin St Louis

Steven Stamkos
Vincent Lecavalier
Brad Richards

Andrei Vasilevsky
Victor Hedman
Brayden Point
Nikolai Khabibulin

Dan Boyle

 

[The Gongshow]

It was called to see Vinny, Brad and Marty amongst a few others.playing together,

But I gotta say seeing prime Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Point, Vasilevskiy all at the same time, having the success they've had has been pretty special.

 

[Fan from AK]

Whatno Vinnie Prpspal? I know but he was a great player for the Bolts that got overlooked.

 

[DFC]

Kucherov
Hedman
Vasileskiy
MSL
Stamkos

I dont think Hedman's impact on the 2020 cup win can be overstated.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

Whatno Vinnie Prpspal? I know but he was a great player for the Bolts that got overlooked.

Prospal has the great misfortune of having played for the Lightning every season between 2001-'09 except for the most important season in that time frame. He doesn't compare with the rest of the guys mentioned in this thread regardless, but missing the 2004 Cup team means he's firmly in that "best guys who never won a Cup" discussion, or maybe in that "really good but not legends" discussion that guys like Freddy Modin belong in, but he can't exist in a thread like this, these are "most if not all these guys will get their numbers retired" players.