Who are Your Top 5 Defensive Forwards of all time?

[Trap Jesus]

Offense or "two-way" doesn't matter for this, just pick your top 5 for forwards who excelled the most at the defensive aspects of the game.

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[amnesiac]

Gainey
Carbo
Bergeron
Datsyuk
Ramsay.... was a Selke finalist almost every year in his prime, voting: 1,2,2,2,3,3,5,7

 

[djboos22]

Good question. I went with Clarke, Jere, Pavel, Bergeron, and Rod the Bod.

I like Madden on the list too. Mike Fisher could make a case.

As a Canes fan, Brindy did so many things that go unnoticed and defensively he was so tough to play against.

 

[Love]

Toews
Toews
Toews
Toews
Toews

 

[Sasso09]

Gainey
Carbo
Nighbor
Bergeron
Datsyuk

Tikkanen should be in there

Clarke #1

 

[Merrrlin]

I went Trottier, Bergeron, Hossa, Lehtinen and Federov.

 

[ESH]

Zetterberg was a better defensive player than Datsyuk

 

[Trap Jesus]

Zetterberg was a better defensive player than Datsyuk

Could only include 32 spots. Just went with trying to cover every era and what I though most people would vote.

 

[amnesiac]

Clarke #1

if Im putting emphasis on the offense, then yes. Im putting more emphasis on D.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Bob Gainey is my number one.
Clarke, Carbonneau, Bergeron and Datsuyk round out my top 5 in any order.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Good question. I went with Clarke, Jere, Pavel, Bergeron, and Rod the Bod.

I like Madden on the list too. Mike Fisher could make a case.

As a Canes fan, Brindy did so many things that go unnoticed and defensively he was so tough to play against.

Me too.

And Doug Jarvis.

Both underrated.

 

[amnesiac]

Ramsay deserves more than 2 votes

Selke voting:

Gainey 1,1,1,1,2,6,6,9,9
Carbo 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,4,5
Bergeron 1,1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,5
Datsyuk 1,1,1,3,3,3,5,9
Ramsay 1,2,2,2,3,3,5,7
Feds 1,1,2,4,4,8,8,9

 

[topshelf15]

Alfie was pretty freaken awesome on the PK ,Mr rag the puck

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Ramsay deserves more than 2 votes

Selke voting:

Gainey 1,1,1,1,2,6,6,9,9
Carbo 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,4,5
Bergeron 1,1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,5
Datsyuk 1,1,1,3,3,3,5,9
Ramsay 1,2,2,2,3,3,5,7
Feds 1,1,2,4,4,8,8,9

So does Keon.

 

[Brucelenok]

In terms of just defense only:

Fedorov
Gainey
Carbonneau
Datsyuk
Bergeron

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Bergeron
Carbonneau
Gainey
Clarke
Nighbor

 

[Trap Jesus]

Bergeron
Carbonneau
Gainey
Clarke
Nighbor

Yeah these were mine as well. I would have gone Fedorov next.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Bergeron
Carbonneau
Gainey
Clarke
Nighbor

That's a good list (maybe I'm saying that because we have 4/5 in common). I had Lehtinen instead of Bergeron. There's no question Bergeron is a better two-way player but I felt, purely defensively, Lehtinen was a bit ahead.

 

[ted2019]

Ramsey
Gainey
Clarke
Nighbor
Carbonneau

 

[The Macho King]

Nighbor/Clarke
Gainey
Bergeron
Debate on this pick

 

[c2oh2o]

Jari Kurri

 

[nowhereman]

Clarke
Gainey
Bergeron
Carbonneau
Fedorov

 

[BruinsBtn]

I have so much more respect for the modern guys. The way the game has evolved with scouting, video, systems and speed make it so tough to shut someone down.

 

[amnesiac]

I have so much more respect for the modern guys. The way the game has evolved with scouting, video, systems and speed make it so tough to shut someone down.

I agree, but that goes for any sport... and we'll say the same in another 30+ years.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Zetterberg is top 5 for me.