Worst Lightning player ever?
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VoluntaryDom
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'Worst' is so subjective. Do you treat a try out player who at least is trying the same a a lottery pick player who does not care and sucks?
My list:
Vladimir Mihalik . Skated like a drunken hippo with tunnel vision
Most Disappointing:
Alexander Svitov Nikita Alexeev Andy Rogers
My list:
Vladimir Mihalik . Skated like a drunken hippo with tunnel vision
Most Disappointing:
Alexander Svitov Nikita Alexeev Andy Rogers
Lord Stan 2020
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svitov for me crazy thing is that is same time we had weekes lol both just miserable fails and yes was worst goalies then weekseys but honestly he sucked bad for us
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Felonious Python
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David Littman? 7 goals against in 45 minutes.
He was one of the best Solar Bears goalies ever, but pretty stinky in the NHL.
He was one of the best Solar Bears goalies ever, but pretty stinky in the NHL.
VoluntaryDom
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PC Labrie might be the worst skater I've ever seen in a lightning sweater. There were some bad players in the late 90's early 2000's but my memory has been tainted by alcohol since then so don't remember the names as well.
VoluntaryDom
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These Are The Days
Oh no! We suck again!!
I will always and forever have nightmares of Andrej Meszaros. He's probably not THE worst player in Lightning history but good Gawd, King the man was absolutely terrible. Seemed like every time he blocked a shot it went into our net.
Major4Boarding
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Worst Players ever (by position)
F - Mick Vukota
D - 3 way tie between Marek Malik, Vladimir Mihalik, and Karl Dykhuis
G - Dieter Kochan
F - Mick Vukota
D - 3 way tie between Marek Malik, Vladimir Mihalik, and Karl Dykhuis
G - Dieter Kochan
Todd1a
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I'm assuming by worst player you mean which player was allowed to display the most suckage for the longest period of time. The era between 1998-2002 probably includes like 25 of the top 30 of those, because the team had so little in the way of depth and threw long shot prospects or high pedigree poorly developed prospects onto the ice hoping for the best, due to a lack of organizational structure.
The duo of Kristian Kudroc + Mathieu Biron were allowed to suck for way too long simply due to their draft stock and lack of anything resembling a minor league system. Sheldon Keefe also earned a regular spot due to his CHL offensive #'s but that part of his game was neutered against NHL forwards and he became an inaffective undersized agitator who couldn't play defense. Don't ask me how Gordie Dwyer was allowed to step on NHL ice aside from him being willing to fight.
David Wilkie gets my vote though. He was a human highlight reel of dumpster fire and standout amongst our solid lineup of dumpster fires on the inaugural roster, and by some strange unmerciful miracle made it through a second season on the team. His play may have single handedly forced the hand of the NHL to change the expansion rules.
The duo of Kristian Kudroc + Mathieu Biron were allowed to suck for way too long simply due to their draft stock and lack of anything resembling a minor league system. Sheldon Keefe also earned a regular spot due to his CHL offensive #'s but that part of his game was neutered against NHL forwards and he became an inaffective undersized agitator who couldn't play defense. Don't ask me how Gordie Dwyer was allowed to step on NHL ice aside from him being willing to fight.
David Wilkie gets my vote though. He was a human highlight reel of dumpster fire and standout amongst our solid lineup of dumpster fires on the inaugural roster, and by some strange unmerciful miracle made it through a second season on the team. His play may have single handedly forced the hand of the NHL to change the expansion rules.
Maelmoor
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Agreed, those years were beyond bad..
99-00 we let in 310 goals, the defense was beyond bad with Kubina and Svoboda as our top d-man, with players such as Mara, Herbers, Zyuzin, Muir etc behind them..
We used six goalies that season, Dan Cloutier played 52 games and actually had the best GAA of 3.49 and a SV% of 88.5%
Zac Bierk, Kevin Hodson, Rich Parent, Dieter Kochan and Darren Puppa (who barely could stand up due to back pains/injuries) were the rest
Still having nightmares from those years
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VoluntaryDom
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Agreed. Just saying sometimes it's weird to see the love affair with Gourde for those of us old enough to remember when he was probably a top-5 most ever sh*t upon player on this board. Like Carle, TJ, Lindback, Gourde, Purcell.
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I think he was 5th over Purcell. I think at his lowest point, Teddy had more support than Yanni.
Sustr, yeah. He might be #1, even over Carle and Lindback. Everybody else is just a contender for his championship.
DrMartinVanNostrand
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I've said this before, but until those back-to-back Cups, my foremost memory of Gourde (fair or not) was him fluffing a gifted goal opportunity against the Capitals in that Game 7 when it was still a 0-0 game. We'd been shutout for over six periods worth of hockey at that point, we needed literally anything to try and get a little confidence back in our sticks, Holtby gave us that, and Gourde couldn't bury it. I think every single one of us knew at that moment we weren't winning that game.
It really makes me glad Gourde got redemption for that when, in the same exact game three years later, he scored the only goal of the game.
