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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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 Posted - 05/10/2007 : 16:42:52
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Poll Question:
Who do you think is the best european player ever?
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2007 : 16:47:04
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| Well as far as goalies go, Tretiak takes the cake. For forwards/defensemen...it was a tough choice between Kharlamov and Kurri. They were both great goal-scorers and all-around solid players, but I voted for Kharlamov. He was the only player who the Canadian national team was afraid of, the one guy they couldn't let get near the puck. Canada is consistently the best in the world in international hockey tourneys, and it takes a lot to challenge them the way Kharlamov did. Salming was my third choice. |
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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
301 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2007 : 17:06:17
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| Stastny was the second best for points through the 80s To Wayne Gretzky. If that doesn't come close than thats jsut weird |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2007 : 17:24:32
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| Oops my bad, I read Peter as Paul...I was thinking of the wrong Stastny. In that case, it could be a 3-way tie between Kurri, Kharlamov, and Stastny. |
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PuckNuts
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
2414 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2007 : 17:43:29
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I am not sure why Ovechkin is on the list when you are talking best European players "ever"...
Some player that I would have put on the list ahead of him:
Jagr
Selanne
Sundin
Forsberg
Lidstrom
Fedorov
I voted for Salming...
Lead, follow, or get out of the way... |
Edited by - PuckNuts on 05/10/2007 19:40:46 |
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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
301 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2007 : 17:55:00
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| I guess I probably should have put someone instead of Ovechkin, I just picked the first few that popped into my mind |
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Kashmire
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
506 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2007 : 18:03:31
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| This is a hard one. Lidstrom and Salming are some amazing defense men...amazing. Sundin and Fedorov are two of my favorite European players for their overall capability and talent. Jagr and Stastny are superstar players. Bure is a dominating goal scorer. I didn't know who to vote for. I picked Forseberg for my great memories of him in his prime. He was just sooo good and now that he has some linemates I have high expectations for him next season. I kind of wanted to say Fedorov because he is one of the best overall players ever to me but, I just remembered Forseberg on Colorado. This is a really close one though. Really. It was based more on favouritism(though Fedorov is my favourite...). Europeans players have been God's gift since they entered the NHL. |
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Guest4009
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Posted - 05/10/2007 : 18:29:41
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| Tough call. I voted for Kurri, but I could just as easily make a case for Stastny. Actually, as far as pure ability, Bure could be the guy, too. You can't argue with Kurri's goal total, though. |
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PainTrain
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1393 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2007 : 19:51:22
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I didn't know any thing about Valery Kharlamov so I searched him up here's some information about him if you don't know much about him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Kharlamov |
Edited by - PainTrain on 05/10/2007 19:51:56 |
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Saku Steen
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1102 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2007 : 04:07:44
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| I voted Pavel Bure. His offence skill was just amazing. |
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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
301 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2007 : 15:50:20
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| Wow, almost everyone said Stastny is the second best, but then they all voted someone else is second best |
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tctitans
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
931 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2007 : 16:03:22
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Originally posted by Mikhailova
Oops my bad, I read Peter as Paul...I was thinking of the wrong Stastny. In that case, it could be a 3-way tie between Kurri, Kharlamov, and Stastny.
I agree 2/3rds with ya Mik. :)
It's a 2-way tie between Stastny and Kharlamov. |
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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
301 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2007 : 19:52:34
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| Peter Stastny was AMAZING!!!! |
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BigShow
Rookie
177 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2007 : 21:17:22
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I went with Kurri, i know his numbers were inflated by you know who most of his career. But i got to watch him play a lot, and he never ceased to amaze.
Well, until he retired, he hasn't been that amazing since then.
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SlowShot
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
264 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2007 : 21:19:58
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| Salming was one of the first europeans to play in the NHL and he dominated... well accordng to my dad |
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GOWINGS19
Rookie
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2007 : 21:30:16
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bure was awesome
"I don’t need to score the goal. I need someone to start thinking about me and forgetting about scoring goals." -Vladmir Konstantinov |
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Best European player of all time 
