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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
301 Posts |
 Posted - 05/18/2007 : 14:32:13
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Poll Question:
Who is The Best Scandinavian player ever
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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
301 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2007 : 14:33:55
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| I voted Kurri because he got the most goals out of any European ever, but I could have just as easily said Selanne fro his rookie season |
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semin-rules
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1915 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2007 : 14:35:11
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Since I idn't get to see Kurri play, I am going with Selanne with Lidstrom second
~~~Let's Go Ducks!!!~~~ |
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1 Crosby fan
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1454 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2007 : 14:47:16
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| I said Nik Lidstrom because he kinda like controls the game when he plays and What is like the First D-man to put up at least 80 points since Ray Bourque and Paul Coffey, and Teemu Selanne and Jarri Kurri close seconds |
Edited by - 1 Crosby fan on 05/18/2007 17:08:11 |
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Canucks Man
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1547 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2007 : 16:55:59
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1CF, Coffey put up over 80 points 6 times in his career all after Orr, Ray Bourque did it 8 times, Denis Potvin did it 5 times, and im sure there were a few more.
As to answer the question, Kurri I think is the best of that group
CANUCKS RULE!!!
Get The Towels Out Guys PLAYOFFS!!!
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1 Crosby fan
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1454 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2007 : 17:07:05
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Yes srry i forgot about them i was in a hurry tho too, and I still stand by what i said
Good Playoffs Canucks Better luck next season now i cheer the WINGS AND DEVILS GO |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2007 : 17:14:46
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| Tough choice between Selanne and Kurri. Kurri scored more goals than any European (though he did have Gretzky to help with some of that), but Selanne's also a natural goal-scorer and had a slamming rookie season, and has been on fire ever since. In the end I said Selanne, since we don't know how many goals Kurri would've gotten had Gretzky not been on his line. |
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PainTrain
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1393 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2007 : 17:18:53
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| Selanne, hes still got a couple years left in him he should be able to beat Kurri's amount of goals, without the help of Gretzky. |
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I´m also Cånädiön
Rookie
Sweden
217 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 01:43:15
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I voted Salming, suggestions for other guys to put up there would be Peter Forsberg and Tomas Holmström.
To me Forsberg will always be the god of hockey no matter what anyone says and the reason he´s been so injured is because the only way to stop him has been to take cheapshots on him. The guy had some provokative physical playing style for someone so gifted and he was a swede. By the last I´m saying that players like Crosby deserves a lot more hits than they get.
Edit: I might add that it´s a big chance I´m a bit biased as best scandinavian player pretty much is finns and swedes. (Even if the danes have some interesting young players on the go). |
Edited by - I´m also Cånädiön on 05/19/2007 02:22:54 |
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Saku Steen
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1102 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 04:54:42
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| I said Selanne because he is such a good offence player. I really dont know about Kurri so I couldnt vote for him. |
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Guest8023
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Posted - 05/19/2007 : 12:52:32
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| I never really saw Kurri play, but I've seen some of his numbers and my dad used to go to almost every oilers game so through him I know a lot of the oilers during the 80s |
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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
301 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 12:53:46
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Originally posted by Guest8023
I never really saw Kurri play, but I've seen some of his numbers and my dad used to go to almost every oilers game so through him I know a lot of the oilers during the 80s
YA same here |
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SlowShot
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
264 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 13:17:31
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I vote Salming. Nobody would be on this list without him. He was the first true inivator of hockey for europeans and first ever to be inducted into the hall of fame |
Edited by - SlowShot on 05/19/2007 13:18:27 |
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Guest0011
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Posted - 05/19/2007 : 14:04:51
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| umm no one said sundin? not even an option! theres a reason he was the first EUROPEAN player let alone scandinavian...he's carried the leafs on his back so many times and is just amazing...523 goals 720 assists 1,243 points...and one heck of a leader, someone screwed up leaving him out of this... |
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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
301 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 15:48:43
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Originally posted by Guest0011
umm no one said sundin? not even an option! theres a reason he was the first EUROPEAN player let alone scandinavian...he's carried the leafs on his back so many times and is just amazing...523 goals 720 assists 1,243 points...and one heck of a leader, someone screwed up leaving him out of this...
That's why I put other there.
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Guest0964
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Posted - 05/21/2007 : 16:46:54
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if youre going to put naslund or koivu you might want to add sundin and forsberg, they may have done a thing or two throughout their careers
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KariyaSelanne
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
297 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2007 : 15:53:35
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| I said Selanne because Gretzky helped Kurri alot and Selanne doesn't have an all-star helping him. |
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tctitans
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
931 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2007 : 15:59:12
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quote:
Originally posted by stastnysforever
Who is The Best Scandinavian player ever
If you want a poll of Best Scandinavian player ever, you need to remove Kurri, Selanne, Koivu, and Kiprusoff since they are not Scandinavian! |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2007 : 16:00:13
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Finland is in Scandinavia...
Finnish isn't related to Swedish or Norwegian or Danish, but Finland is in Scandinavia. |
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tctitans
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
931 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2007 : 16:01:32
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As for the best Scandinavian player, I'd say it has to be Forsberg or Lidstrom, with Nilsson a close second. Nilsson was easily the most talented Scandinavian player ever (IMO) but he didnt have the intangibles that the others had (grit, determination, heart, ...).
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tctitans
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
931 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2007 : 16:02:44
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quote:
Originally posted by Mikhailova
Finland is in Scandinavia...
Finnish isn't related to Swedish or Norwegian or Danish, but Finland is in Scandinavia.
Sorry Mik, you are wrong about this one. Finland is a Nordic country but is *not* part of Scandinavia. I go to Finland twice a month since I work for a Finnish company and this fact is pretty clear. This is a very common mistake - 5 years ago, I thought Finland was Scandinavia! |
Edited by - tctitans on 05/23/2007 16:40:20 |
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I´m also Cånädiön
Rookie
Sweden
217 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2007 : 09:07:12
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Originally posted by tctitans
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Originally posted by Mikhailova
Finland is in Scandinavia...
Finnish isn't related to Swedish or Norwegian or Danish, but Finland is in Scandinavia.
Sorry Mik, you are wrong about this one. Finland is a Nordic country but is *not* part of Scandinavia. I go to Finland twice a month since I work for a Finnish company and this fact is pretty clear. This is a very common mistake - 5 years ago, I thought Finland was Scandinavia!
That´s correct Finland is not a part of Scandinavia but a nordic country. Swedes Norwegians and Danes understand eachother quite good. Finnish is not even a Germanic or Latin based language It´s more related to hungarian. Finland is a former swedish territory or colony so they speak both languages. Only finnish in some parts, only swedish in some and both in some areas. Norwegian and swedish are the two most similar languages (norway was also swedish not so long ago).
Icelandic has not changed that much (relative) under the last millenium and is the closest you can come to "Viking language".
Edit: OK offtopic but Mikhailova might find it interesting.
(Time differance Pickuphockey-Sweden approx +9 hours 1min 5sek......so I can always blame it on Jetlag.) |
Edited by - I´m also Cånädiön on 05/24/2007 10:04:22 |
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GOWINGS19
Rookie
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2007 : 10:47:11
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Lidstrom, Selanne, and Homer my favorites
"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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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2007 : 13:02:45
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Thanks I'm also Cånädiön, but I did know that about the languages (yeah I'm kind of a nerd, lol). Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, and Mongolian are related. Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Dutch, and Icelandic are a different group.
So anyway, if we get technical, I'd say the best Scandinavian player would be Lidstrom, and I'd say the best Nordic player would be Selanne. |
Edited by - Mikhailova on 05/24/2007 13:03:35 |
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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
301 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2007 : 16:27:30
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Originally posted by I´m also Cånädiön
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Originally posted by tctitans
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Originally posted by Mikhailova
Finland is in Scandinavia...
Finnish isn't related to Swedish or Norwegian or Danish, but Finland is in Scandinavia.
Sorry Mik, you are wrong about this one. Finland is a Nordic country but is *not* part of Scandinavia. I go to Finland twice a month since I work for a Finnish company and this fact is pretty clear. This is a very common mistake - 5 years ago, I thought Finland was Scandinavia!
That´s correct Finland is not a part of Scandinavia but a nordic country. Swedes Norwegians and Danes understand eachother quite good. Finnish is not even a Germanic or Latin based language It´s more related to hungarian. Finland is a former swedish territory or colony so they speak both languages. Only finnish in some parts, only swedish in some and both in some areas. Norwegian and swedish are the two most similar languages (norway was also swedish not so long ago).
Icelandic has not changed that much (relative) under the last millenium and is the closest you can come to "Viking language".
Edit: OK offtopic but Mikhailova might find it interesting.
(Time differance Pickuphockey-Sweden approx +9 hours 1min 5sek......so I can always blame it on Jetlag.)
O I didn't know that
what do Calgary and a tea bag have in common- they're both only good for one cup |
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hockster
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
437 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2008 : 11:44:41
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hockster
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
437 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2008 : 11:50:00
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What do the Stastny s have in common?
They cant win a cup! |
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fat_elvis_rocked
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
902 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2008 : 16:36:45
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Borje Salming....ground breaking pioneer. Every kid growing up in the 70's playing defence, and not a Habs fan, was either Borje or Bobby in the outdoor shinny games.... |
Edited by - fat_elvis_rocked on 07/05/2008 16:39:48 |
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