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vegasknightsoftheroundtable-blog · 7 years

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Las Vegas–Today the Vegas Golden Knights conclude their 6 game road trip with a stop at Centre Bell (Bell Centre) to take on the Montréal Canadiéns for the first time in franchise history.

The Canadiéns, are arguably the best original six franchise in the National Hockey League since it’s founding 100 years ago. This NHL flagship franchise over the years has won a league-high 24 Stanley Cup Championships with their most recent win in the 1992-1993 season against Wayne Gretzky‘s Los Angeles Kings.

Over the years the Canadiéns have retired hockey’s elite players in their history with 17 players who have donned the Habs sweater during the course of their NHL careers.

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Jacques Plante, Doug Harvey, Butch Bouchard, Jean Beliveau, Bernie Geoffrion, Guy Lapointe, Howie Morenz, Maurice Richard, Guy Lafleur, Yvan Cournoyer, Dicki Moore, Henri Richard, Elmar Lach, Serge Savard, Larry Robinson, Bob Gainey, Ken Dryden, and Patrick Roy.

Montréal finished the recent campaign with 103 points with a 47-26-9 (31-19-8 under Michel Therrien and 16-7-1 under Claude Julien)

This season, the Canadiéns are 6-8-1 with 13 points are near the bottom of the Eastern Conference in standings in 13th place and holds the 6th spot in the Atlantic Division.

They are currently on a 2-game winning streak with a 5-4 overtime win over the Jets, and a 2-0 victory this past weekend against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Brendan Gallagher leads the Canadiéns in goals this season with 6. Max Pacioretty is right behind Gallagher in the goal-scoring department with 5.

Veteran defenseman Shea Weber along with newcomer forward Jonathan Drouin are tied with 8 assists.

In overall points, they have three-way Gallagher, Weber, and Drouin with 11 on the season.

Pacioretty has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past five games.

For the Canadiéns, backup goaltender Charlie Lindgren is scheduled to make his second start between the pipes for Montréal. Lindgren recorded his 1st ever NHL shutout win over the Blackhawks on Sunday in a 38 save percentage performance.

Last night the Vegas Golden Knights participated in their first ever shootout in franchise history where the Toronto Maple Leafs bested them in the skills competition with a lone goal that came from Mitch Marner that resulted in a 4-3 loss.

What was a positive in the 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs, was that the Golden Knights kept them off the scoresheet in the 3rd period. On this Eastern Conference road swing, they have been outscored in that period 10-3.

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Heading into their matchup against the Habs, the Golden Knights recorded on this road trip, are 1-3-1 and have an overall season record of 9-4-1.

They currently hold the 3rd place spot in the Western Conference with the Winnipeg Jets who they will play later this week and are still in 2nd place in the Pacific Division behind the Los Angeles Kings.

The Golden Knights team leader in goals is forward James Neal who currently has 7 on the season. He also holds the lead in points with 12 on the year.

Forwards Reilly Smith and David Perron are sharing the 2nd place spot with the Golden Knights in points with 10.

Defensemen’s Brad Hunt, Nate Schmidt, and Colin Miller, along with forward Perron are the co-leaders with the Golden Knights in assists with 7 so far in this campaign.

In his last ten games, forward William Karlsson has 10 points (4 goals and 6 assists).

Goaltender Maxime Lagace since taking over for Dansk on the road trip has only one win to his credit and that was against the Ottawa Senators. Lagace is the projected starter between the pipes for the Golden Knights.

The Injury Report

VGK: Marc-Andre Fleury (upper body), Malcolm Subban (lower body), Oscar Dansk (lower body), Clayton Stoner (lower body).

MON: Carey Price (lower body), Charles Hudon (upper body), Nikita Scherbak (knee), David Schlemko (hand), Ales Hemsky (concussion-like symptoms)

Will the Golden Knights cap off their road trip with a win against the Montréal Canadiéns, tune in tonight and find out?

Official Broadcast Schedule

Tonight’s puck drop is at 4:30 pm PT. Las Vegas / 7:30 pm ET. Montréal

Television: The matchup will on AT&T SportsNet. This is DIRECTV channel 684, U-verse channels 757 (SD) and 1757 (HD), Cox Cable channels 313 (SD) and 1313 (HD), and CenturyLink channels 760 (SD) and 1760 (HD).

Radio: The radio broadcast is on FOX Sports Radio 98.9 FM/1340 AM.

Game Day: Vegas Golden Knights Cap Off 6-Game Road Trip With A Stop Over At Centre Bell To Take On The Montréal Canadiéns Las Vegas--Today the Vegas Golden Knights conclude their 6 game road trip with a stop at Centre Bell (Bell Centre) to take on the Montréal Canadiéns for the first time in franchise history.

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gregarnott · 3 years

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incorrectquotesofhockeyhist-blog · 6 years

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Doug Harvey: I've seen Maurice stay mad for a long time, but you're different, he likes you. He won't stay mad as long.

Bernie Geoffrion: Well how long will he be mad for? Days? Weeks?

Doug Harvey: What's the one after that?

Bernie Geoffrion: Months?

Doug Harvey: Yeah, that one.

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thingsmk1120sayz · 5 years

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Jean Beliveau was voted the his teammates as Captain of the storied Montreal franchise. "So I'm in a cast when the boys are having the vote. Toe's fedora is being passed around the room, and we're dropping the little papers into it. You could vote for Dickie, for Boom (Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion), for Tom Johnson or for me. By then, I had been 33 days in a cast. I never thought for a second anybody would vote for me. I voted for Dickie."

"After the vote, I went up to see Mr. Selke (the team's powerful general manager of the time), 'I don't deserve to be captain of this team.'

"He said, 'What would you want me to do? Go downstairs and tell those players they picked the wrong guy?' "

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betitocom-sports · 7 years

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#NHLTicket NHL unveils 100 greatest players Craig Hagermanene 27 2017, 10:17 p.m. The list many have been speculating about for weeks was finally unveiled on Friday night. The NHL announced its list of the 100 greatest players. The list extends from 1917 to 2017, encapsulating the league's 100-year history. With any list of this magnitude, there are sure to be many omissions and surprises. Nevertheless here are the 100 best players separated by decade: ORIGINAL 33 (1917-66) Sid Abel Syl Apps Andy Bathgate Jean Beliveau Max Bentley Toe Blake Johnny Bower Turk Broda Johnny Bucyk King Clancy Charlie Conacher Alex Delvecchio Bill Durnan Bernie Geoffrion Glenn Hall Doug Harvey Tim Horton Gordie Howe Red Kelly Ted Kennedy Dave Keon Elmer Lach Ted Lindsay Frank Mahovlich Dickie Moore Howie Morenz Jacques Plante Henri Richard Maurice Richard Terry Sawchuk Milt Schmidt Eddie Shore Georges Vezina 1970S Bobby Orr Brad Park Larry Robinson Serge Savard Ken Dryden Tony Esposito Bernie Parent Bobby Clarke Marcel Dionne Phil Esposito Jacques Lemaire Stan Mikita Gilbert Perreault Jean Ratelle Darryl Sittler Yvan Cournoyer Bob Gainey Bobby Hull Guy Lafleur 1980S Jarri Kurri Mike Gartner Mike Bossy Bryan Trottier Peter Stastny Denis Savard Mark Messier Pat LaFontaine Wayne Gretzky Ray Bourque Paul Coffey Al MacInnis Denis Potvin Borje Salming Grant Fuhr Billy Smith 1990S Patrick Roy Dominik Hasek Scott Stevens Scott Niedermayer Brian Leetch Chris Chelios Pavel Bure Brett Hull Luc Robitaille Brendan Shanahan Sergei Fedorov Peter Forsberg Ron Francis Mario Lemieux Eric Lindros Mike Modano Joe Nieuwendyk Adam Oates Joe Sakic Mats Sundin Steve Yzerman 2000S Teemu Selanne Chris Pronger Nicklas Lidstrom Pavel Datsyuk Martin Brodeur CURRENT Patrick Kane Duncan Keith Jonathan Toews Alex Ovechkin Sidney Crosby Jaromir Jagr Tagged in this article NHL

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paradoxicalca · 5 years

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The most dominant goal scorer in the NHL, season by season

I decided to take a look at who the most dominant goal scorer in the NHL was by season. Each season's highest GPG total is shown at an 82 game pace. Here are the results.1926-27 - Bill Cook (61.5G): 10.5 goal lead over Babe Dye1927-28 - Howie Morenz (62.93G): 8.93 goal lead over Nels Stewart1928-29 - Ace Bailey (41G): 1.86 goal lead over Nels Stewart1929-30 - Cooney Weiland (80.14G): 3.73 goal lead over Dit Clapper1930-31 - Charlie Conacher (68.7G): 9.83 goal lead over Howie Morenz1931-32 - Charlie Conacher (63.36G): 5.28 goal lead over Bill Cook1932-33 - Bill Cook (47.83G): 1.7 goal lead over Busher Jackson1933-34 - Charlie Conacher (62.48G): 16.35 goal lead over Marty Barry1934-35 - Charlie Conacher (62.81G): 19.86 goal lead over Syd Howe1935-36 - Charlie Conacher (42.86G): 3.57 goal lead over Bill Thoms1936-37 - Nels Stewart (43.86G): 1.95 goal lead over Larry Aurie1937-38 - Gordie Drillon (44.42G): 4.29 goal lead over Georges Mantha1938-39 - Roy Conacher (45.36G): 4.36 goal lead over Toe Blake and Alex Shibicky1939-40 - Roy Conacher (47.61G): 6.61 goal lead over Bryan Hextall1940-41 - Roy Conacher (48G): 3.1 goal lead over Gordie Drillon1941-42 - Lynn Patrick (55.83G): 10.06 goal lead over Roy Conacher and Red Hamill1942-43 - Syl Apps (65.03G): 10.91 goal lead over Doug Bentley1943-44 - Mud Bruneteau (73.59G): 5.26 goal lead over Bill Cowley1944-45 - Maurice Richard (82G): 12.62 goal lead over Sweeney Schriner1945-46 - Gaye Stewart (60.68G): 6.59 goal lead over Max Bentley1946-47 - Maurice Richard (61.5G): 19.09 goal lead over Bobby Bauer1947-48 - Ted Lindsay (45.1G): 1.78 goal lead over Maurice Richard1948-49 - Ted Lindsay (42.64): 4.37 goal lead over Sid Abel1949-50 - Maurice Richard (50.37G): 9.37 goal lead over Gordie Howe1950-51 - Maurice Richard (52.98G): 2.61 goal lead over Gordie Howe1951-52 - Gordie Howe (55.06G): 8.93 goal lead over Maurice Richard1952-53 - Gordie Howe (57.4G): 19.91 goal lead over Ted Lindsay1953-54 - Bernie Geoffrion (44.04G): 0.7 goal lead over Maurice Richard1954-55 - Maurice Richard (46.51G): 2 goal lead over Bernie Geoffrion1955-56 - Jean Beliveau (55.06G): 10.55 goal lead over Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard1956-57 - Gordie Howe (51.54G): 8.59 goal lead over Maurice Richard1957-58 - Bernie Geoffrion (52.71G): 10.43 goal lead over Gordie Howe1958-59 - Jean Beliveau (57.66G): 9.63 goal lead over Dickie Moore1959-60 - Bronco Horvath (47.03G): 0.56 goal lead over Jean Beliveau1960-61 - Bernie Geoffrion (64.06G): 7.83 goal lead over Frank Mahovlich1961-62 - Bobby Hull (58.57G): 19.91 goal lead over Gordie Howe, Frank Mahovlich, and Claude Provost1962-63 - Camille Henry (50.57G): 6.06 goal lead over Gordie Howe1963-64 - Bobby Hull (50.37G): 4.68 goal lead over Stan Mikita and Kenny Wharram1964-65 - Bobby Hull (52.43G): 3.22 goal lead over Norm Ullman1965-66 - Bobby Hull (68.12G): 29.53 goal lead over Frank Mahovlich1966-67 - Bobby Hull (64.61G): 23.61 goal lead over Stan Mikita1967-68 - Bobby Hull (50.82G): 5.26 goal lead over Stan Mikita1968-69 - Bobby Hull (64.27G): 9.97 goal lead over Phil Esposito1969-70 - Bobby Hull (51.08G): 4.69 goal lead over Phil Esposito1970-71 - Phil Esposito (79.9G): 26.28 goal lead over Johnny Bucyk1971-72 - Phil Esposito (71.21G): 11.34 goal lead over Jean Ratelle1972-73 - Phil Esposito (57.82G): 1.71 goal lead over Mickey Redmond1973-74 - Phil Esposito (71.49G): 16.46 goal lead over Mickey Redmond1974-75 - Phil Esposito (63.32G): 0.61 goal lead over Rick Martin1975-76 - Reggie Leach (62.53G): 5.35 goal lead over Pierre Larouche1976-77 - Steve Shutt (61.5G): 4.1 goal lead over Guy Lafleur1977-78 - Guy Lafleur (63.08G): 3.55 goal lead over Mike Bossy1978-79 - Mike Bossy (70.73G): 10.25 goal lead over Marcel Dionne1979-80 - Charlie Simmer (71.75G): 11.33 goal lead over Danny Gare1980-81 - Charlie Simmer (70.65G): 0.07 goal lead over Mike Bossy1981-82 - Wayne Gretzky (94.3G): 28.7 goal lead over Mike Bossy1982-83 - Wayne Gretzky (72.78G): 5.13 goal lead over Lanny McDonald1983-84 - Wayne Gretzky (96.41G): 29.78 goal lead over Jari Kurri1984-85 - Jari Kurri (79.75G): 4.92 goal lead over Wayne Gretzky1985-86 - Jari Kurri (71.49G): 8.91 goal lead over Tim Kerr1986-87 - Mario Lemieux (70.29G): 5.94 goal lead over Wayne Gretzky1987-88 - Mario Lemieux (74.55G): 17.15 goal lead over Craig Simpson1988-89 - Mario Lemieux (91.71G): 19.05 goal lead over Bernie Nicholls1989-90 - Brett Hull (73.8G): 9.45 goal lead over Steve Yzerman1990-91 - Brett Hull (90.41G): 29.8 goal lead over Cam Neely1991-92 - Brett Hull (78.63G): 12.45 goal lead over Pat LaFontaine1992-93 - Mario Lemieux (94.3G): 13.36 goal lead over Alexander Mogilny1993-94 - Cam Neely (83.67G): 18.93 goal lead over Pavel Bure1994-95 - Peter Bondra (59.32G): 2.11 goal lead over Ray Sheppard1995-96 - Mario Lemieux (80.83G): 17.19 goal lead over Peter Bondra1996-97 - Jaromir Jagr (61.17G): 7.22 goal lead over Mario Lemieux1997-98 - Teemu Selanne (58.41G): 2.3 goal lead over Peter Bondra1998-99 - Teemu Selanne (51.39G): 5 goal lead over John LeClair1999-00 - Pavel Bure (64.27G): 9.6 goal lead over Jaromir Jagr2000-01 - Pavel Bure (59G): 5 goal lead over Joe Sakic2001-02 - Jarome Iginla (52G): 8.9 goal lead over Bill Guerin2002-03 - Milan Hejduk (50G): 2 goal lead over Markus Naslund2003-04 - Rick Nash (42.03G): 0.52 goal lead over Jarome Iginla and Ilya Kovalchuk2005-06 - Jonathan Cheechoo (56G): 1.33 goal lead over Ilya Kovalchuk2006-07 - Vincent Lecavalier (52G): 2 goal lead over Dany Heatley2007-08 - Alex Ovechkin (65G): 11.03 goal lead over Ilya Kovalchuk2008-09 - Alex Ovechkin (58.13G): 12.13 goal lead over Jeff Carter2009-10 - Alex Ovechkin (56.94G): 5.31 goal lead over Sidney Crosby2010-11 - Sidney Crosby (64G): 14 goal lead over Corey Perry2011-12 - Steven Stamkos (60G): 5.33 goal lead over Evgeni Malkin2012-13 - Alex Ovechkin (54.67G): 5.13 goal lead over Steven Stamkos2013-14 - Alex Ovechkin (53.62G): 9.81 goal lead over Max Pacioretty2014-15 - Alex Ovechkin (53.65G): 10.06 goal lead over Rick Nash2015-16 - Alex Ovechkin (51.9G): 5.9 goal lead over Patrick Kane2016-17 - Sidney Crosby (48.11G): 3.79 goal lead over Nikita Kucherov2017-18 - Alex Ovechkin (49G): 4.06 goal lead over Auston Matthews2018-19 - Alex Ovechkin (51.66G): 1.66 goal lead over Leon DraisaitlTop Ten Most Dominant Seasons1990-91 - Brett Hull: 29.8 goal lead1983-84 - Wayne Gretzky: 29.78 goal lead1965-66 - Bobby Hull: 29.53 goal lead1981-82 - Wayne Gretzky: 28.7 goal lead1970-71 - Phil Esposito: 26.28 goal lead1966-67 - Bobby Hull: 23.61 goal lead1952-53 - Gordie Howe/1961-62 - Bobby Hull: 19.91 goal lead1934-35 - Charlie Conacher: 19.86 goal lead1946-47 - Maurice Richard: 19.09 goal lead1988-89 - Mario Lemieux: 19.05 goal leadPlayers With Most Dominant SeasonsAlex Ovechkin: 9Bobby Hull: 8Charlie Conacher/Maurice Richard/Phil Esposito/Mario Lemieux: 5Roy Conacher/Gordie Howe/Bernie Geoffrion/Wayne Gretzky/Brett Hull: 3 The most dominant goal scorer in the NHL, season by season Source

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hsews · 6 years

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Once you have a look at Mount Rushmore, the 4 American presidents staring again had been chosen by sculptor Gutzon Borglum as a way to outline the primary 130 years of American historical past. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson shared an period; Lincoln outlined his; and Theodore Roosevelt was an emblem of growth and growth of the nation that the others had constructed.

Lingering within the shadows of that mountain is context. The battle scars, the sins, the regretful elements of our historical past. That’s represented in these craggy faces, too, though not observably. However look onerous sufficient, and also you see it: The nice, the unhealthy, the whole thing of the story that defines that portion of American historical past.

In establishing a “Mount Puckmore” for all 31 NHL franchises, creating the complete view of the groups’ histories was paramount. It isn’t sufficient to only decide the 4 prime statistical leaders and slap them on a mountain facet. It is about choosing 4 gamers who outline the crew’s historical past, via totally different eras and ebbs and flows of success. Celebrating what went proper in some instances, and recalling what went fallacious in others.

Maybe it is the time period, maybe it is the cash, maybe it is one thing else. Plus, is Alex Kovalev proper in regards to the state of the sport?

One of many seven gamers dealt within the transfer that shocked the sports activities world, Miner displays on how ‘The Commerce’ impacted the remainder of his profession.

Gearing up for one more season in your fantasy hockey dynasty league? Sean Allen has a model new set of rankings getting into the 2018-19 NHL marketing campaign.

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A couple of parameters we established:

That is only for gamers. Coaches and common managers are listed individually for every crew.

Gamers’ contributions throughout their time with the crew are what we have taken into consideration, moderately than their profession as an entire. Simply because Wayne Gretzky and Martin Brodeur performed for the Blues for a minute doesn’t suggest they make Mount Puckmore for St. Louis.

There aren’t any positional necessities. In some instances, groups will not have a goalie on the mountain. In different instances, they will have multiple.

Many of those picks had been made by the editorial workers, however in over a dozen instances, we have reached out to followers on background to choose their brains about particular groups.

Once more, we’re searching for gamers synonymous with their groups, ones who outline particular eras for the franchises and with out whom the whole image of that group’s story cannot be correctly framed.

With that in thoughts, please gather your ropes, grappling hooks and climbing sneakers, as we’re about to scale 31 totally different variations of Mount Puckmore within the NHL. First up is the Atlantic Division, that includes 4 of the Authentic Six:

Patrice Bergeron, C (2003-present) Ray Bourque, D (1979-2000) Bobby Orr, D (1966-76) Milt Schmidt, C/D (1936-55)

Potential replacements: John Bucyk, LW (1957-78); Zdeno Chara, D (2006-present); Phil Esposito, C (1967-75); Rick Middleton, RW (1976-88); Cam Neely, RW (1986-96); Terry O’Reilly, RW (1972-85); Tiny Thompson, G (1928-39); Eddie Shore, D (1926-1940)

Puckmore coach: Artwork Ross (1925-45).

Puckmore GM: Harry Sinden (1972-2000)

When your franchise has produced two of the best defensemen to ever lace up the skates, the main focus shortly shifts to the gamers on the opposite facet of the mountain. Few gamers have meant extra to their franchises than Schmidt has for the Bruins, as a participant and later an govt, so he makes the minimize.

It is that final spot that is vexing: There’s Bucyk, the franchise chief in objectives (545) and Espo, whose temporary tenure with the crew produced an astounding 1.62 factors per sport. However as a consultant of the trendy period’s championship groups, and as a participant who will go down as one of many best defensemen centermen of all time, we’re snug with Bergeron right here. (Additionally, Brad Marchand threatened to lick us on the brow if we did not choose his linemate.)

Dominik Hasek, G (1992-2001) Ryan Miller, G (2002-14) Gilbert Perreault, C (1970-87) Rob Ray, RW (1989-03)

Potential replacements: Dave Andreychuk LW, (1982-92); Phil Housley, D (1982-90); Pat LaFontaine, C (1991-97); Rick Martin, LW (1971-80); Craig Ramsay, LW (1971-85)

Puckmore coach: Lindy Ruff (1998-2013)

Puckmore GM: Darcy Regier (1997-2013)

Perreault leads the franchise in video games, objectives, assists and factors, whereas additionally repping The French Connection line. Hasek is … effectively, Hasek, a goalie who carried middling Buffalo groups on his again to an unprecedented two Hart Trophies as a goalie. Uncommon is the Mount Puckmore that has two goaltenders, however there isn’t any denying that Miller was the (masked) face of the franchise within the 2000s, in addition to its profession chief in wins.

Why does Rob Ray deserve the ultimate spot over, say, the 1.44 points-per-game-producing LaFontaine? As a result of generally being a cult icon, as Ray is in Buffalo, makes a stronger case for native immortality than does total advantage as an NHL participant. He is fourth in video games performed (889) and first in penalty minutes by a rustic mile (three,189). For a technology of Sabres followers, he was as beloved as anybody on the ice (or, in his case, within the penalty field).

Gordie Howe, RW (1946-1971) Nicklas Lidstrom, D (1991-2012) Ted Lindsay, LW (1944-57) Steve Yzerman, C (1983-2006)

Potential replacements: Pavel Datsyuk, C (2001-16); Alex Delvecchio, C (1950-74); Sergei Fedorov, C (1990-2003); Chris Osgood, G (1993-2001, 2005-11); Terry Sawchuk, G (1949-64); Henrik Zetterberg, C (2002-18)

Puckmore coach: Scotty Bowman (1993-2002)

Puckmore GM: Jack Adams (1927-62)

When you might have 800 objectives to your title, your face goes to be up on a dang mountain. Becoming a member of Howe is his linemate “Horrible” Ted, a participant so robust that the NHL developed the elbowing penalty to restrict his explicit abilities. Yzerman and Lidstrom had been the faces for twenty years of Detroit dominance, each having performed over 1,500 video games with the Purple Wings. It is onerous to make a case for anybody else over these immortals.

Aleksander Barkov, C (2013-present) Pavel Bure, RW (1998-2001) Roberto Luongo, G (2000-06; 2013-present) John Vanbiesbrouck, G (1993-98)

Potential replacements: Nathan Horton, RW (2003-10); Jonathan Huberdeau, C (2012-present); Olli Jokinen, C (2000-08); Scott Mellanby, RW (1993-2001); Stephen Weiss, C (2001-13)

Puckmore coach: Doug MacLean (1996-98)

Puckmore GM: Dale Tallon (2010-16; 2017-present)

There was a trifecta of challenges in constructing the Panthers’ Mount Puckmore. They seem to be a comparatively new franchise with a startling lack of both success or homegrown famous person gamers. Which is how one finally ends up with two goaltenders on the mountain.

Vanbiesbrouck was nominated for the Vezina and Hart within the Panthers’ first season; and aside from 1000’s of rubber rats hitting the ice, he was the perfect factor about their 1996 run to the Stanley Cup Remaining. Luongo has the franchise lead in each goaltending class. Bure posted a 1.13 points-per-game common in his temporary time with the Panthers, throughout which he turned their largest offensive star. Too quickly for Barkov? Maybe, however within the burgeoning contender that the Panthers may change into, he’ll be the Jonathan Toews-esque lynchpin.

Jean Beliveau, C (1950-71) Man Lafleur, RW (1971-85) Maurice Richard, (1942-60) Patrick Roy, G (1984-96)

Potential replacements: Yvan Cournoyer, RW (1963-79); Ken Dryden, G (1970-79); Bob Gainey, LW (1973-89); Bernie Geoffrion, RW (1950-68); Newsy Lalonde, C (1917-22; 1926-27); Jacques Lemaire, C (1967-79); Howie Morenz, C (1923-34; 1936-37); Jacques Plante, G (1952-63); Carey Value, G (2007-present); Henri Richard, C (1955-75); Larry Robinson, D (1972-89)

Puckmore Coach: Toe Blake (1956-68)

Puckmore GM: Sam Pollock (1964-78)

Making an attempt to find out the 4 immortal gamers within the historical past of the Montreal Canadiens is like attempting to find out the 4 finest morsels of roe in a jar of beluga caviar. The opposite downside is that the crew has been profitable championships since 1917. Our Mount Puckmore begins in 1942 with Rocket Richard, who’s second in Habs historical past in era-adjusted factors. It continues with Beliveau, who represents the late 1960s run of Stanley Cups, however excludes the category that was synonymous with the group. It was a really robust name between Lafleur and Dryden because the consultant for the 1970s dynasty, however the Flower will get the nod for his franchise-leading scoring numbers and rock star standing. As for Roy, he back-stopped the crew to 2 Stanley Cups earlier than changing into the perfect instance of how shortly issues can go off the rails for a star participant within the trendy incarnation of the Canadiens.

Daniel Alfredsson, RW (1995-2013) Erik Karlsson, D (2009-present) Chris Phillips, D (1997-2015) Alexei Yashin, C (1993-2001)

Potential replacements: Craig Anderson, G (2010-18); Dany Heatley, LW (2005-09); Chris Neil, RW (2001-17); Wade Redden, D (1996-08); Jason Spezza, C (2002-14)

Puckmore coach: Jacques Martin (1996-2004)

Puckmore GM: Bryan Murray (2007-16)

The Senators supplied a singular problem. Sure, Alfredsson and Karlsson are as locked-in as an Ottawa fan’s ire towards their present proprietor. However after that, a number of attention-grabbing instances may be made. We settled on Phillips, the all-time video games chief who was a low-key defensive fixed, and his non secular reverse in Yashin, the erratic offensive dynamo that is nonetheless third in franchise objectives. If nothing else, Yashin finest represents the cloud of “what if” that surrounds so many former Senators stars.

Victor Hedman, D (2009-present) Vincent Lecavalier, C (1998-13) Steven Stamkos, C (2008-present) Martin St. Louis, RW (2000-2014)

Potential replacements: Dave Andreychuk, LW (2001-06); Dan Boyle, D (2001-08); Brad Richards, C (2000-07); Nikolai Khabibulin, G (2000-04); Daren Puppa, G (1993-2000)

Puckmore coach: John Tortorella (2001-08)

Puckmore GM: Steve Yzerman (2010-present)

Oh, if solely there have been a strategy to honor the pioneering spirit of Roman Hamrlik, Chris Gratton and their mixed minus-246 throughout their time in Tampa! Alas, the Lightning’s Mount Puckmore begins with Vinny and Marty from the 2004 Stanley Cup championship crew, after which continues with Steven and Victor from what they hope might be a second Cup in brief order. Robust to depart Richards and Boyle off this mountain, however Stamkos and Hedman have earned the area.

Teeder Kennedy, C (1942-57) Dave Keon, C (1960-75) Borje Salming, D (1973-89) Mats Sundin, C (1994-08)

Potential replacements: George Armstrong, RW (1949-71); Johnny Bower, G (1958-69); Turk Broda, G (1936-52); Wendel Clark, LW, (1985-94; 1995-98); Tim Horton, D (1949-70); Frank Mahovlich, LW (1956-68); Darryl Sittler, C (1970-81)

Puckmore coach: Punch Imlach (1959-69; 1980)

Puckmore GM: Punch Imlach (1958-69, 1979)

Kennedy was an all-timer within the NHL, as the primary skater two win 5 Stanley Cups and the final Leaf to win the Hart Trophy till John Tavares wins it subsequent season. Keon is taken into account the best Leaf in franchise historical past and represents the Leafs’ final Stanley Cup win till Tavares wins his in Toronto. Salming was the franchise standard-bearer for the subsequent twenty years after Keon, and stays the perfect defenseman in crew historical past, since Tavares is not technically a defenseman. Sundin is the franchise chief in objectives (420) and factors (987) till Tavares inevitably surpasses him.

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EA Sports should add these 20 classic teams to its NHL video games

Wouldn’t you want to play the 2001 Avalanche against the 1985 Oilers?

One of the coolest things about 2K Sports’ NBA 2K series is its use of classic teams. Over the years, they’ve included countless teams from basketball’s history into the game, allowing you to match, say, the Magic Johnson-led Lakers against LeBron James’ Heat.

Part of what makes this work so well is that the NBA is full of legendary players and teams. People still talk about Michael Jordan today even though he won his last championship nearly two decades ago. Who wouldn’t want to see how modern teams might stack up against those unbeatable Celtics squads from the 1960s?

This is something EA Sports should straight up steal for its NHL franchise.

One of the things I’ve noticed about EA Sports’ NHL games over the years is that they don’t quite seem to realize how a lot of hardcore fans operate. The game’s franchise mode has never gotten enough love, and any dedicated NHL follower can tell you about how the games’ ratings make little sense. It’s a good hockey game, but one that doesn’t recognize how deep into the roster-building and culture fans can be. Increasingly, if you want to enjoy NHL, playing online with friends is the way to go.

There are a number of ways the franchise could address this, but adding classic teams into the game would be an extremely easy one. EA Sports already has the rights deals in place with the NHL, NHLPA, and various other professional leagues for its game. Presumably it could expand that to add retired players into the game.

Given the rich history of hockey, there are countless teams that would be a blast to include in the game, especially when you consider how the sport has changed over the years. Could the high-flying Oilers of the mid-80s get stifled by the tough neutral zone play of the late-90s Devils? Now you and your friends could try to answer that firsthand in the game. It’s just one possibility out of countless others.

With that in mind, here are 20 teams from NHL history that we’d love to see in an upcoming game from EA Sports. Maybe it’s too late to include this in NHL 18, which is set to be released Sept. 15, but it would make for an incredible patch or addition to a subsequent edition of the franchise. Feel free to offer other suggestions in the comments!

1951-52 Detroit Red Wings

One of NHL’s first great teams behind Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay in their primes. The team also included future Hall of Famers Sid Abel, Red Kelly, Alex Delvecchio, Marcel Pronovost, and Terry Sawchuk.

1955-56 Montreal Canadiens

A great example of those dominant Montreal teams of the era behind Jean Beliveau, Maurice “Rocket” Richard, Henri Richard, Doug Harvey, Bert Olmstead, Bernie Geoffrion, Jacques Plante, and Dickie Moore.

1969-70 Boston Bruins

Led by arguably the greatest defenseman of all-time, Bobby Orr, and an in-his-prime Phil Esposito, nobody could match Boston’s star power in the early 70s.

1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers

The Broad Street Bullies were a force in the 70s behind Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber, and Bernie Parent. This was the first of back-to-back seasons in which Clarke led the NHL in assists.

1976-77 Montreal Canadiens

One of the most dominant seasons ever, the Canadiens won 60 games, led the league in goals for and goals against, and swept the Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final. They had nine future Hall of Famers, including Guy Lafleur and Ken Dryden.

1981-82 New York Islanders

Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies, and Denis Potvin helped lead the Islanders to four straight Stanley Cups from 1980-83. This team was the best of the bunch, with Bobby and Trottier combining for 276 points.

1984-85 Edmonton Oilers

Voted the best team of all-time by fans earlier this year, the Oilers are a go-to example for why classic teams would be amazing. Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Glenn Anderson, and Paul Coffey? C’mon.

1985-86 Hartford Whalers

You can’t do classic teams without including one of the most classic name/logo combinations in history. The Whalers were never great, but this 1986 team led by Ron Francis, Kevin Dineen, Ray Ferraro, Dave Babych, and Sylvain Turgeon pushed Montreal to seven games in the second round after sweeping Quebec in the first round. “Brass Bonanza” time!

1988-89 Calgary Flames

One of the last great Canadian teams before the recent run of dominance by American franchises, the Flames rode Doug Gilmour, Joe Mullen, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Al MacInnis to 54 wins and a Stanley Cup.

1990-91 Minnesota North Stars

One of the weirdest teams in history, the North Stars were 12 games below .500 in the regular season, but reached Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Penguins. The season didn’t end in glory, but a young Mike Modano helped turn in one of the craziest seasons ever.

1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins

You couldn’t have classic teams without including Mario Lemieux at least once. The 1992 team wasn’t good defensively, but it didn’t matter with Lemeiux, Joe Mullen, Larry Murphy, Mark Recchi, Jaromir Jagr, Paul Coffey, Ron Francis, Bryan Trottier, Rick Tocchet, and Kevin Stevens. I imagine this team would be rather popular.

1993-94 New York Rangers

The 1994 Rangers caught lightning in a bottle under coach Mike Keenan. Led on defense by Sergei Zubov and Brian Leetch, this was a tough team to score against. They also had some big-time veterans in Mark Messier, Steve Larmer, and Mike Gartner.

1994-95 Quebec Nordiques

The Nordiques were on the brink of something special in the team’s final season before moving to Colorado, where it won the Stanley Cup in 1996. Maybe fans from Quebec would prefer not to remember losing young Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg right before they’d take over the league, but they’d be a fun inclusion.

1998-99 Dallas Stars

Was Brett Hull’s foot in the crease? Who cares, being able to play with him, Mike Modano, and Joe Nieuwendyk with Ed Belfour in goal would be great. Now you could also play with young Modano and in-his-prime Modano, depending on your mood.

1999-00 New Jersey Devils

The Devils weren’t always thrilling to watch, but their system worked to perfection in 2000 en route to a Stanley Cup. You’d get young Patrik Elias, Scott Gomez, and Petr Sykora, although the main attraction would be Martin Brodeur between the pipes.

2000-01 Colorado Avalanche

The team that finally ended Ray Bourque’s Stanley Cup drought, the 2001 Avalanche were loaded. Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, and Patrick Roy were still in their primes, plus they had young versions of Milan Hejduk, Alex Tanguay, and Chris Drury.

2001-02 Detroit Red Wings

There were a lot of Red Wings teams in this era to choose from, but we’ll go with the 2002 team that was loaded with experienced future Hall of Famers. Detroit’s top eight scorers were all over 30 years old, but all eight are legends: Brendan Shanahan, Sergei Federov, Brett Hull, Nicklas Lidstrom, Luc Robitaille, Steve Yzerman, Igor Larionov, and Chris Chelios. Next on the list? A young Pavel Datsyuk. Oh, and the goalie was Dominik Hasek. Jeez.

2006-07 Anaheim Ducks

The 2007 Ducks were an incredible group. They had a Hall of Fame top defensive pairing with Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger, plus Teemu Selanne was still at the height of his powers. Toss in younger versions of Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf, and you got quite the team.

2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins

Yes, you can still play with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, but it’d be fun to go back to the first great team of this era in Pittsburgh.

2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks

The team that ended Chicago’s 49-year Stanley Cup drought has gotta be on here. The Blackhawks were incredibly deep behind the young combination of Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews.

BONUS IDEAS: The 1980 United States and Soviet Union national teams

I have no idea if it would even be feasible to get the rights to Soviet jerseys and player likenesses, not to mention the amateurs on Team USA, but including the Miracle on Ice rosters would be extremely cool. The 1980 Soviet team is widely considered one of the greatest ever assembled, and its upset in those Olympics is arguably the biggest moment in hockey history.

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Legendary Names to Be Stripped Off Stanley Cup Because There's No Room Left

The tradition of engraving the names of each year's NHL champion is one of the unique quirks that makes the Stanley Cup so special. Unfortunately, as more champions are crowned, some of the most important names to ever play the game will no longer have a place on the Cup.

Every spring when a new team hoists the title, players from the winning club get their individual names engraved on the silver Cup. To have their names enshrined alongside past legends is truly one of the most memorable things that can happen to a hockey player. But, as time goes on, some of these names will disappear from the trophy forever.

Every 11 to 13 years, the bottom ring on the base of the Stanley Cup is removed to make room for the next batch of champs. The last time it happened was after Carolina won in 2006, when names like Turk Broda and Syl Apps were removed along with the band listing the Toronto Maple Leafs teams that won four Cups in five years in the 1940s. It was also the last of Conn Smythe, though his name is now immortalized through the playoff MVP trophy.

Pittsburgh's Cup win this year will occupy the trophy's final open space, meaning that when a new champion is crowned at the end of next season, a ring containing the names of the legendary Gordie Howe and Maurice Rocket Richard, widely considered two of the greatest to ever play, will be removed from the Cup and retired into the vault at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

It seems tragic and almost blasphemous from the outside looking in, but Adam Kirshenblatt, a hockey historian and Stanley Cup expert, believes this process is just part of the changing character of the Cup and a big reason why the trophy is so unique.

"It's like all the spelling mistakes that are on the Cup, people love that even though it's wrong. Assuming the band is removed every 13 years, a player is essentially on the Cup for about 65 years. That's a lifetime for these guys," he told VICE Sports.

There is a cycle-of-life type mentality toward the Stanley Cup that no one is immune to. Though it's a couple decades away, next to be removed will be the early 70s era with Bobby Orr's name engraved on it, followed by Wayne Gretzky's Oilers. Yep, the guy literally named "The Great One" will no longer have his name inscribed on the greatest trophy in sports. Most seem to just accept how it is, but many have also found it hard to mask their sorrow.

"Back in 2006, Andy Bathgate expressed his disappointment when he was told about it. That's been the general feeling amongst former players, not necessarily backlash or outrage, just disappointment," Kirshenblatt said.

Along with Howe and Richard, other legends such as Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Glenn Hall, Pierre Pilot, and Bernie Geoffrion will fall victim to the removal cycle next spring, and some legendary team feats will no longer have a home on the Cup, either.

"The five Cup wins in a row by Montreal from 1956-60 will be coming off. That is the only time in Stanley Cup history that anyone has won five in a row," said Kirshenblatt, adding that "three of the remaining four Maple Leaf teams will be coming off, leaving 1967 [the Leafs' last Cup victory] as the last of the glory days. They still have at least 14 years to worry about them falling off completely."

It's too late to save Mr. Hockey and The Rocket from having their names erased from the Cup, and there hasn't been much discussion on changing anything before Orr and Gretzky get removed, either. Enlarging the trophy isn't an option and neither is creating a second one. So for the foreseeable future, this is just how it goes.

All rings removed from the Cup are placed in a vault at the Hockey Hall of Fame and a celebratory ceremony is held, giving those involved, some of the greatest players to ever play the game, one final tribute.

The Stanley Cup truly is one of a kind.

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