NHL Fun

I don’t really touch on the NHL that frequently, but with there being a lock out and everything, I thought it would be a great time to include hockey in discussions.  What better way then to pick a greatest all-time team?  There’s literally hundreds of good hockey players to choose from, and with three lines, it’s a little deeper than choosing line-ups vs. the NBA. 

G Dominik Hasek – For me the greatest.  Had some terrible teams until he got to Detroit.

G Curtis Joseph – Roy wouldn’t have the humility to be a 2, CuJo did it once.

Line 1

C Wayne Gretzky – Have to.

LW Pavel Bure – Fastest I’ve ever seen.

RW Theo Fleury– Always been a big fan and creates an all speed line.

Line 2

C Mario Lemieux – See what I mean?

LW Kevin Stevens – Might as well.

RW Jaromir Jagr – Complete the dynasty

Line 3

C Steve Yzerman – Extremely underrated. 6^th most pts all time.

LW Luc Robitaille – Just scored goals.

RW Alexander Ovechkin – Beast on this line.

Grind Line

C Bob Probert – Never saw him lose.

LW Derek Boogaard – Miss this man.

RW Tie Domi – The trifecta of animals.

Defensive Pairing 1

D Ray Bourque – This will be insane.

D Chris Chelios – The other half of insanity.

Defensive Pairing 2

D Paul Coffey – So many good all-time defensemen.

D Phil Housley – My Minnesota touch.

Defensive Pairing 3

D Bobby Orr – Because I feel that people would be upset if I didn’t.

D Rob Blake – The Stevie Y of defensemen.

You can see when I became a hockey fan, and when I lost interest in the sport.  In my defense though, those twenty years from the early 1980’s until the end of the 20^th century, there were some fantastic hockey players, and some really great teams.  I’m still missing Messier, Leetch, Roenick, MacInnis, Roy, Belfour, among many others.  What a great generation.