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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Wow, has the term 'franchise' player ever been degraded. It used to mean a first-ballot hall of famer who you build your whole team around for a decade or more. There used to be maybe 5 of 6 franchise players in the league. Gretzky. Lemieux. Bourque. Sakic. Roy. Yzerman.
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You could also add:
Lindros
Hull
Jagr
Kariya
Forsberg
Sundin
Savard
Robitaillie
.....i think the list could go on as well if you consider the Turgeons, modanos, Hawerchucks etc.
It looks to me like you may be getting Franchise and Elite mixed up.
Oh, a just to get back on topic ...Oilers suck.....notice how I didn't include any on my list!