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Originally Posted by codynw
I wasn't alive in the 80s. Unless it was a player like McDonald or MacInnis, I gotta vote for the best player I watched.
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This post sums up the results.
Rhino was a top calibre d-man in his day, but wasn't so good he left a lasting legacy like Macinnis. I am struggling to pick a current d-man to compare him to for his popularity/impact.
Think of maybe a guy like Roman Hamrlik, but he spent a decade with the team. A cornerstone player, that didn't hog the spotlight, but was a player that undoubtedly made the team better. But did it quietly without taking the spotlight. Without a doubt he should be way ahead of Gelinas, but this result is more a reflection of the age demographic of the board, not the impact of the player.
If you could somehow handicap the voting to give more value to the voters that actually watched the team from day one, Rhino would be way out ahead.