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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Is Iginla a choker? Sittler? Roenick? Kariya? Bure? Neely? Dionne?
Nope - just unlucky as far as what teams they played on IMO.
P.S. - Thornton has performed just fine in the POs.
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Iginla: Never played on a team that experts predicted would challenge for the Stanley Cup. Him and Kiprosuff led Calgary to a Stanley Cup Final in 2004 (much better than Ovechkin has ever done). From 2003-04 until 2008-09, the Flames had good teams, but not even close to a Stanley Cup favorite.
Joe Thornton: Has always been underwhelming in the playoffs. After the 2004 loss to Montreal, the city of Boston began wonder why Thornton could never come through in the playoffs. After years of disappointment, he finally helped the Sharks compete for the cup last year, but sadly his career is winding down.
Darryl Sittler: With the exception of the 82-83 season never played on a team that was in contention for the Stanley Cup. With the Flyers, he was already well past his prime, and had to go through the Islanders, when they were nearly at the peak of their dynasty.
Roenick: started his career on a strong Blackhawks club, and did play well on the 1992 club that made it to the Stanley Cup, something that Ovechkin has never done.
Bure: Was the star of the 94' Canucks, and their playoff run. Nearly led the Canucks to a cup win. Other than that, never really played on any notable teams that would have stood out as a cup contender.
kariya; Never played on a cup contender. Helped the Ducks make it
to Game 7 of the 2003 final, which is more than Ovechkin has ever done
Dionne: Sadly, he never played on any good teams.
it may be noted that none of the players mentioned had the skillset of Ovechkin in their career.