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Originally Posted by David Struch
It all depends in what era you grew up watching, I don't really remember Mike Bullard or Guy Chouinard.
I barely even remember Lanny McDonald, I only really remember him for the "goal" during the 89 playoffs.
My personal preference:
1. Fleury
2. Gaudreau
3. Nieuwendyk
4. Iginla
5. Roberts
6. Nilsson
7. Gilmour
8. Mullen
9. Loob
10. Makarov
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Lanny scored 66 goals one season. He was exceptional and a great leader. Mike Bullard looked great after one season, but then was traded for Gilmour and Hunter when his value was high. He never repeated those numbers.
Nilsson scored 49 goals and 131 points winding up 3rd overall in league scoring behind Gretzky and Dionne. He has an amazing season, but the holes in his game became bigger and bigger before the team decided they'd be better off without him on the team. If he kept having 131 point seasons, he would have been the best, but he didn't.
Gaudreau could get 50 goals and 120 points this season and wind up in the top three. That would be one of the best seasons ever by a Flame. If he keeps it up for 6 more seasons, he'll be the best Flame ever. If he falls back to 70 points a season, he'll just be a very good Flame.
It's going to take some time to figure out where he lands.
Fleury's best seasons are in 1991 when he scored 104 points and ranked 8th in the NHL and 1993 with 100 points which ranked 20th. Joe Mullen ranked 7th with 110 points in 1989. In 1979, Bob McMillan was 5th with 108 points and Guy Chouinard was 6th with 107. The only players for the Flames to rank in the top three for league scoring are Iginla and Nilsson.
These players weren't able to maintain this level of play for years. Let's hope Gaudreau can.