Paul did play as a forward sometimes. He was a very good offensive D though, and I would have him ahead of any of his kids. Maybe in time, Sam will pass Paul, but as of now, I would rank Paul Reinhart as the best one so far. IIRC, he did play a lot more wing in Vancouver. He always had a bad back (so can you imagine his numbers if he didn't?), and he invested in a penny stocks as a player. He hit gold on a few, and retired. Now he is an investment specialist of some sort or other (or was after he retired - not sure if he still is or not). I will always like Paul Reinhart - entertaining when he was here, and I always felt bad that he and Berezan were gone when this team finally won the cup.
Max vs Tie is a weird one for me. Max definitely had a few seasons in which he produced well. However, is it just me, or is this a rather 'forgettable' player who 99% of people probably won't remember 5 years after he retires? Domi became a bit of an icon at least, and all 5'10" of him went toe-to-toe against guys who would crush Lucic and Reaves today, plus he did put up some points, having a 15 goal season in the duck-puck era too (2002-03). Yeah, Max is probably the better player, but will be forgotten, whereas it certainly feels like Tie Domi will be remembered by the game for a lot longer.
As a side-note, Ryan Lomberg is the modern day Domi. 5'9", and fights out of his weight class all the time, and is a really difficult player to play against. Even has the oversized Domi head. I still remember him beating Kassian that one game. What a beauty.
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