It was between MacInnis, Hull, Nieuwendyk and Tkachuk for me.
I think if this poll came with the benefit of seeing how his entire career works out that we'd be seeing a lot more picks for chucky. He stirred the drink in Calgary but we didn't make it far with him. As soon as he went to Florida they made 3 consecutive Cup finals winning two in a row... and counting. He finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in team scoring in his three years there and the 3rd place finish was because of an injury, he likely was going to finish 1st again this year if he hadn't missed 30 games.
Brett Hull just flat out scored goals. He was so prolific in the early 90s. The reason I didn't go with him is how one dimensional his game was. He was great at scoring, one of the best all time, but Brett Hull didn't do much more than that.
Joe Nieuwendyk. Best in his draft class and picked in the 2nd round. Won three cups and a Conn Smythe and made a sudden impact upon entering the league scoring 51, 51, 45 and 45 in each of his first 4 years before knee injuries slowed him down... and he was still a key contributor on his teams for many years after that. A winner and a leader and adapted his game whenever needed.
MacInnis is the best defenseman in Flames history and went to St.Louis where he improved his all around game. How he only ever won one Norris is beyond me (I know, he was in an era with a few dominant defensemen) but he should have had 3 or 4.
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