The great unknowns....

[MrMike]

Zigmond Palfy
Andy MacDonald
Mathieu Schneider
Sergei Zubov
Mark Parrish
Bryan Roleston

[Radio]

Pavel Bure was always a guilty pleasure for me. He was on the Canucks but I loved watching him play. Mogilny I would also put in that guilty pleasure spot.

Ray Sheppard, always touted as the worst skater in the game, when he was in the game, but had a great nose for the net, including 52 goals in 92-93.

Sergei Makarov, I have a game used stick of his in my garage. It's cracked and all beat to #### from hacks and slashes.

[Enoch Root]

Doug Crossman - how many people remember him, or the fact that he played in the 1987 Canada-Russia series? Was a really good defenseman for a while.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by pylon

And.....?

There are people that pack into convention centers, to oogle over PC's from the 1980's. The guy that stashed away a 1982 Packard Bell 286 in his closet as a teenager can give you great insight on the machine and its history. And there are those that want to listen.

Go to a car meet and you'll see some guy that has lovingly cared for a 1976 Mercury Bobcat, and be able to chime off the history and specs on the car as if it was built yesterday. A car the world forgot.

People do care. I care about history, and my NHL fandom peaked in the 80's when I was a kid, and it's cool to share information about players some people may have never heard of that I got a chance to watch play live.

Imagine if we felt the same about music artists?

What do you mean and? It's pretty self explanatory. Recency bias exists so people will regularly overlook anything that happened before their generation.

It 100% applies to music. And cars. And PCs. You're proving my point. These things become niche over time.

You might care but most people don't, especially younger people. That's why these guys are forgotten.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

another thread really exposing ages here

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

another thread really exposing ages here

Hey, when your join date is 2002, you can't hide your age but so much!

[Gaudfather]

Ian Turnbull I think fits this category - 628 GP and 440 points - most of it with the Leafs. But still not one of the "go to" names.

Also scored five goals on five shots in a game once.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

What do you mean and? It's pretty self explanatory. Recency bias exists so people will regularly overlook anything that happened before their generation.

It 100% applies to music. And cars. And PCs. You're proving my point. These things become niche over time.

You might care but most people don't, especially younger people. That's why these guys are forgotten.

Then move along and go buzzkill another thread that complies with only your view of the game. Based on the amount of older people in this thread that are reliving fond memories, I'd throw it back at you that your take is the bad one. It was never meant to be mainstream, hence 'unknowns' in the title.

[cam_wmh]

Fat Balloon

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

all due respect to the incredible memories of posters here to pick out obscure players although it scares me when guys from the 60s and 70s are getting mentions

[zamler]

There are things we don't know that we don't know.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by pylon

Then move along and go buzzkill another thread that complies with only your view of the game. Based on the amount of older people in this thread that are reliving fond memories, I'd throw it back at you that your take is the bad one. It was never meant to be mainstream, hence 'unknowns' in the title.

I don’t know what you’re problem is. I’m just commenting on why these guys are forgotten. God forbid we discuss anything. I’ll submit my future replies for your approval first. Jesus Christ. Talk about pissy.

[DomeFoam]

I think the biggest one that will be forgotten from the current era is Nicklas Backstrom. Never talked about even now.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

I don’t know what you’re problem is. I’m just commenting on why these guys are forgotten. God forbid we discuss anything. I’ll submit my future replies for your approval first. Jesus Christ. Talk about pissy.

Or just don't.

[zamler]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

I don’t know what you’re problem is. I’m just commenting on why these guys are forgotten. God forbid we discuss anything. I’ll submit my future replies for your approval first. Jesus Christ. Talk about pissy.

I haven't been away that long, but you seem more bitter than I remember you.

[Dion]

Fatty Morris.

[Ford Prefect]

Al “Wild Thing” Iafrate. I still blame him for Leeman getting dumped on the Flames. If he hadn’t been doing the ummagumma with Leeman’s wife the Leafs may not have parted with Leeman. But they valued Iafrate’s slap shot more then Leeman’s whatever.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

Al “Wild Thing” Iafrate. I still blame him for Leeman getting dumped on the Flames. If he hadn’t been doing the ummagumma with Leeman’s wife the Leafs may not have parted with Leeman. But they valued Iafrate’s slap shot more then Leeman’s whatever.

Mean ol skullet on ‘em

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

You might care but most people don't, especially younger people. That's why these guys are forgotten.

Most people don't care about hockey, period. Maybe we should shut down this whole forum.

Or maybe – and here's an idea – if a thread doesn't interest you, don't click on it. I'm sure there are other things you can do with your time besides complain that other people are having wrongfun.

[Kipper_3434]

Pleasantly surprised to recognize most of the names in this thread.