Rank these hockey greats rookie cards...

artistlost

Doug Gilmour
Dave Taylor
Brian Leetch
Dave Andreychuk
Mike Gartner
Grant Fuhr
Joe Mullen

Who you think had the best career, your favourite or just the best card.

thanks

mathew

sportscardtheory

I think Mike Gartner is one of the most under-appreciated hocky players to ever lace up the skates. Andreychuk was pretty damn good as well.

okposo21

Where's felix potvin?

Statman

I agree with Gartner being under-appreciated.

And, because I'm a Caps fan - I'd put him #1 from this list

Then probably:
Leetch
Gilmour
Andreychuk
Fuhr
Mullen
Taylor

Card-wise, I'd go for Gartner's OPC first and then probably Fuhr.

waxpack

<< <i>Doug Gilmour
Dave Taylor
Brian Leetch
Dave Andreychuk
Mike Gartner
Grant Fuhr
Joe Mullen

Who you think had the best career, your favourite or just the best card.

thanks

mathew >>



.1 Joe Mullen
.2 Mike Gartner
.3 Grant Fuhr = Stanley Cups

MULLINS5

good question! my opinion:

Fuhr (no brainer for #1)
Straight from wiki:
Named to NHL Second All-Star Team in 1982
Stanley Cup Champion 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990
Canada Cup Champion 1984, 1987
Named to NHL First All-Star Team in 1988
Won Vezina Trophy in 1988
Won William M. Jennings Trophy in 1994 (shared with Dominik Hašek)
Participated in NHL All-Star Game in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 (MVP), 1988, 1989
In 1997, he was ranked number 70 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.[3]

Leetch (Cup winner w/ Conn Smythe, Norris twice I think)
Gilmore (cup, holds numerous Leafs records...which is a major honor)
Mullen (Lester Patrick winner)
Gartner no cup, but more valuable to his team than...
...Andreychuk, who has a cup
Taylor, eh.

EagleEyeKid

Mullen
Leetch
Fuhr
Gartner
Andreychuk
Gilmour (hate him)
Taylor (lol)

TheHun

<< <i>Doug Gilmour
Dave Taylor
Brian Leetch
Dave Andreychuk
Mike Gartner
Grant Fuhr
Joe Mullen

Who you think had the best career, your favourite or just the best card.

thanks

mathew >>



I would venture to say Grant Fuhr, as a goalie, is in a separate class - goalies always are. I'd rate him top of this group as well.

Further then -

Joe Mullen - star power during the 1990's is tough
Dave Andreycuk - durbabilty, leadership
Mike Gartner - anything Caps is hoy right now - he was Wash's 1st star player
Doug Gilmour - honorable mention

i don't rate the rest

waxpack

I think another underated guy was Mike Bossy... check out his stats and total games played.

Hallco

As far as rookie cards are concerned...Give me the Fuhr and the Gartner above the others on your list.

lanemyer85

Mike Gartner
Brian Leetch
Grant Fuhr
Doug Gilmour
Joe Mullen
Dave Andreychuk
Dave Taylor

jimrad

Grant Fuhr
Brian Leetch
Doug Gilmour

then the rest. I do remember Gartner being lightning fast & fun to watch.

RedHeart54

Yes, Gartner is the most underappreciated on the list. Had he played in NY, Toronto, Montreal, etc his rookie would be much more popular than it is. Look at Gilmour: he didn't start to become popular in the hobby until he left Calgary and had his miraculous seasons with Toronto 1992-1994. (His '84 OPC went from something like $4-5 to $50-$60 in a matter of months.) Fuhr and Mullen, unfortunately, had rookies in the overproduced '82 OPC set (and Mullen, like Gartner, never really played in the spotlight- aside from winning the Cup in '89). Leetch's rookie also would have been better appreciated had it been in '88; not '89.