He was a tremendous player with a tremendous career.
For some reason he never resonated with me accordingly.
I think maybe it was his poor showing in the 1972 Canada|/Soviet series that left a bad taste.
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For some reason he never resonated with me accordingly.
I think maybe it was his poor showing in the 1972 Canada|/Soviet series that left a bad taste.
I'm not going to get all hysterical about it. Here is one list that has Savard ahead of Salming. Another list has Savard and Salming in a virtual tie.
The Best Defensemen in NHL History (ranker.com)
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The Best Defensemen in NHL History (ranker.com)
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I appreciate you not getting hysterical about it, I'd also appreciate if you could make your own constructive arguments instead of citing other sources. Gum Worsley would never have become "Gump Worsley" unless he had gone to the Habs. He was an amazing goalie even with a garbage Rangers team but got his dues playing with a great team, you get my point?
And by the way, this is a thread to honour Salming, why are you so compelled to prove your detractors right about you for hijacking every thread?
I love it.
I wish that more people would call him out. I get a bad rep because I'm the most vocal. But I am right. He constantly does it and attempts to justify it with the lamest of excuses. It is extremely disrespectful.
And Dan Marino was more talented than 90% of the quarterbacks who won a Superbowl.
Using Dart logic, AKA Bizarro logic, Doug Williams was a better QB than Dan Marino
I'd put Denis Potvin up there as well. He wasn't as flashy as the others, but he was a rock. Tough, strong, punishing and extremely consistent. He could also handle the puck. His career overlapped Orr and Robinson and he won more than his share of Norris awards.
I forget the exact details, but it's something like this: Since he was a rookie, he was on the ice for every single Islander power play goal for about the 1st 5 or 6 years.
It appears no player won the Norris as a Maple Leaf.
The point I'm making is that Salming is one of two or three or four really good NHL defensemen who never won the Norris. Another one of Salming's contemporaries who also never won the Norris is Scott Stevens.
Comparing Salming to his contemporaries is not hijacking this thread.
BTW: Dan Marino is the best QB to never win the SB and better than some/many/most QB's who did win the SB.
The point I'm making is that Salming is one of two or three or four really good NHL defensemen who never won the Norris. Another one of Salming's contemporaries who also never won the Norris is Scott Stevens.
Comparing Salming to his contemporaries is not hijacking this thread.
BTW: Dan Marino is the best QB to never win the SB and better than some/many/most QB's who did win the SB.
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Darn, forgot about him. I know that Peyton Manning and John Elway were also in the running for best QB never to win a SB until they did.
No? What about these posts and Joliet's Wikipedia page? They are clearly hijacking the thread. They have nothing to do with Salming or his contemporaries. Of course using your Bizarro logic, talking about any defenceman in the history of hockey would be on topic because Salming was a defenceman. And of course you chose a Montreal player, your standard operating procedure. Talking about Salming's contemporaries, like Savard, is more subtle but hijacking non the less.
And asking about Leaf Norris winners is blatantly taking a shot at the Leafs and their fans.
Probably true. Best in Leaf history, although Tim Horton is also on Legends Row.
Some old timers might argue Red Horner, King Clancy and Hap Day.
Red Horner - Wikipedia
The best defenseman the Leafs ever had never played defense for them........Red Kelly.
