While many of us hockey fans marvel at the career longevity of players such as Mark Messier, Gordie Howe, and John Bucyk, there are those players who were not as fortunate to excel for such a enduring period of time at the NHL level. These players had the worst luck of playing in the league for one season (or a handful of games in a given season)...then disappearing forevermore. Who were the best players of this special breed of NHLer?
2007-12-27 17:44:04 · 12 answers · asked by Snoop 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Jim Carey is the obvious answer
1. Why the answer is not Rob Brown
- he played 548 NHL games (7 seasons)
- he played in two all-star games for two different teams
- he was a point per game player into his days in Chicago (347 games)
- he is in the top 1% of all NHL players in assists/game
Rob's problem is that he is considered by many to be among the laziest players to have ever played in the NHL. many coaches and GMs marvelled at his talent, and many more wanted to push him off a high cliff.
2. Why the answer is not Randy Cunneyworth
Just about every player who has ever played in the NHL has blown away their competition at at least one level, led their team/league in scoring, won all the trophies, etc. The NHL is not a place for one man teams, but is a place for 20 man teams. So, the 3 players on the taxi squad, were at one time leading scorers, and given the opportunity to play regularly on a first line, most players in the NHL can score with amazing regularity. Randy Cunneyworth had his best years in Pittsburgh, however during his days in Ottawa he was 'forced to spend 19 straight games playiong on their top line with Alfredsson and Yashin in 1996 and 1997 and Cunneyworth responded with 26 points in that 19 game stretch. Also, Cunneyworth averaged 39.6 points per 80 game season, certainly a lot higher than the 20 previously mentioned.
3. Why the answer is not Jimmy Carson
- played in the all-star game for 3 different teams
- has the 87th highest PPG in NHL history
- had two 100 pt seasons (1 in LA, 1 in Edmonton)
- 4 seasons of a point a game or better for 3 different teams
2007-12-28 01:38:27 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Jacques Richard, center for the Nordiques in the early '80's. In the 80-81 season, he got 52 goals, 103 points total. Second-best season was 27 goals and only 43 points in all, which was 8 years before or so with the (Atlanta) Flames. That's a one-season wonder if there ever was one.
He was rumored to be a cocaine addict. He was washed up and out of the NHL 2 years after the 52-goal season. Died in a car wreck about 5 years ago.
2007-12-28 15:18:05 · answer #2 · answered by Ilmari_Karjalainen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hockeyman is correct. Kind of an off-beat one who nobody might expect, Scott Hannan has been in the NHL 9 years and never been a -. -6 so far this year though and only +39 for his career. I am sure there are many others that Cyrenaica will chime in on.
2016-05-27 10:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normand Aubin came into Toronto and scored 18 goals in 68 games as a rookie in 1981. The following year he failed to report to camp and was never seen in the NHL again. He scored the bulk of his goals in his first month, giving the impression Toronto had their own version of Mike Bossy on the team. 18 goals may not exactly qualify for a seasonal wonder but the way he exploded onto the scene and then just disappeared ......
2007-12-28 02:49:10 · answer #4 · answered by cme 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-15 10:47:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever played with Lemieux during his first 7 years.
Rob Brown. 49 goals, 115 points, Turned Career AHLer
Warren Young. 40 goals 72 points, Turned Career AHLer
Randy Cunneyworth. 35 goals, 74 points. Averaged 20 points a season for the rest of his career
What ever happened to Jim Carrey the goalie?
2007-12-27 17:52:01 · answer #6 · answered by Vinny 4 · 3⤊ 5⤋
Sundin. 500+ goals for the leafs.
2007-12-28 06:29:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alexander Mogilny - the year he scored 76.
2007-12-28 04:08:03 · answer #8 · answered by pricehillsaint 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don Cherry. He played 1 game and parlayed that into a career of being one of the greatest and best ever.
2007-12-28 02:13:09 · answer #9 · answered by tomjc43 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Jim Carey is a good one.
What about that Jimmy Carson guy with the Kings back in the late 80's
2007-12-28 00:11:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋