Favorite Hab of all time

Diehardhabsfan · Veteran Member

Favorite Hab of all time

Nil d · Guru

Diehardhabsfan wrote:

Just wondering who everyones favorite Hab was growing up

Mine was Patrick Roy.......(was also a HUGE Richer fan)

Jean Beliveau - head and shoulders above the rest.

Distant second - Guy Lafleur.

Honorable mention: Guy Carbonneau, Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lapointe, Yvan Cournoyer.

My age is showing................

hockeyman · Senior Member

Kirk Muller.

Figaro · Guru

Mine was Roy 'til he went all crazy. Then I tore everything down, stopped collecting his cards and turned my back on him forever! It was not a nice break up. So, Carbo sticks out, though, I have to say I really liked Naslund. Really, for me, it's hard to pick a favourite because I am a Habs fan first. You could trade for the entire Leafs' roster and I'd still be a Habs fan (thank God that'll never happen.)

barry33 · Guru

I have to say Kenny Dryden. He had an enormous influence on me when I was a kid just learning how to be a goalie. I will never forget how he used to stand and lean his chin on his stick. But more than that he was an excellant role model. With a Law Degree from Cornell he was one of the first legitimate NHL stars to show young people that you could be smart, get a great education and still become an NHL star. In that respect I believe that Ken Dryden was a pioneer.

Jay1982 · Guru

Mike Ribs, Patrice Brisebois, Darcy Tucker, Claude Lemieux are ones that come to mind right away

In all seriousness, it'd have to be Kirk Muller

habgirl · Guru

#4 Beliveau!

However, the list is long - Muller, Lafleur, Carbonneau, Richard (both, but the Rocket first), Dryden, Robinson, Naslund, Gainey, Theodore in his prime, Roy before he flipped out...and on and on.....

sigh

nietche · Veteran Member

Lots of players to choose from, but no question that Jean Beliveau is the best hab of all time. He has it all ... skill, leadership, and a class act to boot.

No one else is even close.

norskipaul · Senior Member

#4 for me, too...

skov1044 · Member

lafleur in the 70s

naslund in the 80's

heet_150 · Guru

Lafleur

Caper_hab_fan · Veteran Member

Jose Theodore, Scott Thornton, Mike Ribiero

NEWFIEHABSFAN · Senior Member

skov1044 wrote:

lafleur in the 70s

naslund in the 80's

those two was my favorites, great minds follow the great players!

barry33 · Guru

skov1044 wrote:

lafleur in the 70s

naslund in the 80's

I used to love ho wthe PA guy at the Forum pronounced his name.... Mats Nasssloooooond!

Peart_2112 · Veteran Member

I have 4.......

LaFleur

Robinson

Shutt

Dryden

Habtastic · Guru

Roy - No Contest

3 Honourables: Oleg Petrov, Dave Manson, Scott Thornton

3 Futures: Komisarek, Lapierre, Plekanec

Habtastic

MC Girl · Guru

Had this been asked 9 months ago I still would have said Theo (even though he was sucking bigtime).... but now I've come to my senses

I've only followed the Habs over the last 15 years or so, at this point I'd say.....

#1 ~ Muller

#2 ~ Recchi (sp?)

#3 ~ Gilmour (I'm not sure why, but I loved him in a Habs jersey)

And soon I think my #1 will be Huet.... he just needs to show it's "his norm" to perform like he did last year.

Johab · Guru

Koivu

Honorable mention- Begin, Recchi, Theo

rwp2le · Guru

1. Kovalev

2. Muller

3. Naslund

4. Just for the PA guy, #8 MMMMMMark RRRRRReccchhhhiiiiii

Honarable Mention, Raphael. I wish he had of scored.

Hkydude_77 · Member

Up front: Kirk Muller

Blueline: Lyle Odelein - undersized, but he fought a TON, and fought alot of heavyweights.

Pipes: Who else, #33.

sarge · Member

Chris "Knuckles" Nylan

plouf · Guru

GUY LAFLEUR

then Guy Carbonneau

Patrick Roy, Saku Koivu, Mats Naslund, Vincent Damphousse, Larry Robinson have all had their moments as my favourite too....

Power · Veteran Member

It´s too hard to pick just one. Kirk Muller, Shayne Corson, Lyle Odelein, Patrick Roy and Sheldon Souray

Fatherhab · Senior Member

When anyone took liberties, Big John Ferguson was always there, it was a given.

Ando · Guru

1. Gainey

2. Robinson

3. Shutt

...there really hasn't been a born-and-bread Hab worthy of the 'Hab legend' type status since Pat Roy left town...but And-o has a hunch that Chipchura (and maybe Higgins) could change all that!!!

Habsfan4life · Member

Theo

Kovalev

Recchi

Gilmour

Lafleur

Muller

Gainey

plouf · Guru

Ando wrote:

1. Gainey

2. Robinson

3. Shutt

...there really hasn't been a born-and-bread Hab worthy of the 'Hab legend' type status since Pat Roy left town...but And-o has a hunch that Chipchura (and maybe Higgins) could change all that!!!

Not to mention Carbonneau.

I liked Damphousse (not that he was born-and-bred Hab), and I like Koivu, but I agree he hasn't quite reached that status yet.

-- Edited by plouf at 09:21, 2006-08-09

Cleghorn · Veteran Member

Up front

Jean Beliveau Mario Tremblay Henri Richard

on D

J. C. Tremblay Pierre Bouchard

In net

Rogie Vachon

Honourables to Chris Nilan Guy Carbonneau Chris Chelios

plouf · Guru

Good call on Chelios Cleghorn. Great player.

Manton · Member

At five years old when I can remember watching hockey, Jean Beliveau was my idol and I will never forget his visit to my uncle's house in Oshawa back in 67 I believe. I remember him sitting in the living room and I was too shy to meet him as I kep peaking around the corner from the kitchen. Finally I had the courage to go up to him.

After Beliveau, my idol became Lafleur.

What magic there was watching the Habs in ther 70's from Roger Doucet's and his rendition of the national anthem to P.A. annoucner Claude Mouton to Ducthy and his horn.

If I didn't know better, I would think I am suffering from a bit of melancholia, lol or whatever they call it.