1. Martin Brodeur (85.71% of the votes).
2. Scott Stevens (98.08% of the votes)
3. Patrik Elias (69.70% of the votes)
4. Scott Niedermayer (79.69% of the votes)
5. Ken Daneyko (76.00% of the votes)
6. John MacLean (64.06% of the votes)
7. Bobby Holik (31.48% of the votes, won showdown with Muller 23-21)
8. Kirk Muller (54% of the votes)
9. Claude Lemieux (44.64% of the votes)
10. Sergei Brylin (34.21% of the votes)
11. John Madden (62.50% of the votes)
12. Bruce Driver (38.98% of the votes)
13. Brian Rafalski (61.22% of the votes)
14. Randy McKay (48.89% of the votes)
Pool has now shrunken down to 10 people, so we can add again. I will say this again, even though it probably won't matter, but don't forget past players when voting in the poll and adding your recommendations.
Pandolfo was an iron man and would have been a Selke finalist multiple times if he had the offensive numbers to be recognized.
finalist maybe....i'd have to do some reading to be sure.....winner? no chance with the guys he was up against in his career. glad maddog got one for his recognition of 'devils hockey'.
finalist maybe....i'd have to do some reading to be sure.....winner? no chance with the guys he was up against in his career. glad maddog got one for his recognition of 'devils hockey'.
He was a Selke finalist once. Think he lost to St. Louis but I'm not 100%.
Rod Brind'amour won his second Selke over Sami Pahlsson and Jay Pandolfo. After winning it, Brind'amour basically said that he thought of himself more as a two-way forward than defensive forward (basically admitting that he only won it because of his points).
I picked Langenbrunner and seem to once again be in the minority.
Going with Sykora - strong performances in the 2000 and 2001 playoffs, and more production in less games played than Pandolfo. Close call between Sykora, Pandolfo, and Langenbrunner. I will probably vote for Langenbrunner next because of the 2003 playoffs (I give playoff performances a lot of extra weight).
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Rod Brind'amour won his second Selke over Sami Pahlsson and Jay Pandolfo. After winning it, Brind'amour basically said that he thought of himself more as a two-way forward than defensive forward (basically admitting that he only won it because of his points).
I picked Langenbrunner and seem to once again be in the minority.
Add Verbeek, I guess
If we had a poll over who is the uglier who would win between Pandolfo, and Brindamour?
I loved Pando, but he was a shell of himself last two years with us which was unfortunately after he got that big contract. I really wanted him gone. Langenbrunner was a humongous problem too his last year
In the original spirit of this poll I can't let that change opinions for me. I wore a Langenbrunner Devils jersey to a game between St Louis when they came to play Tampa Bay this last year. Loved him until he got the captaincy pretty much.
Going with Sykora - strong performances in the 2000 and 2001 playoffs, and more production in less games played than Pandolfo. Close call between Sykora, Pandolfo, and Langenbrunner. I will probably vote for Langenbrunner next because of the 2003 playoffs (I give playoff performances a lot of extra weight).
Not really fair to compare offensive production between a sniper like Sykora and a bottom six defensive specialist like Pandolfo.
FWIW, Pandolfo had 12 points in 24 games in the 2003 playoffs, which is double his career PPG.
If we had a poll over who is the uglier who would win between Pandolfo, and Brindamour?
I loved Pando, but he was a shell of himself last two years with us which was unfortunately after he got that big contract. I really wanted him gone. Langenbrunner was a humongous problem too his last year
In the original spirit of this poll I can't let that change opinions for me. I wore a Langenbrunner Devils jersey to a game between St Louis when they came to play Tampa Bay this last year. Loved him until he got the captaincy pretty much.
Brindamour looks like a horse.
Pandolfo wasn't a problem like Langenbrunner was. He was more of a problem like Rolston was. Langenbrunner was a good player on a good contract with a bad attitude. Rolston/Pandolfo were bad players on bad contracts with good attitudes.
Langenbrunner was a great captain, IMO. Only really had an issue with him in the final months of his stay here.
Pandolfo wasn't a problem like Langenbrunner was. He was more of a problem like Rolston was. Langenbrunner was a good player on a good contract with a bad attitude. Rolston/Pandolfo were bad players on bad contracts with good attitudes.
Langenbrunner was a great captain, IMO. Only really had an issue with him in the final months of his stay here.
I agree with you on the Rolston/Pandolfo comparison vs Langenbrunner. I didn't completely hate him as a captain until the end. There were spurts I couldn't stand him between 07/10. He had a great year in 08/09 with the Z's. I pretty much wished he was gone right after the 2010 playoffs. I remember his no show performance, and his lifeless post game interviews that series. I wish Sutter never stripped Patty. He still would have been our captain today unlike Parise who jumped ship.
Langenbrunner, and Maclean always made a good source of comedy for me in post game interviews during that half season though.
I agree with you on the Rolston/Pandolfo comparison vs Langenbrunner. I didn't completely hate him as a captain until the end. There were spurts I couldn't stand him between 07/10. He had a great year in 08/09 with the Z's. I pretty much wished he was gone right after the 2010 playoffs. I remember his no show performance, and his lifeless post game interviews that series. I wish Sutter never stripped Patty. He still would have been our captain today unlike Parise who jumped ship.
Langenbrunner, and Maclean always made a good source of comedy for me in post game interviews during that half season though.
The Langenbrunner downfall started when Lemaire scratched him for no reason. As captain, he wanted to play all 82 games and Lemaire scratched him in one of the last games of the year to preserve him for the playoffs. Langenbrunner pretty much gave up on being a Devil from that point on. The MacLean era was just gravy.
