Name past (and current) players who were better than their stats indicated

[Yamaguchi]

Bob Nystrom is the best example.


Dirk Graham, Mark Tinordi, Joel Otto, Wendel Clark

[Mad Max]

Sergei Brylin. Not a big goal scorer, but scored some nice and big ones, plus he was a very good defensive forward along with Madden.

[DisgruntledGoat]

I'm trying to decide if Shayne Corson deserves a mention here.

On one hand, he was a big, tough, productive power-forward who could play wing or center, first-line or checking line. He also had some pretty solid playoff runs.

On the other hand, he was sometimes considered a bit of a locker-room cancer, and his captaincy in Edmonton was a disaster.

[Ed Wood]

Doug Risebrough. Along with Mario Tremblay and Yvon Lambert this was an incredibly good third line. They stayed intact for four straght Stanley Cups and would have been the top line on many teams of that era.