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BETTER SEASON
BENN VS. TURCO Jamie Benn had the best regular season in Dallas Stars franchise history in 2015-16. That’s an interesting claim when you consider his 89 points don’t even rank in the top 10 Minnesota/Dallas seasons, but Benn’s accomplishments go way beyond goals and assists. For starters, those 89 points ranked second in the NHL, and Benn was named the first team all-star at left wing. That was his second first-team award, and no other player in franchise history has done it once. In addition, those 89 points helped the Stars post the best record in the Western Conference at 50-23-9. What’s most impressive, though, is the team didn’t make the playoffs in 2014-15 and Benn had hip surgery after the season. The Stars captain set up camp in Dallas and rehabbed almost the…
MORE REGRETTABLE TRADE
GILMOUR VS. HULL Yes, Brett Hull ranks fourth on the NHL’s all-time scoring list with 741, behind only Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe and Jaromir Jagr. Yes, Hull is 22nd in all-time points, too, plus owns two Stanley Cup rings – the first of which he claimed with his overtime-winning goal for the Dallas Stars in 1999. Even still, trading away ‘The Golden Brett’ early in his Hall of Fame career is less regrettable for Calgary than the deal which sent away Doug Gilmour midway through 1991-92 simply because of the results. By dealing Hull – an ubertalented sniper, although with conditioning issues at the time – the Flames added the pieces which led to their only Stanley Cup in 1989: defenseman Rob Ramage and backup goalie Rick Wamsley. They won it all on…
SHORE VS. PRONGER
EDDIE SHORE Some people are terrible, terrible human beings to face in a hockey game. Others are so egotistical and maniacal they’re some of the most despicable people to have as your employer. There are hundreds of players who fall into the former category and just as many executives who fall into the latter. Eddie Shore was the only man in NHL history who straddled both sides with equal aplomb. And that is what makes Shore the most notorious badass in the history of the game. That he remains one of the greatest players ever to strap on a pair of skates does not diminish the fact he was also one of the nastiest pieces of work to play the game. This guy was even a bane to his own team. At…
BETTER FACE OF THE FRANCHISE
ROBITAILLE VS. DIONNE In Los Angeles, where style goes almost as far as substance, Luc Robitaille’s matinee-idol looks and melodic French Canadian accent alone could get him cast as the Kings’ leading man. Robitaille, of course, has done a lot more than just look and sound the part of an alltime franchise icon during his time in Los Angeles. He has lived the role. The Montreal native wasted no time in becoming the unofficial fan favorite in L.A., winning the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie in 1987. In 1993, he helped lead the Kings to their first appearance in the Stanley Cup final, igniting Los Angeles’ passion for hockey in the process. Over the course of his 14 years in a Kings’ uniform, Robitaille scored a franchise-record 557 goals, on his…
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