To describe an athlete in as fewest words to capture a moment, or moments.
The easiest synopsis; What defines a man or woman in the sportsworld. How a person is remembered in the future. The stories that are told, and the awe in which they're told, shape our youth and keep us as humble as people. As our children, and our childrens' children are taught, we remember. The folklore of sport through the eyes and the magic in the ways our elder spokesmen parent us. Guiding us to achieve in life, towards accomplishments, that give us the satisfaction of success.
It is said 'To the victor goes the spoils'. This, however, entails stories of battle and therefore we remember the etiquette within each sport. A stroke penalty on the ball in the water. A 15 yard personal foul penalty in a crucial time of the game, a timely homerun, or goal, all bring to light the intricities of sport. In war it would be 'remembering the enemy and what we were fighting for'. In the sportsworld, most would suffice that there is an opponent, not an enemy. This breaks down the barrier of control. When Bobby Thompson hit his 'shot heard around the world' it was Ralph Branca who served it up, making Branca iconic in his own right. Likewise that of Donnie Moore, Mitch Williams, Dan Marino, Fran Tarkenton, Jim Kelly, Chico Resch, Kerry Fraser, Bill Buckner, and anyone else in the games of sport that had miserable public failures. It has to be alright to make a mistake for this reason.
A man, woman, and child has to know that making a mistake won't kill them. That you move on, for the fans that you do have (praying if you have to), to give yourself (the viewer of all sequential events) the strength to move forward.
In Modal analysis there are several scales, ionic but one of them. Dorian, lydian, phrygian, and locrian are others. It is with this understanding that people put things into an historical perspective. (Ionic) iconic, the hero of defineable traits and characteristics, at a magnified level, their highest peaks (and lowest peaks for that matter) allow us to magnify perspective.
The determination of an athletes' peak achievements are those at the 'Big Game'. Whether it's Borg versus Connors, Barry Bonds facing Nolan Ryan, Cliff Lee's knack at pitching the 'Big Game' (although not last night), a Gordie Howe hat-trick, Terry Sawchuck's uncanny ability to make save after save, Joe Montana's performance at the Super-Bowls he's played in, Coach Lambardi's infamous locker room speeches, Lawrence Taylor's tackling ability, or Edwin Moses and Rocky Marciano's winning streaks. History remembers all participants, through a chronological chain of events over time that helps put things into perspective for our childrens' children.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Toronto Maple Leafs Folklore - by Moses
In 1893 the NHA was formed. At that time Toronto began their quest for the vaunted Stanley Cup. Most aren't aware, but we weren't the Toronto Maple Leafs. Between 1899 and 1902 we were known as the Toronto Wellingtons. The team was re-named the Toronto Marlboros, licenced by name from a Duke of the British Isles, Sir Winson Churchill's Grandfather. They remained until 1910, when a Lacrosse organization within the city bought the team becoming the Toronto Tecumsehs (a.k.a the Toronto Indians) for the 1911 season. The very next year they were re-named the Toronto Ontarios, as the Tecumsehs went bankrupt. The next year they were known as the Blueshirts and we took home our first Stanley Cup. From 1915-1919 our Hockey Team was called the Toronto Arenas and the Cup was brought home again in 1918. In 1920 the organization was known as the Toronto St. Pats, until 1927, when Conn Smythe bought the club and re-named the team the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Thoughout the proud history of the Toronto teams, we have won the second most Stanley Cups of all Franchises in NHA/NHL history (14 in total to date).
It was in 1931 that Connie Smythe built Maple Leaf Gardens, and Charlie Conacher scored the first Maple Leaf goal in our new Arena. Maple Leaf Gardens was considered a remarkable achievement as the Arena was lavish and extaordinaire, built during the 'great depression'.
During the 1930's there were many Maple Leaf greats. There was the 'Kid' line of Busher Jackson, Joe Primeau, and Charlie Conacher. Ace Bailey was likewise a star player with the 'Buds'. The blueline was anchored by King Clancy and Hap Day, with Frank McCool as our Goaltender throughout the decade. All told Toronto took home the Stanley Cup as the Maple Leafs for the first time in 1932. Ace Bailey lost his ability to play the game in 1934, due to a bodycheck thrown by the great Boston Bruin defenceman Eddie Shore. They shook hands publically, as Bailey forgave Shore (even though he couldn't play Ice Hockey anymore). That year they held the All-Star Game in Ace Bailey's honour, with the Maple Leafs hosting the best of the League.
At the start of the 1936 campaign Syl Apps Sr. came aboard, and he became perhaps the most iconic Leaf Captain of all-time (being named such in 1940).
In the forties, the Maple Leafs were led by Captain Syl Apps, Goalie Turk Broda, Harry Watson, Ted Kennedy, Cal Gardner, Howie Meeker, Gordie Drillon, and Sid Smith, among others, and won the prized Stanley Cup 5 times over the course of the decade.
Punch Imlach joined the Leafs brass during the 50's as Coach and Genereal Manager, and brought in Bill Barilko, Dicky Duff, Bobby Baun, Harry Lumley, and Tim Horton. Although the Leafs only won one Stanley Cup during the 50's, Toronto was still considered a powerhouse team. This of course was in the time of Gordie Howe's' Detroit Red Wings, Maurice Richard's' Montreal Canadiens, Bobby Hull's' Chicago Black Hawks, and Andy Bathgate's' New York Rangers (the Bruins were a little soft in the 50's).
The Leafs caught fire in the 60's and were a dynasty, winning the Cup three years in a row, 1962-1964, and in 1967 for good measure. Led by Hockey Guru Punch Imlach, the team featured George Armstrong as Captain, Johnny Bower and Terry Sawchuck as netminders, and Davey Keon. They teamed alongside mainstays Tim Horton, Bobby Baun, and Dicky Duff.
The Seventies saw Jacques Plante come to Toronto in 1970, a year in which we saw the emergence of future Captain Darryl Sittler. It is still a sour taste in this writers' mouth that the Leafs traded Bernie Parent to the Philadelphia Flyers for Doug Favell (a swap of Goalies) the next year. Norm Ullman was perhaps the best Leaf during this time, and led alongside Captain Davey Keon until Sittler took over the reign. During the 1973/74 season, Toronto saw future Hall of Famers Lanny McDonald and Borje Salming join the big club. At the start of the 76/77 year we saw the emergence of rookies Dave 'Tiger' Williams and goalie Mike Palmateer. Our Leafs peaked in 77/78 and beat the future dynasty New York Islanders in the Quarter-Finals, with the winning goal scored by Lanny McDonald on a wrist shot on Chico Resch that went five-hole. Although the Leafs looked primed to make a run for the Cup, the team was dismantled by Harold Ballard and we went on a downside into the eighties. It was in the early 80's that the Leafs provided the fans of Toronto with our first Maple Leaf to score 50 Goals. Rick Vaive did so three times in fact, and duly became the next Leaf Captain. The 1985/86 campaign saw Toronto with the first overall pick - Wendel Clark. Robbed at winning the Calder Trophy, Clark became an early fan favourite as he scrapped and scored goals at an alarming rate. This of course was the Brophy days where we saw three fights a game, yet rarely making the playoffs. The city loved to talk about Head Coaches Brophy and Demers, with the inference of our mortal enemy, the Toronto/Detroit rivalry. Late in the decade Wendel Clark was named our next Captain, and many would say he was a true great of the game.
It was in 1991 that Cliff Fletcher, our General Manager, traded away Gary Leeman to the Calgary Flames for Doug 'Killer' Gilmour, Jamie Macoun, Rick Natress, and Rick Wamsley, perhaps the greatest Leaf trade to that point of Leafs history. We saw a resurgence of Leaf dominance (although our Leafs couldn't bring home the Cup). We made the Semi-Finals three times in the nineties, with Doug Gilmour as Captain in 1992/93 and 93/94. A true leader, Gilmour took a slash in the face from Wayne Gretzky in the Semi's of 1993, and everyone knows the rest. That team was stacked with solid players in the likes of Goalie Felix Potvin, Dave Andreychuk, Glenn Anderson, Mike Gartner, Wendel Clark, and Sylvain Lefebvre among others. The 1992-1994 Leafs was run by Coaching great Pat Burns, and he almost took us to the promised land.
As the nineties wore on we saw Curtis (Cujo) Joseph lead us to another Semi-Final appearance, on a team Captained by Mats Sundin. The Leafs of the late nineties showcased Gary Roberts, Larry Murphy, and a young Tomas Kaberle, this being the Pat Quinn era.
To start the 2002/03 campaign Eddie Belfour took over for Curtis Joseph in net (as Cujo signed with the Detroit Red Wings) and Sundin remained our Captain until 2007 - one of the longest reign of all Maple Leaf Captains. We never seemed to hit our stride though, and most hockey men would say that G.M John Ferguson put too much trust in Darcy Tucker, Pavel Kubina and Bryan McCabe.
Pat Quinn was replaced as Head Coach by Ron Wilson for the start of the 2008 season, and Brian Burke was brought in to run Hockey Operations for the Leafs during the following off-season. All Burkie has done since then is bring in a legitimate 50 goal scorer in Phil Kessel, as well as defenceman Dion Phaneuf and goalie Jean Sebastien Giguere. Giguere has made two apperances in the Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Cup once with the the Anaheim Ducks in 2006/2007. Ironically enough, Giguere won the Conn Smythe Trophy during the year in which the Ducks lost in the Finals. As a sign of things to come, Giguere had back to back shutouts in his first two games as a Leaf last year. Most would say that Dion Phaneuf is a strong choice as Leaf Captain, in the mold of George Armstrong, Davey Keon, Darryl Sittler, Rick Vaive, Wendel Clark, Doug Gilmour and Mats Sundin. We now see a Leaf team with enormous potential. We're one of the youngest teams in the NHL, and Burkie has brought in Kris Versteeg, Mike Komisarek, and Francois Beauchemin - ALL PROVEN WINNERS.
Thoughout the proud history of the Toronto teams, we have won the second most Stanley Cups of all Franchises in NHA/NHL history (14 in total to date).
It was in 1931 that Connie Smythe built Maple Leaf Gardens, and Charlie Conacher scored the first Maple Leaf goal in our new Arena. Maple Leaf Gardens was considered a remarkable achievement as the Arena was lavish and extaordinaire, built during the 'great depression'.
During the 1930's there were many Maple Leaf greats. There was the 'Kid' line of Busher Jackson, Joe Primeau, and Charlie Conacher. Ace Bailey was likewise a star player with the 'Buds'. The blueline was anchored by King Clancy and Hap Day, with Frank McCool as our Goaltender throughout the decade. All told Toronto took home the Stanley Cup as the Maple Leafs for the first time in 1932. Ace Bailey lost his ability to play the game in 1934, due to a bodycheck thrown by the great Boston Bruin defenceman Eddie Shore. They shook hands publically, as Bailey forgave Shore (even though he couldn't play Ice Hockey anymore). That year they held the All-Star Game in Ace Bailey's honour, with the Maple Leafs hosting the best of the League.
At the start of the 1936 campaign Syl Apps Sr. came aboard, and he became perhaps the most iconic Leaf Captain of all-time (being named such in 1940).
In the forties, the Maple Leafs were led by Captain Syl Apps, Goalie Turk Broda, Harry Watson, Ted Kennedy, Cal Gardner, Howie Meeker, Gordie Drillon, and Sid Smith, among others, and won the prized Stanley Cup 5 times over the course of the decade.
Punch Imlach joined the Leafs brass during the 50's as Coach and Genereal Manager, and brought in Bill Barilko, Dicky Duff, Bobby Baun, Harry Lumley, and Tim Horton. Although the Leafs only won one Stanley Cup during the 50's, Toronto was still considered a powerhouse team. This of course was in the time of Gordie Howe's' Detroit Red Wings, Maurice Richard's' Montreal Canadiens, Bobby Hull's' Chicago Black Hawks, and Andy Bathgate's' New York Rangers (the Bruins were a little soft in the 50's).
The Leafs caught fire in the 60's and were a dynasty, winning the Cup three years in a row, 1962-1964, and in 1967 for good measure. Led by Hockey Guru Punch Imlach, the team featured George Armstrong as Captain, Johnny Bower and Terry Sawchuck as netminders, and Davey Keon. They teamed alongside mainstays Tim Horton, Bobby Baun, and Dicky Duff.
The Seventies saw Jacques Plante come to Toronto in 1970, a year in which we saw the emergence of future Captain Darryl Sittler. It is still a sour taste in this writers' mouth that the Leafs traded Bernie Parent to the Philadelphia Flyers for Doug Favell (a swap of Goalies) the next year. Norm Ullman was perhaps the best Leaf during this time, and led alongside Captain Davey Keon until Sittler took over the reign. During the 1973/74 season, Toronto saw future Hall of Famers Lanny McDonald and Borje Salming join the big club. At the start of the 76/77 year we saw the emergence of rookies Dave 'Tiger' Williams and goalie Mike Palmateer. Our Leafs peaked in 77/78 and beat the future dynasty New York Islanders in the Quarter-Finals, with the winning goal scored by Lanny McDonald on a wrist shot on Chico Resch that went five-hole. Although the Leafs looked primed to make a run for the Cup, the team was dismantled by Harold Ballard and we went on a downside into the eighties. It was in the early 80's that the Leafs provided the fans of Toronto with our first Maple Leaf to score 50 Goals. Rick Vaive did so three times in fact, and duly became the next Leaf Captain. The 1985/86 campaign saw Toronto with the first overall pick - Wendel Clark. Robbed at winning the Calder Trophy, Clark became an early fan favourite as he scrapped and scored goals at an alarming rate. This of course was the Brophy days where we saw three fights a game, yet rarely making the playoffs. The city loved to talk about Head Coaches Brophy and Demers, with the inference of our mortal enemy, the Toronto/Detroit rivalry. Late in the decade Wendel Clark was named our next Captain, and many would say he was a true great of the game.
It was in 1991 that Cliff Fletcher, our General Manager, traded away Gary Leeman to the Calgary Flames for Doug 'Killer' Gilmour, Jamie Macoun, Rick Natress, and Rick Wamsley, perhaps the greatest Leaf trade to that point of Leafs history. We saw a resurgence of Leaf dominance (although our Leafs couldn't bring home the Cup). We made the Semi-Finals three times in the nineties, with Doug Gilmour as Captain in 1992/93 and 93/94. A true leader, Gilmour took a slash in the face from Wayne Gretzky in the Semi's of 1993, and everyone knows the rest. That team was stacked with solid players in the likes of Goalie Felix Potvin, Dave Andreychuk, Glenn Anderson, Mike Gartner, Wendel Clark, and Sylvain Lefebvre among others. The 1992-1994 Leafs was run by Coaching great Pat Burns, and he almost took us to the promised land.
As the nineties wore on we saw Curtis (Cujo) Joseph lead us to another Semi-Final appearance, on a team Captained by Mats Sundin. The Leafs of the late nineties showcased Gary Roberts, Larry Murphy, and a young Tomas Kaberle, this being the Pat Quinn era.
To start the 2002/03 campaign Eddie Belfour took over for Curtis Joseph in net (as Cujo signed with the Detroit Red Wings) and Sundin remained our Captain until 2007 - one of the longest reign of all Maple Leaf Captains. We never seemed to hit our stride though, and most hockey men would say that G.M John Ferguson put too much trust in Darcy Tucker, Pavel Kubina and Bryan McCabe.
Pat Quinn was replaced as Head Coach by Ron Wilson for the start of the 2008 season, and Brian Burke was brought in to run Hockey Operations for the Leafs during the following off-season. All Burkie has done since then is bring in a legitimate 50 goal scorer in Phil Kessel, as well as defenceman Dion Phaneuf and goalie Jean Sebastien Giguere. Giguere has made two apperances in the Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Cup once with the the Anaheim Ducks in 2006/2007. Ironically enough, Giguere won the Conn Smythe Trophy during the year in which the Ducks lost in the Finals. As a sign of things to come, Giguere had back to back shutouts in his first two games as a Leaf last year. Most would say that Dion Phaneuf is a strong choice as Leaf Captain, in the mold of George Armstrong, Davey Keon, Darryl Sittler, Rick Vaive, Wendel Clark, Doug Gilmour and Mats Sundin. We now see a Leaf team with enormous potential. We're one of the youngest teams in the NHL, and Burkie has brought in Kris Versteeg, Mike Komisarek, and Francois Beauchemin - ALL PROVEN WINNERS.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Baseball's All Time Greats - by Moses
The Greatest Ballplayers of All-Time
By Stacey Goldman a.k.a Moses ( a re-release for all you sports fans)
Position Players
Pitchers
1.Josh Gibson 1. Satchel Paige
2. ‘Cool Papa’ Bell 2. Sandy Koufax
3. Buck Leonard 3. Roger Clemens
4. Barry Bonds 4. Christy Mathewson
5. Henry Aaron 5. Walter Johnson
6. Willie Mays 6. Bob Gibson
7. Roberto Clemente 7. Tom Seaver/Jim Palmer
8. Ozzie Smith 8. Randy Johnson
9. Jackie Robinson 9. Warren Spahn
10. Roy Campanella 10. Mariano Rivera
11. Babe Ruth 11. Pedro Martinez
12. Lou Gehrig 12. Greg Maddox
13. Ted Williams 13. Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter
14. Jimmie Foxx 14. Lefty Grove
15. Rogers Hornsby 15. John Smoltz
16. Alex Rodriguez 16. Steve Carlton
17. Frank Robinson 17. Dennis Eckersley
18. Mike Schmidt 18. Nolan Ryan/ Roy‘Doc’Halladay
19. Ivan Rodriguez 19. Trevor Hoffman
20. Joe Morgan 20. Don Sutton
21. Derek Jeter 21. Juan Marichal
22. Ernie Banks 22. Charley ‘Hoss’ Radbourne
23. Cal Ripken Jr. 23. Cy Young
24. Johnny Bench 24. Pete ‘Grover’ Alexander
25. Stan Musial 25. Tommy Bond/Dizzy Dean
26. Ken Griffey Jr.
26. Whitey Ford/Carl Hubbell
27. Joe DiMaggio/ Albert Pujols
27. Robin Roberts/Tom Glavine
28. Kirby Puckett 28. Mordecai ‘Three Finger’ Brown
29. Yogi Berra 29. Ron Guidry/Rube Waddell
30. George Brett 30. Dazzy Vance/John Franco
31. Larry Walker 31. Bob Feller
32. Roberto 32. Curt Schilling
Alomar 33. Johan Santana
33. Ryne Sandberg 34. Orel Hershiser
34. Eddie Collins 35. Don Drysdale
35. Ty Cobb 36. Rich ‘Goose’ Gossage
36. Charlie Gehringer/Mickey Cochrane 37. Rollie Fingers/Gaylord Perry
37. ‘Shoeless Joe’ Jackson 38. Bob Lemon/’Smokey Joe’ Wood
38. Mickey Mantle/Keith Hernandez 39. Dave Stewart/Jack Morris
39. Brooks Robinson 40. Luis Tiant
40. Sammy Sosa/Vladimir Guerrero/Carl Yastremski 41. Mickey Lolich
41. Dave Winfield/Reggie Jackson/Andre Dawson 42. Bruce Sutter
42. Rickey Henderson/Lou Brock/Manny Ramirez 43. Dan Quisenberry
43. Henry Greenberg 44. Lee Smith
44. Willie McCovey/Willie Stargell 45. Lefty Gomez
45. Eddie Murray/Don Mattingly 46. Hoyt Wilhelm/J.R Richard
46. Robin Yount/Eddie Mathews 47. Ferguson Jenkins/Phil Niekro
47. Duke Snider/Tony Gwynn 48. Sparky Lyle
48. Pete Rose/Mike Piazza 49. David Cone/Mike Mussina
49. Honus Wagner 50. Billy Wagner
50. Barry Larkin/Nomar Garciapara
By Stacey Goldman a.k.a Moses ( a re-release for all you sports fans)
Position Players
Pitchers
1.Josh Gibson 1. Satchel Paige
2. ‘Cool Papa’ Bell 2. Sandy Koufax
3. Buck Leonard 3. Roger Clemens
4. Barry Bonds 4. Christy Mathewson
5. Henry Aaron 5. Walter Johnson
6. Willie Mays 6. Bob Gibson
7. Roberto Clemente 7. Tom Seaver/Jim Palmer
8. Ozzie Smith 8. Randy Johnson
9. Jackie Robinson 9. Warren Spahn
10. Roy Campanella 10. Mariano Rivera
11. Babe Ruth 11. Pedro Martinez
12. Lou Gehrig 12. Greg Maddox
13. Ted Williams 13. Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter
14. Jimmie Foxx 14. Lefty Grove
15. Rogers Hornsby 15. John Smoltz
16. Alex Rodriguez 16. Steve Carlton
17. Frank Robinson 17. Dennis Eckersley
18. Mike Schmidt 18. Nolan Ryan/ Roy‘Doc’Halladay
19. Ivan Rodriguez 19. Trevor Hoffman
20. Joe Morgan 20. Don Sutton
21. Derek Jeter 21. Juan Marichal
22. Ernie Banks 22. Charley ‘Hoss’ Radbourne
23. Cal Ripken Jr. 23. Cy Young
24. Johnny Bench 24. Pete ‘Grover’ Alexander
25. Stan Musial 25. Tommy Bond/Dizzy Dean
26. Ken Griffey Jr.
26. Whitey Ford/Carl Hubbell
27. Joe DiMaggio/ Albert Pujols
27. Robin Roberts/Tom Glavine
28. Kirby Puckett 28. Mordecai ‘Three Finger’ Brown
29. Yogi Berra 29. Ron Guidry/Rube Waddell
30. George Brett 30. Dazzy Vance/John Franco
31. Larry Walker 31. Bob Feller
32. Roberto 32. Curt Schilling
Alomar 33. Johan Santana
33. Ryne Sandberg 34. Orel Hershiser
34. Eddie Collins 35. Don Drysdale
35. Ty Cobb 36. Rich ‘Goose’ Gossage
36. Charlie Gehringer/Mickey Cochrane 37. Rollie Fingers/Gaylord Perry
37. ‘Shoeless Joe’ Jackson 38. Bob Lemon/’Smokey Joe’ Wood
38. Mickey Mantle/Keith Hernandez 39. Dave Stewart/Jack Morris
39. Brooks Robinson 40. Luis Tiant
40. Sammy Sosa/Vladimir Guerrero/Carl Yastremski 41. Mickey Lolich
41. Dave Winfield/Reggie Jackson/Andre Dawson 42. Bruce Sutter
42. Rickey Henderson/Lou Brock/Manny Ramirez 43. Dan Quisenberry
43. Henry Greenberg 44. Lee Smith
44. Willie McCovey/Willie Stargell 45. Lefty Gomez
45. Eddie Murray/Don Mattingly 46. Hoyt Wilhelm/J.R Richard
46. Robin Yount/Eddie Mathews 47. Ferguson Jenkins/Phil Niekro
47. Duke Snider/Tony Gwynn 48. Sparky Lyle
48. Pete Rose/Mike Piazza 49. David Cone/Mike Mussina
49. Honus Wagner 50. Billy Wagner
50. Barry Larkin/Nomar Garciapara
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
2010/11 NHL Player Projections - by Moses
Player GP G A PTS +/-
1. Alexander Ovechkin 79 64 80 144 +50
2. Nicklas Backstrom 80 44 74 118 +49
3. Sidney Crosby 80 53 63 116 +35
4. Patrick Kane 82 41 68 109 +52
5. Pavel Datsyuk 79 37 68 105 +38
6. Henrik Sedin 77 33 71 104 +45
7. Steven Stamkos 75 50 50 100 +15
8. Evgeni Malkin 78 41 57 98 +27
9. Dany Heatley 74 51 43 94 +31
10.Daniel Sedin 80 45 48 93 +42
11.Joe Thornton 79 27 65 92 +31
12.Jonathon Toews 80 32 58 90 +47
13.Vincent LeCavalier 78 41 47 88 +14
14.Martin St.Louis 80 33 55 88 +17
15.Phil Kessel 77 50 37 87 +28
16.Mike Green 82 25 60 85 +39
17.Marc Savard 72 27 57 84 +31
18.Daniel Briere 70 41 41 82 +33
19.Mike Richards 81 35 45 80 +31
20.Jason Spezza 78 29 50 79 +19
21.Daniel Alfredsson 78 37 41 78 +18
22.Ryan Kesler 80 33 43 76 +37
23.Jarome Iginla 70 38 37 75 +19
23.Rick Nash 80 38 37 75 +3
25.Ryan Getzlaf 77 29 46 75 +14
26.Zach Parise 65 33 41 74 +20
27.Ilya Kovalchuck 77 41 32 73 +17
28.Jeff Carter 76 36 36 72 +33
29.Tyler Bozak 80 22 50 72 +17
30.Eric Staal 77 31 40 71 +5
1. Alexander Ovechkin 79 64 80 144 +50
2. Nicklas Backstrom 80 44 74 118 +49
3. Sidney Crosby 80 53 63 116 +35
4. Patrick Kane 82 41 68 109 +52
5. Pavel Datsyuk 79 37 68 105 +38
6. Henrik Sedin 77 33 71 104 +45
7. Steven Stamkos 75 50 50 100 +15
8. Evgeni Malkin 78 41 57 98 +27
9. Dany Heatley 74 51 43 94 +31
10.Daniel Sedin 80 45 48 93 +42
11.Joe Thornton 79 27 65 92 +31
12.Jonathon Toews 80 32 58 90 +47
13.Vincent LeCavalier 78 41 47 88 +14
14.Martin St.Louis 80 33 55 88 +17
15.Phil Kessel 77 50 37 87 +28
16.Mike Green 82 25 60 85 +39
17.Marc Savard 72 27 57 84 +31
18.Daniel Briere 70 41 41 82 +33
19.Mike Richards 81 35 45 80 +31
20.Jason Spezza 78 29 50 79 +19
21.Daniel Alfredsson 78 37 41 78 +18
22.Ryan Kesler 80 33 43 76 +37
23.Jarome Iginla 70 38 37 75 +19
23.Rick Nash 80 38 37 75 +3
25.Ryan Getzlaf 77 29 46 75 +14
26.Zach Parise 65 33 41 74 +20
27.Ilya Kovalchuck 77 41 32 73 +17
28.Jeff Carter 76 36 36 72 +33
29.Tyler Bozak 80 22 50 72 +17
30.Eric Staal 77 31 40 71 +5
Monday, October 4, 2010
40 Greatest N.F.L Running Backs - By Moses
Some may view this article to be 'Sports' oriented. By all means this article is intended for sports fans. However, it stands to reason that these greats have a place amongst North American folklore. They've earned that distinction through their successes on the grid-iron and throughout their private lives. We may even see a few of these athletes as Political Leaders down the road. Without further adue here are my top 40 running backs of all-time.
1. Emmitt Smith
2. Barry Sanders
3. Tony Dorsett
4. Jim Brown
5. Walter Payton
6. O.J Simpson
7. Jim Thorpe
8. Gayle Sayers
9. Bo Jackson
10. Franco Harris
11. Edgerrin James
12. Thurman Thomas
13. Terrell Davis
14. Earl Campbell
15. Eric Dickerson
16. Marcus Allen
17. Marshall Faulk
18. LaDainian Tomlinson
19. Larry Csonka
20. Clinton Portis
21. Tiki Barber
22. Adrian Peterson
23. Ricky Watters
24. John Riggins
25. Roger Craig
26. Jerome Bettis
27. Ottis Anderson
28. Christian Okoye
29. Eddie George
30. Wilbert Montgomery
31. William Andrews
32. Shaun Alexander
33. Warrick Dunn
34. Herschel Walker
35. Earnest Byner
36. Curt Warner
37. Billy Sims
38. Kevin Mack
39. Marion Barber
40. Neal Anderson
1. Emmitt Smith
2. Barry Sanders
3. Tony Dorsett
4. Jim Brown
5. Walter Payton
6. O.J Simpson
7. Jim Thorpe
8. Gayle Sayers
9. Bo Jackson
10. Franco Harris
11. Edgerrin James
12. Thurman Thomas
13. Terrell Davis
14. Earl Campbell
15. Eric Dickerson
16. Marcus Allen
17. Marshall Faulk
18. LaDainian Tomlinson
19. Larry Csonka
20. Clinton Portis
21. Tiki Barber
22. Adrian Peterson
23. Ricky Watters
24. John Riggins
25. Roger Craig
26. Jerome Bettis
27. Ottis Anderson
28. Christian Okoye
29. Eddie George
30. Wilbert Montgomery
31. William Andrews
32. Shaun Alexander
33. Warrick Dunn
34. Herschel Walker
35. Earnest Byner
36. Curt Warner
37. Billy Sims
38. Kevin Mack
39. Marion Barber
40. Neal Anderson
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