It’s a question that will always set off a heated debate — at least after the top three.
Who are the top 10 players the NHL has seen since the 1967 expansion?
On Friday in Los Angeles as part of the all-star weekend celebrations, the NHL will unveil the top players from the post-1967 expansion era. So, on Wednesday Night Hockey, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Doug MacLean came up with their own ranking of the top 10 post-’67 players.
Here are the results — do you agree? Who do you think was missed?
Elliotte Friedman
1) Wayne Gretzky
2) Bobby Orr
3) Mario Lemieux
4) Nicklas Lidstrom
5) Mark Messier
6) Dominik Hasek
7) Mike Bossy
8) Sidney Crosby
9) Alex Ovechkin
10) Larry Robinson
Doug MacLean
1) Wayne Gretzky
2) Bobby Orr
3) Mario Lemieux
4) Nicklas Lidstrom
5) Denis Potvin
6) Sidney Crosby
7) Guy Lafleur
8) Mike Bossy
9) Dominik Hasek
10) Mark Messier