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Hey guys, I read the thread a few days ago about the 10 must have autos. I thought that instead of going for another set, why not shoot for the top autos. Not sure of how many to do, want to make a checklist of sorts. Maybe 25 or 50? I guess that will depend on responses. Here is what I have so far...........Please try to keep it to Must Haves for a well rounded collection, I know some of you must have Raycroft, but lets leave ones like that out.

Wayne Gretzky
Bobby Orr
Patrick Roy
Mario Lemieux
Guy Lafleur
Martin Brodeur
Gordie Howe
Marcel Dionne
Alexander Ovechkin
Sidney Crosby
Mark Messier
Ray Bourque
Rocket Richard
Keon
Beliveau
Tony Esposito
Phil Esposito
Ron Francis
Brett Hull
Bobby Hull
Mike Bossy
Dickie Moore
Yzerman
Joe Sakic
 
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3 goalies? Dryden, Tretiak and Ron Hextall.

Say what you will about Hextall...but I feel he deserves a spot because he's such a huge contributor to the era of puckhandling goaltender.

To add to Scott's list...I'd add Phil Esposito to the list too, along with Joe Sakic, Brett and Bobby Hull, Mike Bossy and Ron Francis.

Debatable are the following:

Brendan Shanahan
Bob Clarke
Frank Mahovlich
Paul Coffey
Stan Mikita
Jaromir Jagr
Jari Kurri
John Bucyk
Brian Leetch
Glenn Hall
 
Ok, I just found the Hockey News list of 50 greatest players of all time. This may be a good CL but I think some of these autos would be tough/impossible to find. Also, it is missing players like Ovy, Sid, Yzerman that are must haves IMO. What do you guys think?

1 Wayne Gretzky, 1979-99 C
2 Bobby Orr, 1966-79 D
3 Gordie Howe, 1946-71, 79-80 RW
4 Mario Lemieux, 1984-97, 2000— C
5 Maurice Richard, 1942-60 RW
6 Doug Harvey, 1947-69 D
7 Jean Beliveau, 1950-71 C
8 Bobby Hull, 1957-72, 79-80 LW
9 Terry Sawchuk, 1949-70 G
10 Eddie Shore, 1926-40 D
11 Guy Lafleur, 1971-85, 88-91 RW
12 Mark Messier, 1979— C
13 Jacques Plante, 1952-65, 67-73 G
14 Ray Bourque, 1979-2001 D
15 Howie Morenz, 1923-37 C
16 Glenn Hall, 1952-71 G
17 Stan Mikita, 1958-80 C
18 Phil Esposito, 1963-81 C
19 Denis Potvin, 1973-88 D
20 Mike Bossy, 1977-87 RW
21 Ted Lindsay, 1944-60, 64-65 LW
22 Red Kelly, 1947-67 D
23 Bobby Clarke, 1969-84 C
24 Larry Robinson, 1972-92 D
25 Ken Dryden, 1970-79 G
26 Frank Mahovlich, 1956-74 LW
27 Milt Schmidt, 1936-42, 45-55 C
28 Paul Coffey, 1980-2001 D
29 Henri Richard, 1955-75 C
30 Bryan Trottier, 1975-92, 93-94 C
31 Dickie Moore, 1951-65, 67-68 LW
32 Newsy Lalonde, 1917-21, 25-27 C
33 Syl Apps, 1936-48 C
34 Bill Durnan, 1943-50 G
35 Patrick Roy, 1984— G
36 Charlie Conacher, 1929-41 RW
37 Jaromir Jagr, 1990— RW
38 Marcel Dionne, 1971-89 C
39 Joe Malone, 1917-24 C
40 Chris Chelios, 1983— D
41 Dit Clapper, 1927-47 D
42 Bernie Geoffrion, 1950-64, 66-68 RW
43 Tim Horton, 1949-50, 51-74 D
44 Bill Cook, 1926-37 RW
45 Johnny Bucyk, 1955-78 LW
46 George Hainsworth, 1926-37 G
47 Gilbert Perreault, 1970-87 C
48 Max Bentley, 1940-43, 45-54 C
49 Brad Park, 1968-85 D
50 Jari Kurri, 1980-98
 
if you remade that list today I think it would be very different.

for starters where do you but yzerman and brodeur?
 
lucscaps said:
if you remade that list today I think it would be very different.

for starters where do you but yzerman and brodeur?
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Yzerman was on that same list at #78...the original list was a top 100, seen below:

  1. Wayne Gretzky
  2. Bobby Orr
  3. Gordie Howe
  4. Mario Lemieux
  5. Maurice Richard
  6. Doug Harvey
  7. Jean Beliveau
  8. Bobby Hull
  9. Terry Sawchuk
  10. Eddie Shore
  11. Guy Lafleur
  12. Mark Messier
  13. Jacques Plante
  14. Ray Bourque
  15. Howie Morenz
  16. Glenn Hall
  17. Stan Mikita
  18. Phil Esposito
  19. Denis Potvin
  20. Mike Bossy
  21. Ted Lindsay
  22. Red Kelly
  23. Bobby Clarke
  24. Larry Robinson
  25. Ken Dryden
  26. Frank Mahovlich
  27. Milt Schmidt
  28. Paul Coffey
  29. Henri Richard
  30. Bryan Trottier
  31. Dickie Moore
  32. Newsy Lalonde
  33. Syl Apps
  34. Bill Durnan
  35. Patrick Roy
  36. Charlie Conacher
  37. Jaromir Jagr
  38. Marcel Dionne
  39. Joe Malone
  40. Chris Chelios
  41. Dit Clapper
  42. Bernie Geoffrion
  43. Tim Horton
  44. Bill Cook
  45. Johnny Bucyk
  46. George Hainsworth
  47. Gilbert Perreault
  48. Max Bentley
  49. Brad Park
  50. Jari Kurri
  51. Nels Stewart
  52. King Clancy
  53. Bill Cowley
  54. Eric Lindros
  55. Busher Jackson
  56. Peter Stastny
  57. Ted Kennedy
  58. Andy Bathgate
  59. Pierre Pilote
  60. Turk Broda
  61. Frank Boucher
  62. Cy Denneny
  63. Bernie Parent
  64. Brett Hull
  65. Aurel Joliat
  66. Toe Blake
  67. Frank Brimsek
  68. Elmer Lach
  69. Dave Keon
  70. Grant Fuhr
  71. Brian Leetch
  72. Earl Seibert
  73. Doug Bentley
  74. Borje Salming
  75. Georges Vezina
  76. Charlie Gardiner
  77. Clint Benedict
  78. Steve Yzerman
  79. Tony Esposito
  80. Billy Smith
  81. Serge Savard
  82. Alex Delvecchio
  83. Babe Dye
  84. Lorne Chabot
  85. Sid Abel
  86. Bob Gainey
  87. Johnny Bower
  88. Sprague Cleghorn
  89. Mike Gartner
  90. Norm Ullman
  91. Sweeney Schriner
  92. Joe Primeau
  93. Darryl Sittler
  94. Joe Sakic
  95. Dominik Hasek
  96. Babe Pratt
  97. Jack Stewart
  98. Yvan Cournoyer
  99. Bill Gadsby
  100. Frank Nighbor
 

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