Walking Down NHL Memory Lane....

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-Digger's Daily-

It's NHL Playoff time. A few big upsets by lower ranked teams stunned Stanley Cup favorites. It's also the time when many fans recollect their most memorable upsets and players from prior years. I'm no different. I was fortunate to see some top notch regular season rivalries and playoff games. A couple changed the NHL for a few years.

So many remember the great games. They've been covered and rebroadcast a ton of times. I went a step further. Instead... how about waking up a few sleeping ghosts of the game? Players selected are some favorites from days of old. Not all were superstars. These guys were impact players in games I watched or teams I followed regularly. I've presented them in line form based on personal popularity or where I felt they best fit. Terry O'Reilly is on my top 3 list but in no way fits 1st line status. All done in fun. Some of the games greatest have been left off since they didn't crack my favs list. See how many you remember. Click on their names if you're stumped.

Line 1
LW Michel Goulet
RW Guy LaFleur
C Phil Esposito
D Ray Bourque, Al McInnis
G Martin Brodeur

Line 2
LW Brendan Shanahan
RW Alexander Mogilny
C Joe Sakic
D Larry Robinson, Mark Howe
G John Vanbiesbrouck

Line 3
LW Luc Robataille
RW Lanny McDonald
C Peter Stastny
D Chris Chelios, Brad Park
G Patrick Roy

Checking Line
LW Al Secord
RW Terry O'Reilly
C Darryl Sittler
D Scott Stevens, Ken Daneyko
G Gerry Cheevers

Power Play Specialists
LW Bobby Hull
RW Cam Neely
C Wayne Gretzky
D Bobby Orr, Brian Leetch
G Tony Esposito

Enforcers
LW Tiger Williams
RW Tie Domi
C Dale Hunter
D Marty McSorley, Jeff Beukeboom
C Ron Hextall

Practice Squad/Leftovers
LW Bill Barber
RW Rod Gilbert
C Steve Yzerman
D Ron Greschner, Dave Babych
G Rogie Vashon

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