Mt. Rushmore for the Leafs

This has been making it's rounds around the web, but who would your "Mt. Rushmore" be for the Leafs?

My three locks would probably be Teeder Kennedy, Syl Apps, and Dave Keon. As for the fourth, I'm having trouble deciding between Wendel Clark, Mats Sundin, Borje Salming, and Darryl Sittler mainly.

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I vote George Armstrong.

by lordosis on Feb 11, 2009 1:42 PM EST reply actions

Barilko and Kennedy are my “for sure” picks.

I think Horton needs to be up there, but so do Apps and Keon.

Personally, I’d like to see Wendel up there, but man…how do you decide. Bucci points out Turk as well…

crap, I give up

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by blurr1974 on Feb 11, 2009 1:52 PM EST reply actions

I always find it hard to pick an all-time Leafs team because no one screams at you that fits perfectly into the proverbial best and historically important player on the Leafs. In comparison, the Red Wings have Howe, Yzerman, Lindsay, and Lidstrom. The Habs have no brainers in Richard, Beliveau, Lafleur, and Plante.

I mean Conn Smythe would probably be the most important Maple Leafs ever if you really open this up.

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by bkblades on Feb 11, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions

Definitely

You cannot leave Smythe out of it.

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by PPP on Feb 11, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

I like to believe we wouldnt limit ourselves so

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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 11, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions

Offensive defenseman at a time there were very few; established a beachhead for european players, and americans for that matter, that for better or worse changed the nature of professional hockey as we know it and allowed expansion to occur; established his place at a time when xenophobia meant a kick to the nuts and a stick across the back of the calves (I’m looking at you Clarke you fuckface). I hope that that every non-canadian who plays professional hockey from his time forward has given a cut of his salary to Borje Salming

by blue with age on Feb 11, 2009 4:17 PM EST reply actions