Top Ten Penguins of All-Time

In keeping with my list theme, I thought I’d wrap up the summer by sharing my top ten Penguins of all-time. Purely subjective, of course.

Interesting that when I’d finished fleshing out my initial list, the word count in the lower left corner of my screen read 66 words (no kiddin’). Somehow appropriate…especially since the big guy is at the head of the class.

Stay tuned for my honorable mention list, which I’ll post tomorrow.

1. Mario Lemieux, Center (915 games, 690 goals, 1033 assists, 1723 points, plus-114, HHOF)

For my money, Mario was the greatest hockey player ever. An unprecedented combination of size, strength, deceptive speed, vision, hockey IQ, hands, shot and playmaking skills. Name the attribute, the six-time scoring champion and three-time MVP possessed it…in spades. During his 85-goal season (!!!) in 1988-89…before he hurt his back…he was a threat to score literally every time his skates touched the ice. His comeback from Hodgkin’s Disease to win the scoring title in ’92-93 is perhaps the greatest athletic achievement of all-time. No one dominated like Mario in his prime. A man among boys.

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