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Once in a while, it’s possible to have positive and healthy discussions on Twitter without people being at each other’s throat and I found one such discussion yesterday. One of my followers was asking who would be on your Mount Rushmore of favorite players? Not, best players, favorite players, that’s not the same. I don’t think anyone can argue that Maurice Richard and Jean Beliveau wouldn’t make theirs if it was just about best players, but favorite players are a different animal all together since everyone has got different tastes and reasons why they like a player. Without further ado, here’s who would make my landmark mountain…
I didn’t even have to think to pick my first player, Patrick Roy. The legendary netminder was between the pipes for the Canadiens when 5-year-old me started watching hockey and within minutes of watching him multiply the big saves, I was under his spell. The nerves of steel, the ability to elevate his game when it was most needed and the fact that he was the ultimate clutch player are all reasons why this was a no brainer for me. And who doesn't remember the wink in 1993? Some call it cockiness, I call it confidence and you can't underestimate what it does to a team to have a supremely confident netminder backing them. His divorce with the Canadiens very nearly broke my heart and to this day, I still boo when I see Mario Tremblay on television (thankfully he’s now announced his retirement so that should be over and done with). Even once Roy was with the Avs, I just couldn’t help but cheer for him.