I’ve seen lots of other hockey subs do this, so might as well since we’re still a few weeks out from the start of the season. Who is the MOST UNDERRATED Flame of all time? (No repeats allowed)
I’ve seen lots of other hockey subs do this, so might as well since we’re still a few weeks out from the start of the season. Who is the MOST UNDERRATED Flame of all time? (No repeats allowed)
I dunno if this is crazy talk but I kinda wanna nominate Hudler?
StrangeNinja99
Would it be weird to say jiri hudler? I didn’t watch much when he played here so correct me if I’m wrong but I feel like he doesn’t get a lot of credit for being a top couple line guy
Tkachukwagon
Kristian Huselius!
Benchwarmer164
Fred Brathwaite
mostlyilleterate
Haken Loob or Rocky Thompson!
OlympicMuffins
I think its gotta be Backlund. Certainly not by the majority of our fanbase but I don’t think he’ll ever get league-wide recognition for how consistently solid he’s been in his role throughout his career.
Forward_Ad6800
Robyn Regehr. Absolute stud defensively for over a decade.
Beta1224
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Master-Defenestrator
STEPHANE YELLE
dtrabs
Robyn Regher. Such a solid defenceman that went under the radar and always did his job well.
Edit: I think I more so got caught in nostalgia rather than the underrated criteria. Looking back, I would probably say Yelle, Huselius, and currently Weegar.
burf
Backlund is my personal favourite since he rarely gets his due for being one of the consistently best possession/defensive forwards in the league for most of his career. He’s the epitome of a guy who’s much better than his point totals.
I don’t think a lot of people give Brodie credit for how good he was defensively, either.
Jazzlike_Plankton_86
League wide. Kipper Within the fanbase Backland or Regehr
PleaseSirOneMoreTurn
Matt Stajan.
spkris1
Tbh kadri, nobody gives him the credit he deserves. Or jiri hudler
dherms14
Kipper
sure to us, and even some more involved hockey fans he’s the goat, but to the rest of the NHL? you never hear a peep about kipper compared to the tendys he finished with more wins than
– Holtby – Rask – Turco – Crawford
hell the guy has 70 less wins (140 less games) than Carey Price
without a doubt its Kipper.
fanbase wise? Backs
RealAdamRoth
Loob or Mullen. 50 goal scorers during our cup. Undersized during a time of giants.
Urlll
It’s gotta be Loob, the forgotten legend of the 80s
Fabulous-Track8013
Jim Peplinski
SwedishMeatwall
Regehr. Hands down.
I’d also argue TJ Brodie. Giordano has the spotlight, but Brodie was so fucking solid for us.
He holds the flames record for most points in a single season
borderlineborderfine
Can’t wait to roast James Neal on day 4.
MyCurse05
I thought Versteeg added a ton of value on and off the ice. Great for culture
saskatchewansealskin
Curtis Glencross.
marbsarebadredux
Joe Mullen was pretty incredible for us during the 80s and our cup runs and he’s almost never talked about.
kyle_pitts_fan
Staj
MeRyEh
Daynond Langckow. He was the responsible two way and selkie nominee that let Iggy be Iggy. Robyn to be isn’t under rated because he’d get Norris vites and Olympic nods.
mackharp0818
Without question Joel Otto. I can’t say enough about how this guy shut down Messier in the 80’s.
dogtreatdealer
Harvey will always be the most underrated Flame for me. His highlight reels are more slapstick than Slap Shot, but he’s been incredibly effective at getting under the Oilers’ skin (or scales, are we even sure they’re human?), not to mention all the kids love him. In fact, he might even be the longest tenured member of the organization after Lanny.
Ancient_Garbage_8471
Matthew Lombardi
chrismcgdude
All comments in this post are missing the obvious two choices, as these players were legit great players on the Flames:
1. Daymond Langkow
2. Robert Reichel
Also shout out to Yelle
blink0r
Kent Nilsson
Number 7 all time in points. 562 in 425 games and never in the conversation for one of the greats
Badaboosher
Valeri Bure, one of a few lights in very dark years, deserves to be mentioned.
Most likely Mullen though IMHO. Gary Suter was never appreciated here either.
Codazzle
Joe Mullen easy
JulianJohnJunior
Michael Stone
wildlyintangible
Daymond Langkow
FriendlyTill6421
Titov
Ecto1Kenobi
Kent Nilsson. Nilsson was traded for Nieuwendyk. Nieuwendyk was traded for Iginla.
Itwasinin04
ANDRE ROY MY GOAT
JVitamin
It depends who’s doing the under rating. If it’s underrated by the team, Martin St Louis hand down
CanadianRockx
Nilsson, Makarov, Yelle, Langkow are the best candidates, but my knowledge of the 80s/90s teams is limited.
I don’t agree with Hudler, I think Flames fans knew what he was.
mackeneasy
Mikael Backlund, he has never been the guy, but he is steady AF and flown under the radar league wide.
Melting_Machine_69
Martin Gelinas
Melting_Machine_69
Matt Stone
Interesting-Estate75
Gelinas? Hardly gets any credit it seems but scored more GWG than any other player in our best playoff run in 2 decades
TheSmartEmu
Way too late but Håken Loob is easily my choice. Had the greatest season by a Swede and was a fantastic player all throughout the Flames golden years.
CaptinDerpI
Hakan Loob. Only Swede to ever score 50 goals, and yet, nobody talks about him because he didn’t play very long
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I dunno if this is crazy talk but I kinda wanna nominate Hudler?
Would it be weird to say jiri hudler? I didn’t watch much when he played here so correct me if I’m wrong but I feel like he doesn’t get a lot of credit for being a top couple line guy
Kristian Huselius!
Fred Brathwaite
Haken Loob or Rocky Thompson!
I think its gotta be Backlund. Certainly not by the majority of our fanbase but I don’t think he’ll ever get league-wide recognition for how consistently solid he’s been in his role throughout his career.
Robyn Regehr. Absolute stud defensively for over a decade.
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STEPHANE YELLE
Robyn Regher. Such a solid defenceman that went under the radar and always did his job well.
Edit: I think I more so got caught in nostalgia rather than the underrated criteria. Looking back, I would probably say Yelle, Huselius, and currently Weegar.
Backlund is my personal favourite since he rarely gets his due for being one of the consistently best possession/defensive forwards in the league for most of his career. He’s the epitome of a guy who’s much better than his point totals.
I don’t think a lot of people give Brodie credit for how good he was defensively, either.
League wide. Kipper
Within the fanbase Backland or Regehr
Matt Stajan.
Tbh kadri, nobody gives him the credit he deserves. Or jiri hudler
Kipper
sure to us, and even some more involved hockey fans he’s the goat, but to the rest of the NHL? you never hear a peep about kipper compared to the tendys he finished with more wins than
– Holtby
– Rask
– Turco
– Crawford
hell the guy has 70 less wins (140 less games) than Carey Price
without a doubt its Kipper.
fanbase wise? Backs
Loob or Mullen. 50 goal scorers during our cup. Undersized during a time of giants.
It’s gotta be Loob, the forgotten legend of the 80s
Jim Peplinski
Regehr. Hands down.
I’d also argue TJ Brodie. Giordano has the spotlight, but Brodie was so fucking solid for us.
[Kent Nilsson](https://youtu.be/v5dMgdd5OUE?si=90JQR_lL8Qxvsx03)
He holds the flames record for most points in a single season
Can’t wait to roast James Neal on day 4.
I thought Versteeg added a ton of value on and off the ice. Great for culture
Curtis Glencross.
Joe Mullen was pretty incredible for us during the 80s and our cup runs and he’s almost never talked about.
Staj
Daynond Langckow. He was the responsible two way and selkie nominee that let Iggy be Iggy. Robyn to be isn’t under rated because he’d get Norris vites and Olympic nods.
Without question Joel Otto. I can’t say enough about how this guy shut down Messier in the 80’s.
Harvey will always be the most underrated Flame for me. His highlight reels are more slapstick than Slap Shot, but he’s been incredibly effective at getting under the Oilers’ skin (or scales, are we even sure they’re human?), not to mention all the kids love him. In fact, he might even be the longest tenured member of the organization after Lanny.
Matthew Lombardi
All comments in this post are missing the obvious two choices, as these players were legit great players on the Flames:
1. Daymond Langkow
2. Robert Reichel
Also shout out to Yelle
Kent Nilsson
Number 7 all time in points. 562 in 425 games and never in the conversation for one of the greats
Valeri Bure, one of a few lights in very dark years, deserves to be mentioned.
Most likely Mullen though IMHO. Gary Suter was never appreciated here either.
Joe Mullen easy
Michael Stone
Daymond Langkow
Titov
Kent Nilsson. Nilsson was traded for Nieuwendyk. Nieuwendyk was traded for Iginla.
ANDRE ROY MY GOAT
It depends who’s doing the under rating. If it’s underrated by the team, Martin St Louis hand down
Nilsson, Makarov, Yelle, Langkow are the best candidates, but my knowledge of the 80s/90s teams is limited.
I don’t agree with Hudler, I think Flames fans knew what he was.
Mikael Backlund, he has never been the guy, but he is steady AF and flown under the radar league wide.
Martin Gelinas
Matt Stone
Gelinas? Hardly gets any credit it seems but scored more GWG than any other player in our best playoff run in 2 decades
Way too late but Håken Loob is easily my choice. Had the greatest season by a Swede and was a fantastic player all throughout the Flames golden years.
Hakan Loob. Only Swede to ever score 50 goals, and yet, nobody talks about him because he didn’t play very long