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Originally Posted by djsatu
Very awesome indeed. How about Jagr,Loob and Bossy please.
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Hakan Loob was taken 34th overall by Colorado(New Jersey) in 1979 but he did not crack the lineup full-time until 1982-83. A broken hand derailed his first full season and injuries would be the story of much of his career.
Jagr was another player who suffered an injury that cost him the backend of his career. He tore his elbow up in the 03-04 playoffs and did not return until late in the 2004-05 season only to suffer a fractured wrist. The Hurricanes did not resign him after that injury and he did not get another shot at the NHL until age 39 with the Wild. He did play a big role on a pair of Cup winning clubs, notching 72 points while teaming with Joe Sakic (41-49-90) and Milan Hejduk (24-44-68) on the 03-04 team. Jagr had 9 points in 9 games that post-season before the elbow injury that cost him 11 months. the 95-96 Whalers Cup winner had an outstanding first line with Sakic (44-71-115), Yzerman (45-68-113) Jagr (41-55-96) and defensemen Gary Suter (11-52-63) and Phil Housley (15-45-60). It was Jagr's best season points-wise but again he was injured in the playoffs and limited to just 12 postseason games.
Bossy was drafted 5th overall by Detroit in 1978. He was the first forward taken after 4 defensemen: Doug Wilson, Barry Beck, Rod Langway and Gordie Roberts. He had 63 points as a rookie and won the Calder Trophy. He then followed that up with 7 straight 100plus point seasons and was a 3 time 50 goal scorer. The Wings had a few deep playoff runs during Bossy's reign with the team but won just 1 Stanley Cup - in 1979-80. Bossy did win the Conn Smythe Trophy, but not in 79-80. Instead he won it in 84-85 when he scored 11 goals and 30 points in 20 games but the Wings lost to Montreal in the finals.
Bossy finished 3rd alltime in Red Wing career points with 1314, trailing Stan Mikita (1368) and Barry Pederson (1351). He only led the NHL in goal scoring once and in points once (1981-82). Detroit dealt him to Calgary for Joe Cirella in 1990 and he was moved to Winnipeg the following season in exchange for Mike McPhee.
His 1326 career points place him 21st alltime and his 493 goals are good for 35th.