Rankled over rankings - The Fans Speak Out

Hockey Digest, March, 2002 by Dmitriy Gerasimchuk

How can you possibly put Peter Forsberg as the No. 2 player in the NHL? Forsberg isn't even playing this year. Putting Jaromir Jagr No. 4 is crazy. Jagr and Mario Lemieux were like bread and butter together. Without each other, they both seem a lot less skilled. Arturs Irbe is No. 53 and Brett Hull is No. 82? Irbe is so bad, I haven't even heard of him. Are you sure you didn't pick 100 names out of a hat and put them in random order? And another thing, why is Patrick Roy on the cover of the January issue. If he was the best goalie ever he would give his team a chance to win every night.

Dmitriy Gerasimchuk
Longmeadow, Mass.

With 500 wins and counting, Roy has to be doing something right.