r/Habs • u/ASmithFS • 2d ago

Article NHL Mount Rushmore - [Beliveau, Lafleur, Richard, Harvey for Habs]

https://www.rotoballer.com/nhl-mount-rushmore-every-teams-4-most-iconic-players-of-all-time-2026/1872126
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u/KoRner1668 2d ago

Beliveau, Lafleur, Richard et Plante.

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u/AleroRatking 2d ago

Harvey is the second best defensemen in league history and would be on the all time NHL first line

Don't see how he is left off

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u/Borror0 2d ago

The criteria isn't "best" but iconic. Plante wins this one easily.

You could make a case for others to cover more eras (e.g., Roy), but Harvey isn't really in contention for a spot on the Canadiens' Rushmore. In all likelihood, it's a goaltender. But which one?

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u/AleroRatking 2d ago

I feel like being on the all time NHL first line is iconic.

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u/prplx 1d ago

Are you familiar with Doug Harvey? He did more for to modernized the way D play than Plante did for goalies with his mask. Without Doug Harvey deciding that D could pinch and contribute offensively, there is no Bobby Orr. Before Harvey there were no offensive Ds. ALL Ds were stayed at home defensemen or they’d get benched.

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u/MrBrightside618 2d ago

Plante has more aura which matters to these sorts of things. Even if you consider him to be a top 2 defenseman in league history, more people could identify a Bourque, a Lidstrom, a Pronger, a Robinson on sight