Dave Andreychuk, Left Wing
And finally, we have reached another dark horse candidate in Dave Andreychuk. Like Housley, Andreychuk was a bit of a journeyman later in his career, having suited up for six different NHL franchises. And unlike many elder statesmen in the NHL, Andreychuk remained at least a serviceable player when he finally hung up the skates in 2006.
During his time with the Buffalo Sabres, Andreychuk played in just one All-Star Game, and he never earned any NHL All-Star honors. However, he came close on three occasions before the Sabres traded him to the Toronto Maple Leafs in February 1993.
Andreychuk, unlike the other four on this list, has few accolades other than a spot in the Hall of Fame. But let’s look past them and talk about his production, which took off from the time he stepped onto the ice as a Sabre when he scored 37 points in just 43 contests. In 1983-84, he had 80 in 78 games, before knocking down 61 in 67 appearances.
Overall, Andreychuk saw action in 837 games with the Sabres and scored 804 points, just under a point per game. Even more impressive, he logged a shooting percentage of 20 percent or higher in his first three seasons.
Andreychuk may be the afterthought on this list. But you can’t deny his production, and 15.7 career shooting percentage with the Sabres, deserves more recognition than it received in NHL circles. He was a great player and he deserves to at least be mentioned in this discussion.
(Statistics provided by Hockey-Reference)