It was excruciatingly hard putting this group of Penguins at No. 2, but that's not a slight against four of the most iconic and greatest players in NHL history, says Ken Campbell.
Sidney Crosby and Mario LemieuxThis whole exercise started a little over a month ago when I saw a tweet with a picture of the four greatest Pittsburgh Penguins ever that claimed it would be the NHL's No. 1 Mount Rushmore of all-time.
There are likely legions of people who agree with that sentiment. There are no wrong answers here, but as great as Pittsburgh's Mount Rushmore is, it's just a very, very, very slight rung below the greatest one of all-time, which will be revealed on Thursday. (Or you can figure it out yourself by referring to the previous rankings below.)
Here's the Penguins' Mount Rushmore:
And here's how the NHL Mount Rushmore rankings have gone so far:
32. Seattle Kraken
31. Columbus Blue Jackets
30. Arizona Coyotes/Utah HC
29. Minnesota Wild
28. Ottawa Senators
27. Winnipeg Jets
26. Vegas Golden Knights
25. Nashville Predators
24. Carolina Hurricanes
23. Anaheim Ducks
22. San Jose Sharks
21. Calgary Flames
20. Vancouver Canucks
19. Buffalo Sabres
18. Florida Panthers
17. Dallas Stars
16. Washington Capitals
15. St. Louis Blues
14. New York Rangers
13. Toronto Maple Leafs
12. Los Angeles Kings
11. Philadelphia Flyers
10. New Jersey Devils
9. Chicago Blackhawks
8. Tampa Bay Lightning
7. Colorado Avalanche
6. New York Islanders
5. Boston Bruins
4. Detroit Red Wings
3. Montreal Canadiens
What should be your favorite team's Mount Rushmore? Let us know at our forum.
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