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Originally Posted by kidcollins
Great post with a lot of thought. Here I go with my 2cents. Dave Semenko was not KO'd by Playfair! By all accounts, and Semenko's too, Larry buckled Dave with a great shot/shots. Semenko said that was the hardest he was ever hit, no friggin KO. As for lineage, Semenko was widely reguarded througout the leaugue as the Champ for let say 80-83ish. Yes Wilson, and Playfair were every bit as tough, arguably tougher, but not nearly as busy as Semenko. Semenko was goin with everyone at that time, and most NHL players, coaches, GM's would have probley called him the champ at that time.
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Kid....
I have always been a big Semenko fan, but I would have to say he was always behind Playfair and Wilson when talking of league champ.Having seen that era ,I think Wilson was considered co-champ 80-81 with Playfair.Then fell to #2 as Playfair was considered champ thru the 84-85 season then Brown took over.
I would say that he was easily considered number one on the west coast and had some mention as #1 in the league,which is still very impressive with the likes of Fotiu,Wilson,Gillies,Jonathan,Playfair and Nystrom in the league.
The 79-80 season was the one year I think a case could be made for Semenko, Wilson ,Jonathan or Playfair to be considered champ since Fotiu only had 1 fight (which by most accounts he lost) and Giliies only had a couple until the Playoffs (losing 2x to O'Reilly).
Also as far as comparing the three in total fights from 80-81 to 82-83, it is true Semenko had more fights than Wilson, but Playfair actually had a few more than Semenko.