Looking Back…at July, 2004 Top Players

This week we look back to July of 2004 and the fantasy value of a younger Daniel Alfredsson

There seems to be two different kinds of Hall a Fame players. The generational superstars, the Crosby, Ovechkin, Malkin, guys we knew would be first ballot entries around their second year in the league. Then there are the other guys, the ones that sneak up on you. At no point in time were they the best player in the world, but rather in the top 10 or 20 for a decade or more.