Garry Galley may not leap off the page as someone who had a really good career in the NHL, but this was a player who had an even 600 Points, an excellent number for a blueliner.  Galley was a two-time All-Star who played well over 1,100 Games professionally.  The blueliner’s overall two-way play and underrated stature earn him a place on this list.

Mats Naslund was a star with the Montreal Canadiens throughout the 1980s, and while Patrick Roy received the bulk of the Habs' offensive credit for the shocking Stanley Cup win in 1986, it was Naslund who was the offensive star of the team.  The Swedish star was a Second Team All-Star and a Lady Byng Trophy winner. Internationally, he represented his country multiple times, including winning an Olympic Gold Medal in 1994.  Had Naslund played longer in the NHL (which he could have, but he elected to play in Europe instead), he might be ranked a little higher.

A three-time postseason NHL All-Star from the 1930s, Cecil Dillon is a forgotten star from the era.  The first-ever Ohio-born player in the NHL helped the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1933 and led the playoffs in scoring.  Dillon would also finish in the top five in Lady Byng balloting three times.

Born in Liverpool, England, Alex Smith was raised in Ottawa and would become one of the best players ever to come out of that area.  Smith was a star with the original Ottawa Senators where he helped them win the Stanley Cup in 1927.  Twice as a Senator, he would lead the NHL in Defensive Point Shares, and he would do so again in his first and only season with the Detroit Falcons, who took him in the 1931 Dispersal Draft.  Smith would conclude his career with another season in Ottawa and then stints with Boston and the New York Americans.