The offensive firepower of the Edmonton Oilers of the 1980s had never been seen before or since. When you open up the ice as they did, it leaves you susceptible to the defensive side, and you require someone special in between the pipes. That is precisely what Grant Fuhr provided.
Drafted 6th Overall in 1980, Paul Coffey had a modest rookie season with 32 Points but would nearly triple that the next season with a 29 Goal and 89 Point campaign. This year would earn him a Second Team All-Star Selection, which h would repeat in the next two seasons, and he would see his Points totals increase to 96 and 126, respectively. In that 1983-84 Season, his 86 Assists made him the runner-up in Points as he was also the runner-up for the Art Ross Trophy. Even more importantly, Coffey would help Edmonton win its first Stanley Cup.
That's pretty good, right?
Before there was Teemu Selanne, there was Jari Kurri, the original "Finnish Flash." Kurri is arguably the first true hockey megastar from Finland, and on a line with Wayne Gretzky, his talents truly shone.
Much like it was easy to decree that Wayne Gretzky was the greatest Edmonton Oiler of all-time, we find it quite simple to state that Mark Messier is a firm number two for this list. This is no small praise, as when you look through the top ten, there are many Hall of Famers who were responsible for the Oilers' dynasty of the 1980s.