After playing for Birmingham in the WHA as an underaged player, Michel Goulet was drafted 20^th Overall by Quebec in the 1979 Draft.  Playing at Left Wing, Goulet would become an elite NHL sniper.  Goulet would have four consecutive 50 Goal Seasons (1982-83 to 1985-86) and would finish in the top ten in Goals six times.  His scoring touch was the backbone of vibrant Nordiques teams in the 1980s, and he was rewarded with three First Team All-Star and two Second Team All-Star Selections.

The Quebec Nordiques drafted Eric Lindros #1 in the 1991 NHL Draft, knowing full well that he would never report there.  As it turned out, Quebec would trade him to the Philadelphia Flyers for a plethora of players and assets, one of which was the rights to Peter Forsberg, a Swedish player that most people in North America were unaware of.  As it turned out, that was the best piece that Quebec got.

There have been a plethora of phenomenal players who have suited up for the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche.  Still, it was effortless to choose Joe Sakic as the greatest Avalanche player ever.