All-Time Best and Worst Teams Trough The Mail

[joekocur]

Which teams are the overall worst and best signers through the mail? I know that teams when they're on the road will have certain signing habits - some clubs will be overall great signers and other teams wont. They seem to make the decision together. Well, I kinda believe this also holds true with veterans through the mail.

Best: Flyers - Clarke, Holmgren, Leach, Barber, Kerr, Lindros, Berube, Tocchet, the list goes on and on

Worst: Bruins -Orr (all-time worst), Espo, O'Rielly, Cashman, Wensink, Bourque, Sanderson - I've had such frustration with these and other Bruins I can't recall right now.

Your best and worst all-time?

Adam

[GoldenSkates]

Below is my all-time return statistics. I started collecting autographs in 1998.

TEAM - Returned/Sent - Percentage Returned
Anaheim Ducks - 19/31 - 61.29%
Atlanta Thrashers - 19/32 - 59.38%
Boston Bruins - 45/62 - 72.58%
Buffalo Sabres - 31/48 - 64.58%
Calgary Flames - 89/106 - 83.96%
Carolina Hurricanes - 24/36 - 66.67%
Chicago Blackhawks - 33/44 - 75.00%
Colorado Avalanche - 20/41 - 48.78%
Columbus Blue Jackets - 19/25 - 76.00%
Dallas Stars - 23/43 - 53.49%
Detroit Red Wings - 33/44 - 75.00%
Edmonton Oilers - 55/91 - 60.44%
Florida Panthers - 21/36 - 58.33%
Los Angeles Kings - 29/53 - 54.72%
Minnesota Wild - 27/38 - 71.05%
Montreal Canadiens - 54/81 - 66.67%
Nashville Predators - 29/34 - 85.29%
New Jersey Devils - 15/42 - 35.71%
New York Islanders - 26/31 - 83.87%
New York Rangers - 6/23 - 26.09%
Ottawa Senators - 64/84 - 76.19%
Philadelphia Flyers - 22/55 - 40.00%
Phoenix Coyotes - 21/37 - 56.76%
Pittsburgh Penguins - 33/46 - 71.74%
St. Louis Blues - 27/46 - 58.70%
San Jose Sharks - 21/45 - 46.67%
Tampa Bay Lightning - 18/29 - 62.07%
Toronto Maple Leafs - 50/88 - 56.82%
Vancouver Canucks - 66/89 - 74.16%
Washington Capitals - 16/30 - 53.33%
Halls of Fame - 86/112 - 76.79%
Minor Leagues (AAA) - 471/672 - 70.09%
Minor Leagues (AA) - 102/158 - 64.56%
European Leagues - 93/154 - 60.39%
Junior Leagues - 135/181 - 74.59%
Home Addresses - 674/1015 - 66.40%
Others - 53/93 - 56.99%

[BigBear1888]

The Montreal Canadiens have to be the best team to sign overall, I mean almost all of the living legends of this team will sign through the Habs Alumni. Legends such as Henri Richard, Jean Beliveau, Yvan Cournoyer, Elmer Lach, and Dickie Moore. It doesn't get too much better than this. I have also met some of these players and I must say that they all are gentleman and are still very enthusiastic about hockey and its fans.

The teams I have heard that are horrible are the Rangers, Avalanche, and Capitals.

[lindsay5forfighting]

I've had great results with Grand Rapids Griffins. The only failure was Stephen Liv and he couldn't cut it anyway. Igor Gregorenko sent my cards back unsigned before he hightailed it back to Russia.

[mws16]

My best luck has to be with the Blue Jackets.