We’re not including players (veterans or prospects) who arrived with a lot of hype and never delivered.But if they were once electric with the Blues and then faded or were traded, they’re on our list.

They might have had success before and/or after their time in St.

But if they had a good run and couldn’t replicate that same level, they’re on our list.

Maybe, as was the case was with Babych, they got injured.

Players who had a good season - perhaps it stretched a little more than one season - and weren’t able to follow it up.

Nonetheless, he heads The Athletic’s all-time Blues one-hit-wonder squad. In the history of the NHL, Babych’s 54 goals rank 75th overall in a single season, and just 38 players have accounted for the higher totals.

Today, the accomplishment is still certainly one of which to be proud. I couldn’t do what I was capable of doing.” “How many can you score when you’re hurt? I was hurt for three years. “I scored 54 goals, and (the Blues) expected that year after year,” Babych once said. The injury cost him 30 games, and a forward who made a habit of going to the net was never the same. There was perhaps a reason for that: Babych suffered a torn rotator cuff when a linesman pulled him back from Winnipeg’s Jimmy Mann in a fight before the ’81-82 season. The aftermath was he never had more than 20 goals in a season, a total he reached with Pittsburgh in ’84-85. Officially announced his retirement, October 15, 2005.It’s unfair to call Babych a “one-year” wonder, but it’s legitimate to label him a “one-hit” wonder.Signed as a free agent by Phoenix, August 6, 2004.

Signed as a free agent by Detroit, August 22, 2001.Signed as a free agent by Dallas, July 3, 1998.Louis by Calgary with Steve Bozek for Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley, March 7, 1988. Dudley 'Red' Garrett Memorial Award (Rookie of the Year - AHL) (1987).BCJHL Interior Division First All-Star Team (1983, 1984).No player in NHL history was able to hide in plain sight like Hull.įor more of Brett Hull's 100 Greatest Players bio, please click here. Brett Hull's magic act as a NHL goal-scorer included a nifty trick: He could make himself disappear in the offensive zone when everyone in the building was looking at him.

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