Before Joe Sakic, the greatest Quebec Nordique was Peter Stastny. Over his long career Sakic uprooted Stastny as the face of a franchise that moved to Colorado. But the allure of Rookie of the Year, Stastny, and the reunion with his brothers, Anton and Marian, has always been a story line for Colorado/Quebec.
The Stastny brothers, especially Anton and Peter, were the face of the franchise in Quebec. Peter still sits second in points and assists behind Super Joe. Anton sits sixth in both categories. Peter Stastny was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998.
The story line of the Avalanche drafting Peter’s son, Paul Stastny, from the University of Denver has always been a great one. From the Hulls to the Howes, the father-son relationship in hockey has always been special. Stastny lived up to his father his first year, he holds the record for the longest rookie point streak at 20 games.
In his first three healthy seasons, Paul Stastny topped the 70-point mark each time. In 2007-2008 h...
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