Top 10 NHL Players of the Modern Era

3. Ray Borque

Point Shares per Game: 0.15

Ray Borque joins Jagr and only one other as the lone three to have accounted for more than 200 point shares. With 242.7 -- 123.8 from offensive production and 118.9 from defensive production -- in 22 years in the NHL, how could Borque not be among the greatest of the modern era?

By the numbers (and otherwise), he is the greatest defenseman ever, and one of the most durable players the NHL has ever seen. Borque played in 1,612 games for only two teams from the age of 19 all the way to 40. He spent 20-plus seasons with the Boston Bruins, while he joined the Avalanche at the very end of his NHL life.

The 1983-84 season played host to Borque's best single season, as he posted 14.5 point shares to go with 31 goals and 96 total points. Despite that, the Bruins failed to make it beyond the first round in the playoffs.

In other years, Borque found more postseason success and regular season notoriety. In 2001 with Colorado, Borque won the Stanley Cup. Prior to 2001, Borque made 19 All-Star teams and won five Norris trophies. He even added a Rookie of the Year and humanitarian of the year award. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.