Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet with perfect ratings.

Speaking of ratings, we’ve all got them. Really, they’re just opinions stacked on top of other opinions. And when it comes to the topic of the Vancouver Canucks, we know our readers have them in abundance.

We’ve been working our way through our list of the Top 50 Canucks of All Time this summer, and at the same time, we’ve been reserving this WDYTT space to elicit your further thoughts on the subject.

Last week, we asked about those Canucks who you felt had been overrated over time, and you’ll see the results of that question below. The idea was to start with the negative side of the coin and then flip it over to the positive, and that’s where we’re at today.

Every year, the Canucks hand out an award for their seasonal “Unsung Hero,” which is a bit analogous to “Most Underrated.” But we’re not talking about a single season here. We’re talking all time!

Which Canuck has been the most unsung over the years?

Who has been most overlooked by your fellow fans?

Who did more in Vancouver than they ever got credit for?

There’s a few different ways to ask, but the results are the same.

This week, we’re asking:

Let it be known in the comment section.

You answered below!

Ryan Kesler.

Most disliked or most overrated?…Mark Messier to both.

While I like the player and person, I think Luongo was over rated. Never came through in the playoffs. Even for the gold medal game, every shot on him was nerve-wracking.

Nothing against the guy but all in all Kevin Bieksa was very over rated. Mainly I bring this up because of a CA piece earlier this year that had him as one of the team’s all time top-four defensemen. He was probably in the top ten all time, but certainly not top four.

I appreciated the toughness, leadership, and tenacity that he brought to the team, but his flaws were that he would often get exposed defensively. Also, it was obvious at times that he would target certain players for scraps when the opportunity favored him, I don’t blame him for this, no one wants to lose a fight, but maybe he wasn’t quite as tough as he seemed at times.

He chipped in on offense and topped 40 points a few seasons but that was mostly in part due to the teams that he played on back in the day. He was and still is very good at self promotion and a very likable guy so I think that many fans and media elevated his status because of that.

Just want to restate that I love Kevin Bieksa but he was really just a scrappy mid-tier defender playing on an excellent team.

For the sake of conversation, I am going to throw up a name of a guy who I actually considered one of my favorites, even if his departure was a bit testy: Bo Horvat. The guy worked really hard to rise up to a top-six forward, and by focusing on his skating became a solid offensive contributor and 30-goal scorer. One could even call him vastly underrated on draft day. BUT, once he arrived on the scene Horvat was always touted as a two-way player eventually; good for 60 points, but praised higher than that for his defensive ability. In reality, he is pretty good at faceoffs but has never been an especially good matchup C or penalty killer, and his possession stats are always middle of the road. Yes, part of that is the tougher matchups, but he is not the second coming of Patrice Bergeron.

Again, it pains me to say it because I really liked the player, but I still think it’s accurate.

Alex Burrows. Offensively carried by the twins; he was a good rat, but that’s the point. Some of the things he did and said were awfully low. Put it this way, if he wasn’t our rat, Canucks fans would despise him as much as the other teams’ fans.

(Dis) honourable mention to Max Lapierre. That guy created more problems than he solved in his short time.

Anson Carter is my pick. Although only one season with the team, he just kinda vanished shortly after cashing in on his highest goal-total year, playing alongside the Sedins…

EP40 hands down, able to get multi-point against the Sharks, Ducks, Blackhawks, Flames, but generally shutout when playing competitive teams. He is light and has no bite.

I don’t know why, but the first name that popped into my head was Mats Sundin. We obviously got him at the tail-end of his career but I never was thrilled when he came here. Good career with the Laffs, but it was a waste here, at least to me. I’m sure plenty agree on here, too.

Donald Brashear and Mark “the floater” Messier.

Jovo and Hamhuis. Bieksa carried Hamhuis.

Messier. Was supposed to bring the Cup, just brough chaos.

Honorable mention goes out to Felix Potvin and Mats Sundin.

Quinn Hughes.

It’s hard to pick overrated players because someone always says “I always thought that dude was terrible,” but three come to mind as major disappointments at least:

Loui Eriksson, OEL, and Michael Grabner.

For me, Anson Carter overrated himself.

Point-wise he did have some good seasons with the Bruins and Oilers, but after a career high 33 goals, playing with the Sedins on the “Brothers Line,” it all went to his head, and he thought he was a star and should be paid like it. Canucks did not re-sign him and the most he scored after that was 10 and his career soon fizzled.

A lot of fans consider Pavel Bure the greatest player in Vancouver Canucks history. His 110 points in 1992/93 was his highest career total and is still the second-highest single season points total in Vancouver Canucks history. Fun fact: Pavel Bure finished only 13th in league scoring in his highest scoring season, 1992/93. Another fun fact: Pavel Bure finished only one point ahead of offensive juggernaut(?) Rick Tocchet in 1992/93…

For the record, Mark Messier was an absolute beast in his playing days, won six Stanley Cups and was a Hall of Famer in his first year of eligibility for a reason – hands down, one of the best to ever play the game of hockey in both the WHL (the original league) and the NHL of professional hockey.

However, the question asks who’s the most overrated Canuck ever. Period. Enter Mark Messier. Hands down the most overrated Canuck of all time after being deemed the saviour of the Canucks in bringing the first championship to Vancouver. The chaos that followed Messier’s signing (taking the captaincy away from one of the most beloved Canucks of all time was just one of the dumpster fires that season; Messier was directly connected to that one) is well documented and he himself even dedicated a full chapter in his book titled ‘Vancouver’ where he speaks to this. He’s a class act and made some mistakes, BUT he’s the most overrated Canuck ever!!

I’m not sure there’s another Canuck signing that brought sooooo much hope, but delivered very few results…

Comparing the accolades he received with his actual performance, I’d have to say Roberto Luongo is the most overrated Canuck of all time. Often cited as the best (or one of the best) goalies in the NHL during his time as a Canuck, I found for every great save he made he would let in an soft goal. His performance in the playoffs was disappointing and nerve-wracking. For Canada in the 2010 Olympics, I was nervous every time an opponent shot a puck as his net. Having said all that, he was a very good goalie for the Canucks for a long time and was treated badly by the team at the end. Toward the end, the GM and coach came around to my way of thinking. They preferred Schneider and then Lack for the outdoor game. I do not blame Lou for wanting out.

Honourable mention: Kevin Bieksa. I liked him as a player (particularly his toughness and dogged style) and like him as a broadcaster, but he doesn’t make my team of all-time Canuck defencemen. Hughes is better than him. Salo, Ohlund, Edler, Lumme, Tanev and Hamhuis were better D. Consider also: Jeff Brown, Willie Mitchell, Christian Ehrhof, Dave Babych, Doug Lidster, Dennis Kearns, and Ed Jovanovski.

I’d say Jovocop. A couple of decent seasons here and there, but for a #1 overall pick (albeit not ours) he just never put it all together.