That was it, amazing player. But then I was mad about how he left and stuck with the team.
Kariya was just reaching his peak when he got taken out by Gary Suter, vicious crosscheck in the jaw well after he had scored. Really was right up there in the conversation for best player in the world in that late 90s period where there wasn't a clear #1, but he just wasn't the same after that incident. Still productive but way more of a perimeter player.