Does Martin St Louis Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Martin St. Louis will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame in October. Yet there are people who strongly believe he either doesn’t belong or that he should have “wait.” (Why someone should have to wait, we don’t know.)

In our latest episode, we talk about how open and shut St. Louis’ Hall of Fame inclusion case truly is even though one of us doesn’t personally like the guy for no particular reason.

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Martin St. Louis’ Career:

• NHL: 1998-2015; 16 seasons, 15 quality
• Totals:
  • 391G,
  • 642A for
  • 1033P,
  • +37 in
  • 1134 games; 20:23 ATOI;
  • 114.8 PS
• Draft class: Undrafted; among all undrafted NHL skaters since the NHL expanded in 1968, St Louis is
  • 10th in Goals
  • 31st in GPG
  • 6th in Assists
  • 22nd in APG
  • 8th in Points
  • 18th in PPG
  • 111th in Plus/Minus
  • 6th in Offensive Point Shares
  • 5th in Point Shares
  • 7th in Games Played
• Era: Of the 43 players to play in at least 1,000 games between 1998 and 2015, St. Louis is
  • 6th in Goals, APG and OPS
  • 9th in GPG and Point Shares
  • 3rd in Assists
  • 4th in Points
  • 5th in PPG
  • 20th in Plus/Minus
• 82-game average: 28G, 47A for 75P, +3
• 3-year peak (2010-13): 82-game average of 29G, 65A for 93P, -1
• Possession (since 2007-08):
  • 49.3% Corsi For
  • -0.7% Relative Corsi For
  • 49.3% Fenwick For
  • -1% Relative Fenwick For
• Playoffs:
  • 42G,
  • 48A for
  • 90P,
  • +1 in
  • 107 games
  • Era: Of the 135 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1998 and 2015,
    • 11th in playoff Goals
    • 9th in playoff GPG
    • 30th in playoff Assists
    • 28th in playoff APG
    • 21st in playoff Points
    • 12th in playoff PPG
    • 86th in Plus/Minus
• Adjusted:
  • Hockey-Reference:
    • 445G, 721A for 1166P
    • Adjusted 82-game average: 32G, 52A for 84P
    • Adjusted Per Game: St. Louis is not in the Top 25 in any Adjusted PG category
  • VsX:
    • 440G
    • 765A
    • 1,083P
    • St. Louis is not in the Top 25 of any VsX Adjusted Per Game leader-boards
• Never traded.

Martin St. Louis’ Accomplishments:

• Hart (‘04)
• Top 5 in Hart voting one other time
• Ted Lindsay (‘04)
• Top 5 in Selke voting once
• Art Ross twice (‘04, ‘13)
• Byng three times (‘10, ‘11, ‘13)
• Back Check MVP (’04)
• Top Player:
  • Top 5 Player (by Point Shares) once (‘04)
  • Best Offensive Player (by OPS) once (‘04),
  • Top 5 twice (‘11),
  • Top 10 four times (‘07, ‘13)
• Goals:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in Goals twice
  • GPG leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in GPG once,
    • Top 10 twice
  • Single-season totals:
    • 40 goals once,
    • 35 goals twice,
    • 30 goals seven times,
    • 25 goals ten times,
    • 20 goals eleven times
• Assists:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Led the league in Assists twice,
    • Top 5 four times,
    • Top 10 six times
  • APG leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in APG twice,
    • Top 10 five times
  • Single-season totals:
    • 60 assists twice (1 of only 8 RWs ever),
    • 50 assists six times (1 of only 7 RWs),
    • 40 assists eight times
• Points:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Led the league in Points twice,
    • Top 5 four times,
    • Top 10 five times
  • PPG leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in PPG three times,
    • Top 10 six times
  • Single-season totals:
    • 100 points once,
    • 90 points four times,
    • 80 points six times,
    • 70 points eight times,
    • 60 points eleven times,
    • 50 points twelve times
• Led the league in Plus/Minus once
• All Stars:
  • 1st Team All Star once,
  • 2nd All Star Team four times
  • 6 All Star Game Appearances
  • Three Stars:
    • Weekly 1st Star twice
    • Weekly 3rd Star once.
• VsX:
  • Best 7 Seasons:
    • Goals: 120th All Time
    • Assists: 31st All Time
    • Points: 30th All Time
  • Best 10 Seasons:
    • Goals: 96th All Time
    • Assists: 30th All Time
    • Points: 29th All Time

Martin St. Louis’ Great Teams:

• NHL:
  • Best Skater? on one Final Four (‘11 Lightning),
  • Top 3 Forward (led playoffs in assists) on one Champion (‘04 Lightning) and one Runner Up (‘14 Rangers),
  • Top 6 Forward on one Final Four (‘15 Rangers)
• Olympics:
  • Role Player (by points) on one Olympic Champion (‘14 Canada)
• World Cup:
  • Top 6 Forward (by points) on one World Cup Champion (‘04 Canada)
• World Championships:
  • Media All Star (led tournament in points) on one World Champion Runner Up (‘09 Canada),
  • Top 6 Forward (by points) on one World Champion Runner Up (‘08 Canada)