Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?
Every NHL player's case analyzed
Woody Dumart was a member of the famed Kraut Line. He won 2 Stanley Cups as a member of the Bruins.
But that’s basically it. He had one very good offensive season and the only reason he may have been inducted is he played a very long time.
Why is Woody Dumart in the Hockey Hall of Fame? We discuss here:
Continue reading “Why is Woody Dumart in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Billy Smith’s playoff accomplishments are legendary.
But are his stats good enough for him to be discussed among the greatest NHL goalies ever?
Listen to us discuss Billy Smith’s Hockey Hall of Fame case and where he ranks all time:
5 Cups, scored 60 goals, Steve Shutt probably belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame, right?
Well, Shutt probably wasn’t as good as you remember: not a point-per-game player and all his best years came playing with Guy Lafleur.
So, does Steve Shutt actually belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Listen here:
Continue reading “Does Steve Shutt Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Is Guy Lapointe one of the greatest defencemen of all time?
He never won a Norris, but his career partially overlapped with Bobby Orr’s. And he won 6 Stanley Cups and a Canada Cup.
So where does he rank all time?
Listen to us discuss Guy Lapointe here:
Continue reading “Is Guy Lapointe one of the Geastest Defencemen of All Time?”There are few more controversial inductees than New York Rangers centre Edgar Laprade.
If you don’t know about the controversy, it’s because Laprade was inducted in the early 1990s, before internet hockey Hall of Fame discussion really took off.
But, make no mistake, Laprade’s case is slight. (To put it mildly.) We really don’t know why he’s in.
If you know, please comment below.
And listen to us try to figure out why Laprade is in the Hockey Hall of Fame here:
Continue reading “Why is Edgar Laprade in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”
Lionel Conacher was one of the best defenders of his era.
But that’s not what impresses when you look back at his career. Rather, it’s his incredible versatility.
Listen to us talk about the greatest Canadian athlete of the first half of the 20th century here:
Continue reading “Is Lionel Conacher Canada’s Greatest Athlete of All Time?”Harry Watson won five Cups. And, uh, he was on some leader-boards when he retired in 1957. And, um, he was a pretty good scorer a couple of times.
This, it appears, was enough to get him inducted into the Hall of Fame nearly 40 years after he retired.
Listen to us discuss Harry Watson’s Hockey Hall of Fame case here:
Continue reading “Why is Harry Watson in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Larry Robinson is the All Time Leader in Plus Minus and has a pretty remarkable career.
Yet sometimes he feels a bit forgotten, surrounded as he was by Hall of Fame Teammates on the Greatest Hockey Team of All Time.
Where does he rank among the All Time Greats? Does he even make your list?
Listen to us talk about Larry Robinson here:
Continue reading “Is Larry Robinson one of the Greatest Defencemen of All Time?”
Borje Salming was arguably the first European-trained (as opposed to European-born) NHL star. And for 6 years in a row he made the end of season All Star Team (though usually as a 2nd Team All Star).
But what about his lack of team success?
Does Salming still belong in the Hall of Fame? Listen to us discuss his case here:
Continue reading “Does Borje Salming Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Bryan Trottier won six Cups, a Hart, an Art Ross, a Conn Smythe (and should have won a second) and was among the all time leading scorers in NHL history when he retired.
Really the only blemish on his career is that adjustments for era hurt him a little bit.
So it’s obvious he belongs in the Hall of Fame and the question really is, where does he rank all time among NHL centres?
Listen to us talk about Trottier here:
Continue reading “Does Bryan Trottier Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”
