Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?
Every NHL player's case analyzed
Sergei Makarov was a star in the USSR for a decade before playing in the NHL. In fact, he might have been the best hockey player in the world not in the NHL for much of the 1980s.
But given how much the Hockey Hall of Fame focuses on NHL experience, did he deserve to be inducted?
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Continue reading “Does Sergei Makarov belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Kent Nilsson has the highest APG and PPG of any eligible NHL player not yet in the Hockey Hall of Fame, he is the only eligible player in the Top 10 in APG and PPG not in the Hall.
Why is a player with Top 10 career rate stats not in the Hall of Fame? Does it have to do with how he left the NHL? Does it have to do with his games played and inflated ’80s stats?
Listen to us discuss Kent Nilsson’s Hockey Hall of Fame case:
Continue reading “Does Kent Nilsson Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”How great was Eric Lindros really?
Was he all hype or did he live up to some of it? Is the only thing keeping him from the GOAT conversation his concussion history?
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Continue reading “Does Eric Lindros Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”The question with Newsy isn’t whether or not he belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame but rather, is Newsy Lalonde one of the Greatest of All Time?
Newsy’s dominance of the early NHL is unrivaled but where does he rank all time?
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Continue reading “Does Newsy Lalonde Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”We decided to treat the Sedin twins as one player, because they are a unique phenomenon in the history of hockey.
Did they do enough in their careers to merit induction as great players, rather than just as a novelty?
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Continue reading “Do the Sedin Twins Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Cyclone Taylor didn’t play a game in the NHL, but he was arguably one of the first pro hockey stars, along with Newsy Lalonde and Joe Malone. How does he compare with them?
Does he belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame even though he played the majority of his career in the PCHA?
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Continue reading “Does Cyclone Taylor Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Kariya’s career was marred by injuries but he was inducted relatively quickly after his retirement compared to a lot of players who have played fewer than 1,000 games.
Was that warranted?
Where does Kariya rank in his era?
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Continue reading “Does Paul Kariya Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”In this episode we discuss Didier Pitre, a star of the National Hockey Association (NHA) who played in the NHL only in last mid-late 30s. Does he belong?
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Continue reading “Does Joseph Didier Pitre Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”In this episode, we ask where does Teemu Selanne rank among NHL Right Wings and among Finnish hockey players?
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Continue reading “Does Teemu Selanne Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Though he’s technically still active, we decided there was no way he was going to improve his case if he ever did manage to make an NHL comeback, so we decided to talk about Jarome Iginla’s Hall of Fame case.
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Continue reading “Does Jarome Iginla Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”