Every NHL player's case analyzed
A lot of people probably think Ziggy Palffy doesn’t have a case in hell for Hall of Fame. Well, we beg top differ.
In our latest episode, hear us make a case for Palffy’s induction, based upon the standards set by previous inductees.
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Continue reading “Does Ziggy Palffy Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Sprague Cleghorn has one of the all time great hockey names. But was he good enough to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
In this episode, we talk about Sprague and where he ranks among the old timer D of his era. Listen here:
Continue reading “Sprague Cleghorn”Chris Pronger was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame even while under contract to an NHL team. What was the rush inducting while he was still technically active? Was he really that good.
In this episode we discuss Pronger’s career and his HOF case.
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Sergei Zubov was one of the best defencemen in the NHL for nearly two decades yet, when he recorded this episode, he was not yet in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Why did it take so long? Was it because he’s Russian? Was it because he played most of his career in Dallas and wasn’t watched enough?
In this episode, we marveled at how Zubov was not in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Of course, since then the Hall of Fame corrected their mistake. Still, it’s a fun episode.
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Continue reading “Does Sergei Zubov Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Sergei Fedorov had a couple great seasons and a very long career. Yet he was inducted very quickly, as if he was a no-doubter. Did Fedorov deserve that treatment?
Listen to us discuss Fedorov’s case here:
Continue reading “Does Sergei Fedorov Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Marian Hossa combined long-term offensive productivity with defensive dominance on the wing, does he belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
He has the career numbers given when he played but he never dominated offensively and he was never awarded the Selke.
Listen to us discuss Hossa’s case here:
Continue reading “Does Marian Hossa Belong the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Eddie Gerard won a bunch of Stanley Cups. And by one metric he might have been the best defenceman in the early NHL.
Was he? Does he deserve to the be in the Hockey Hall of Fame? We discuss his case on our latest episode.
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Continue reading “Does Eddie Gerard Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Phil Housley has some of the most impressive career offensive totals of any NHL defenceman, especially an American.
He is also -53 for his career.
Should the Hall of Fame inducted a player who appears, on first glance, to have not been very good in his own end?
We discuss in our latest episode. Listen here:
Continue reading “Does Phil Housley Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”We doubt Sergei Gonchar is a name many would have considered for induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
But he had a rather great career despite his lack of accolades.
In our latest episode, we debate whether or not Sergei Gonchar deserves to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Continue reading “Does Sergei Gonchar Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Of all the players to be featured on The Back Check so far, Jack Walker has, by far, the least impressive stats we’ve seen. So why the hell is in the Hall of Fame?
Listen here to hear if we can figure it out:
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