Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?

Nicklas Backstrom

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NHL: 1929-38; 9 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
77G, 98A for 175P in 349 games; 20.5 PS
Era: Cook does not make it into the Top 25 for any category[2. When Cook is compared to the 61 players who played in at least 300 games between 1929 and 1938]
82-game average: 18G, 23A for 41P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-gam average of 14G, 14A for 28P
Playoffs: 2G, 4A for 6P in 24 games
Adjusted: 133G, 260A for 393P
Adjusted 82-game average: 31G, 61A for 92P
Traded out of the league once and waived once, both near the end of his career.

NHL: 1925-33; 8 seasons, 4 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
87G, 41A for 128P in 317 games (23rd); 24.3 PS
Era: Milks is 17th in Goals, 15th in GPG, 20th in Points, 21st in PPG, 19th in OPS and in Games, and 24th in PS[2. Of the 33 players who played in at least 300 games between 1925 and 1933]
82-game average: 22G, 11A for 33P
3-year peak (1925-28): 44-game average of 17G, 5A for 22P
Playoffs: 0P in 11 games
Adjusted: 166G, 191A for 357P
Adjusted 82-game average: 43G, 49A for 92P
Never traded.

NHL: 1930-40; 10 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
62G, 176A (10th All Time at his retirement) for 238A for 438 games; 21.4 PS
At his retirement, Chapman was 3rd All Time in APG[2. Minium 300 games]
Era: Chapman is 18th in Goals, GPG and PS, 2nd in Assists, 1st in APG, 14th in Points and PPG, 16th in OPS, and 13th in Games[3. Of the 20 players to play in at least 400 games between 1930 and 1940]
82-game average: 11G, 33A for 44P
3-year peak (1934-37): 48-game average of 9G, 29A for 39P
Playoffs: 1G, 5A for 6P in 26 games
Adjusted: 106G, 389A for 495P
Adjusted 82-game average: 20G, 73A for 93P
Traded once in his prime, left unprotected at the beginning of his career.

NHL: 1940-43; 1945-54; 12 seasons, 11 quality
Totals:
- 245G (7th All Time at his retirement),
- 299A (5th) for
- 544P (5th) in
- 646 games (14th),
- 56.6 PS
- At his retirement, Bentley was 19th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his retirement, Bentley was
- 10th All time in GPG, and
- 9th in APG and GPG
Era: Of the 10 players to play in at least 600 games between 1940 and 1954, Bentley is
- 3rd in Goals, GPG and Points,
- 2nd in Assists and APG,
- 4th in PPG and OPS,
- 6th in PS and
- 5th in Games
82-game average: 31G, 38A for 69P
3-year peak (1942-47): 50-game average of 28G, 38A for 67P
Playoffs: 18G, 27A for 45P in 51 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey Reference:
  - 298G, 436A for 734P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 55A for 93P
  - Per Game: Not in the Top 25
  - VsX:
    - 417G
    - 622A
    - 876P
    - Per Game:
      - 23rd All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
      - 23rd All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG
Trades:
- Traded at 27 with Cy Thomas (21) to Toronto for Gus Bodnar (24), Bud Poile (23), Gaye Stewart (24), Ernie Dickens (26) and Bob Goldham (25) – our 31st worst Maple Leafs Trade of All Time, sort of
- Traded at 33 for cash

NHL: 1939-43, 1945-8; 7 seasons, 6 quality (by modern standards of PPG)
Totals:
- 87G,
- 180A for
- 267P in
- 323 games;
- 23.0 PS
Per Game: Taylor didn’t score enough to make these leader-boards. However, at his banning, among players who played at least 300 games, Taylor was
- 6th All Time in APG and
- 12th in PPG
Era: Of the 30 players to play in at least 300 games between 1939 and 1948, Taylor is
- 16th in Goals,
- 15th in GPG,
- 8th in Assists,
- 6th in APG,
- 11th in Points,
- 10th in PPG,
- 14th in OPS,
- 20th in PS and Games Played
82-game average: 22G, 46A for 68P
3-year peak (1942-47): 50-game average of 19G, 33A for 52P
Playoffs: 6G, 18A for 24P in 33 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 106G,
  - 263A for
  - 369P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 27G, 67A for 94P
- VsX: Doesn’t qualify for the adjustement
Trades:
- Traded at 27 to Detroit for Harry Watson (23) – our 15th Greatest Maple Leafs Trade of All Time
- Traded at 28 to Boston for Bep Guiidolin (21)
- Traded at 28 to the Rangers with Future Considerations (Pentti Lund and Ray Manson) for Grant Warwick (26)

NHL: 1928-39; 11 seasons, 6 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
121G, 113A for 234P in 446P; 31.2 PS
Era: Trottier is 14th in Goals, 13th in GPG, 16th in Assists and APG, 16th in Points, 15th in PPG, 16th in Offensive Point Shares, 19th in Point Shares and 23rd in Games[2. Of the 23 players to play at least 400 games between 1928 and 1939]
82-game average: 22G, 21A for 43P
3-year peak (1931-34): 48-game average of 17G, 17A for 34P
Playoffs: 4G, 3A for 7P in 31 games
Adjusted: 210G, 303A for 513P
Adjusted 82-game average: 39G, 56A for 94P
Traded twice at the end of his career.

NHL: 1917-23; 6 seasons, 4 quality[1.By Defensive Point Shares]
33G (24th All Time at his retirement), 19A (23rd) for 52P (24th) in 106 games; 10.5 PS (19th)
At his retirement, Mummery was 23rd All Time in GPG, APG and PPG[2. Minimum 82 games, 24 qualifying players]
At his retirement, Mummery was 8th All Time in Defensive Point Shares and 25th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
82-game average: 25G, 15A for 40P; 8.1 PS
3-year peak (1919-22): 24-game average of 10G, 6A for 15P
NHL Playoffs: 1G, 1A for 2P in 2 games
Adjusted: 41G, 81A for 122P
Adjusted 82-game average: 32G, 63A for 94P
Dominance Quotient: Never led a team
Traded twice in his prime and traded out of the NHL at the end of his career.[3. Also, Mummery was the largest player (by weight) and he holds the record for most games as a Goaltender by a skater]

NHL: 1930-40; 10 seasons, 6 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
68G, 136A (24th All Time at his retirement) for 204P in 360 games; 21.6 PS
At his retirement, Romnes was 6th All Time in APG and 25th in PPG[2. Minimum 300 games]
Era: Romnes is 14th in Assists, 5th in APG, 24th in Points and 17th in PPG[3. Of all the players to play at least 360 games between 1930 and 1940]
82-game average: 16G, 31A for 47P
3-year peak (1935-38): 48-game average of 10G, 24A for 35P
Playoffs: 7G, 18A for 25P in 43 games
Adjusted: 117G, 301A for 418P
Adjusted 82-game average: 27G, 69A for 95P
Traded thrice at the end of his career, including getting traded out of the NHL.

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