Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?
Every NHL player's case analyzed
Jeremy Roenick was a dominant offensive player who was one of the few true personalities in a league known for extremely boring players.
Or was he a dominant offensive player? Both of us remember him being dominant but the stats don’t really back it up.
Listen to us discuss Roenick’s case in our latest episode:
Roenick’s stats:
Continue reading “Does Jeremy Roenick Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Until very recently, Doug Weight was one of the Top 5 American passers in the history of the NHL, and he did so while playing his prime in the Dead Puck (Clutch and Grab) era, at one point scoring over 100 points in a season.
We both fondly remember Weight from those classic Oilers-Stars series of the late ’90s and early ’00s. But does he really deserve a spot in the Hall of Fame?
Listen to our discussion here:
Weight’s stats:
Continue reading “Does Doug Weight Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Craig Janney is 14th All Time in Assists Per Game, one of only two players in the Top 15 who are not in the Hall of Fame or still active.
The big knocks against Janney are his minus, the length of his career and his lack of a truly dominant season.
We talk about Janney’s Hockey Hall of Fame case here:
Continue reading “Does Craig Janney Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”By certain metrics – Defensive Point Shares, Point Shares, Plus/Minus – Brian Rafalski was the second best defenceman to play at least 750 games between 1999 and 2011. But if you watched him play, or you look up his Average Time on Ice (ATOI), you know he was never a #1 defenceman.
So, what gives? Was Rafalski so incredible he should have had his own team? Or did he luck out with his defence partners?
Listen to us discuss Rafalski’s case:
Continue reading “Does Brian Rafalski Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Chris Chelios has one of the most impressive resumes of any American defenseman. He might have the most impressive resume.
So the question isn’t so much whether or not he belongs in the Hall of Fame, but where does he rank among the greatest NHL defenders ever.
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Continue reading “Does Chris Chelios Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Gary Suter is one of the top offensive defencemen in the history of the NHL.
However, many of the defenders above Suter on the points list played at exactly the same time so, in context, his impressive offensive numbers don’t look so impressive.
We talk about Suter’s case here:
Continue reading “Does Gary Suter Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Mike Modano never scored more than 93 points in a single season and yet some people regard him as one of the greatest American-born hockey players ever, if not the absolute greatest.
Others look at his offensive output and think he’s horribly overrated.
Which is it? Does he belong or has he been horribly overrated?
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Continue reading “Does Mike Modano 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?”Keith Tkachuk (“TAYchuck” according to Don Cherry) is more notorious for his edge and his sneer than he is for his goal-scoring ability.
Was he good enough to be in the Hall of Fame?
We find out. Listen to us debate his case:
Continue reading “Does Keith Tkachuk Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”
