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Does Eddie Gerard Belong in 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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Does Joe Hall Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

In this episode, we discuss whether or not Joe Hall belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame, or is he just there because we contracted the Spanish Flu during the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Does George Owen Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

George Owen’s Career

NHL: 1928-33; 5 seasons, all quality (by Defensive Point Shares)
Totals:
- 44G,
- 33A for
- 77P in
- 183 games
- At his retirement, Owen was 20th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: Doesn’t qualify; however, if the qualifier is set to an absurdly low 164 games, Owen is
- 14th All Time in GPG among D
Era: Of the 23 D who played in at least 164 games (2 modern seasons) between 1928 and 1933, Owen is
- 6th in Goals and GPG
- 12th in Assists
- 9th in APG
- 7th in Points
- 6th in PPG
- 6th in Offensive Point Shares
- 8th in Defensive Point Shares
- 3rd in Point Shares
- 18th in Games Played
82-game average: 20G, 15A for 34P; 32.6 PS
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 12G, 10A for 22P; 7.9 PS
Playoffs:
- 2G,
- 5A for
- 7P in
- 21 Games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 83G, 121A for 204P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 37G, 54A for 91P
  - Per Game: Doesn’t qualify
- VsX: Doesn’t qualify
Trades:
- Having refused to move to Canada and never played in the NHL, his NHL rights were traded when he was almost 28 to the Bruins for Eric Pettinger (24) and Hugh Plaxton (24) – our 21st Worst Leafs Trade ever.

Eddie Shore

Career

NHL: 1926-40; 14 seasons, 11 quality[1. By Defensive Point Shares]
Totals:
- 105G,
- 179A (7th All Time at his retirement) for
- 284P (21st) in
- 550 Games (13th),
- 51.4 PS (4th)
At his retirement, Shore was 21st in GPG, 4th in APG and 12th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games – 25 qualifying players]
At his retirement, Shore was 10th All Time in Offensive Point Shares and 3rd in Defensive Point Shares
Era: Shore is 8th in Goals, GPG and Points, 3rd in Assists, 1st in APG and DPS,[3. Ahead by over 17 DPS] 6th in PPG, 5th in OPS, 2nd in PS and 10th in Games[4. Of the 10 skaters to play in at least 550 games between 1926 and 1940]
82-game average: 16G, 27A for 43P
3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 14G, 15A for 28P
Playoffs: 7G, 12A for 19P in 55 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 196G, 525A for 721P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 29G, 78A for 107P
  - Per game: Shore is 18th All Time in Adjusted PPG if the requirement is set at 500 games
- VsX:
Traded once in the NHL at the end of his career.

Francis King Clancy

King Clancy’s Career

NHL: 1921-37; 16 seasons, 15 quality
Totals:
- 136G (23rd All Time at his retirement),
- 147A (7th) for
- 283P (13th) in
- 592 games (2nd – Clancy was the career leader in Games Played from the 1934-35 season to the next season);
- 104. 3 PS (1st)
Clancy was 10th All Time in GPG, 8th in APG and 10th in PPG at his retirement (if the qualifier is set to 500 games, 15 qualifying players, as Clancy doesn’t qualify for the leaderboards)
At his retirement, Clancy was 1st All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Era: Of the 14 skaters to play in at least 500 games between 1921 and 1937, Clancy is
- 7th in Goals,
- 9th in GPG and PPG,
- 6th in Assists and OPS,
- 8th in APG and Points,
- 1st in DPS and PS,
- 2nd in Games
82-game average: 19G, 21A for 40P
3-year peak (1927-30): 44-game average of 13G, 11A for 24P
Playoffs: 8G, 8A for 16P in 55 games
Adjusted: 247G, 550A for 797P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 76A for 110P
Trades:
- Traded at 27 to the Leafs for Eric Pettinger (26), Art Smith (23) and $35,000 – our 11th Best Maple Leafs Trade of All Time