Does Brett Hull Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

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Brett Hull is one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history but he is often accused of being so one-dimensional that he shouldn’t be considered a great player.

In this episode, we discuss his case and whether or not he’s as one-dimensional as many often claim.

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Does Joe Sakic Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Joe Sakic was one of the great centers of his era, dominating during a hard time to score and then scoring consistently for a very long time. The question isn’t whether he belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame, but where he ranks among the greatest centres of all time.

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Does Georges Buck Boucher Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Georges Boucher aka Buck Boucher was among the very best defencemen of the NHL’s first decade and a half. Where does he rank all time?

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Does Harold Punch Broadbent Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

According to some, Punch Broadbent was the original power forward, the first (NHL?) hockey player to combine skill and physicality in a dominant way.

If that’s true, then even without going through is stats he likely has a pretty good case for the Hockey Hall of Fame. But we’ll look at his career anyway.

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Does Chris Pronger Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

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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Does Newsy Lalonde 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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Patrick Kane

Because Kane is active, this post may not be up to date during the season.

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Alexander Ovechkin

Note: Ovechkin is currently active so this post may not reflect the current hockey season.

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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.
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Robert Nels Stewart

Nels Stewart’s Career

  • NHL: 1925-1940; 15 seasons, 13 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
  • Totals:
    • 324G (1st All Time at his retirement),
    • 191A (5th) for
    • 515P (1st) in
    • 650 games (3rd);
    • 96.9 PS (3rd)
    • Stewart was the NHL career goals leader from the 1936-37 season until 1952
    • Stewart was the NHL career points leader from the 1938-39 season until the 1944-45 season
    • At his retirement, Stewart was 2nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Per Game:
    • Stewart is 20th All time in GPG;
    • At his retirement, Stewart was
      • 4th All Time in GPG
      • 1st All Time in PPG (but he was the only qualifying player…)
      • Stewart doesn’t qualify for the APG leader-board, however if the qualifier is set to 500 games played, Stewart waas 10th All Time at his retirement
    • Stewart was the NHL career PPG leader from the 1938-39 season (the first time anyone qualifies for the HR leader boards) to the 1945-46 season
  • Era: Of the 21 players to play in at least 500 games between 1925 and 1950Stewart is
    • 1st in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG, OPS, PS and Games,
    • 4th in Assists, and
    • 8th in APG
  • 82-game average: 41G, 24A for 65P
  • 3-year peak (1929-32): 44 game average of 30G, 14A for 45P
  • Playoffs:
    • 9G (t-24th All Time at his retirement)
    • 12A fo (t-11th)
    • 21P (t-19th) in
    • 50 games (12th)
  • Adjusted:
    • Hockey Reference:
      • 587G (22nd All Time), 583A for 1170P
      • Adjusted 82-game average: an absurd 74G, 74A for 148P
      • Per Game:
        • 4th All Time in Adjusted GPG
        • 1st All Time in Adjusted PPG
        • (Doesn’t qualify for APG)
    • VsX:
      • 592G
      • 568A
      • 1,106P
      • Per Game:
        • 6th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
        • 7th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
  • Trades:
    • Traded at 29 for cash
    • Traded at 30 with Joe Jerwa (29) for cash but traded back at 31 when the agreement fell through
    • Traded at 31 for cash
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