Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?
Every NHL player's case analyzed
Justin Williams is Mr. Clutch, he has the best Game 7 stats in the history of the sport. He has a Conn Smythe and he as 3 Cups, which is a lot for a 21st century player.
But his regular season stats are paltry. And did he deserve that Conn Smythe?
In this episode, we discuss whether or not Justin Williams belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame:
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Mike Gartner retired with the 5th most Goals of All Time. Yet he was never a star player and is derided in some corners of the internet as a “compiler”, i.e. a guy who was just very good and very healthy.
Does Mike Gartner actually belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Listen to us discuss his case here:
Continue reading “Does Mike Gartner Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Rod Langway won two Norris trophies and finished 2nd in Hart trophy voting to Wayne Gretzk once. He totally belongs, right?
However, Langway is the basically only purely defensive defenseman to win the Norris trophy in the trophy’s history. (Or, if you prefer, he’s the only purely defensive defenseman to win it since Bobby Orr transformed the position.)
Listen to us discuss whether or not he belongs:
Continue reading “Does Rod Langway Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Larry Murphy played forever and won a bunch of Cups. But he never won a Norris and never made a 1st All Starm Team.
Does Larry Murphy Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Listen to us discuss his case here:
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Peter Brondra is one of the best Slovak players of all time and scored 500 goals at a time it was pretty hard to do so. Had the Rocket Richard Trophy existed he would have won it twice.
So, does he belong in the Hall of Fame? Listen to us talk about his case here:
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Today, Stevens is known for his career-altering hits, most of which would be illegal now.
But he actually had a pretty damn impressive career.
In this episode we talk about why Stevens belongs in the Hall of Fame despite his hitting.
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Continue reading “Does Scott Stevens Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”No, Dale Hunter does not belong in the Hall of Fame.
So why did we talk about him? Well, he’s 2nd All Time in Penalties in Minutes, for one thing. And there was a time when that, um, meant something.
Listen to us talk about Dale Hunter:
Continue reading “Does Dale Hunter Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Bernie Morris had one of the greatest Stanley Cup Finals performances in hockey history, scoring 14 of his team’s 23 goals (in 4 games!) in 1917. But he is not in the Hall of Fame.
In this episode, we discuss his career and his case. Listen here:
Continue reading “Does Bernie Morris Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Infamously, Dino Ciccarelli was the sole NHL player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010. Why was he deserving of a year to himself? What makes him so special? Or did the HOF make a mistake?
Listen to us talk about Ciccarelli’s case here:
Ciccarelli’s stats:
Continue reading “Does Dino Ciccarelli Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Adam Oates doesn’t have a Cup or the award recognition some of Hall of Famers have. Should he have been inducted?
We talk about Oates’ case here:
