Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?
Every NHL player's case analyzed
In journeyman career that saw him play for way too many teams, Mathieu Schneider amassed enough points to make him one of the top 25 offensive defensmen in NHL history (if you go by totals, not per game). That surprised us.
But Schneider has few individual accolades and not a lot of team success.
So does he belong in the Hall of Fame?
We discuss it on our latest episode. Listen here:
Continue reading “Does Mathieu Schneider Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”A friend of ours used to claim that Doug Gilmour didn’t belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame because he had “one good year.” This friend used to compare Gilmour’s stats to Kirk Muller’s, apparently because he didn’t know he could look them up on the internet.
Gilmour was only rarely a star offensively but was one of the elite defensive forwards of his era, receiving numerous Selke nominations. In this episode, we discuss whether he should have been inducted and where he ranks among the great players of his era.
Listen here:
Continue reading “Does Doug Gilmour Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Alex Mogilny had one of the best goal-scoring seasons in the history of the NHL and one other pretty dominant season. But the knock on him was his consistency, as he had very mediocre years in between his good years.
Mogilny is also notable for being one of the last USSR players to defect to the States, and having never played internationally for Russia once he did so.
In this episode, we discuss his convoluted case for induction:
Here are his stats:
Continue reading “Does Alexander Mogilny Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Mats Sundin was inducted into the Hall of Fame very quickly. But there’s controversy over his induction because, unlike many Hall of Famers, Sundin’s case is one built on a consistency argument, not a “peak” or greatness argument.
We talk about Sundin’s case here:
Continue reading “Does Mats Sundin belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”By offensive numbers alone, it sure looks like there’s no much of a case for Vincent Damphousse to be included in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
However, some of us remember him as being particularly reliable defensively.
Was he? Did he do enough on that end? Have we forgotten how good he was because he never won the Selke, or are we mis-remembering?
Listen here:
Continue reading “Does Vincent Damphousse Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Frank Nighbor was awarded the first ever Hart Trophy for the NHL’s Most Valuable Player. He must have been pretty good.
But did he deserve that trophy? How good was he really?
Listen to us discuss Frank Nighbor:
Continue reading “Frank Nighbor, the First NHL MVP”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?”How great was Eric Lindros really?
Was he all hype or did he live up to some of it? Is the only thing keeping him from the GOAT conversation his concussion history?
Listen to us talk about Lindros here:
Continue reading “Does Eric Lindros Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”One of the more controversial recent inductions was Dave Andreychuk, a player whose case is based nearly entirely on longevity.
Does he belong? Listen here:
Continue reading “Does Dave Andreychuk Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”
