Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?
Every NHL player's case analyzed
Herb Gardiner may have been one of the premier defencemen of his era, and was awarded the Hart Trophy as a result.
But how good was he really? Can we even know? How do we evaluate defencemen from the 1920s who didn’t score a lot? Can we trust Hart trophy wins from the past when we know they sometimes awarded them for controversial reasons?
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Continue reading “Does Herb Gardiner Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”If you never watched Eric Desjardins play, you might think this is a stupid question (unless you have a lot of faith in the concept of Defensive Point Shares). But, for a time, Desjardins was one of the best defencemen in the NHL.
Did he do enough to warrant induction into the Hall of Fame? Listen to us talk about Eric Desjardins here:
Continue reading “Does Eric Desjardins 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?
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Continue reading “Does Vincent Damphousse Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Sprague Cleghorn has one of the all time great hockey names. But was he good enough to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
In this episode, we talk about Sprague and where he ranks among the old timer D of his era. Listen here:
Continue reading “Sprague Cleghorn”We doubt Sergei Gonchar is a name many would have considered for induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
But he had a rather great career despite his lack of accolades.
In our latest episode, we debate whether or not Sergei Gonchar deserves to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Continue reading “Does Sergei Gonchar 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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Continue reading “Does Newsy Lalonde Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Pierre Turgeon is our first truly eligible player that we’re considering. And he’s a bit of a litmus test, as he has the most points of any eligible (inactive for 3 years) player not in the Hall of Fame (as well as the most assists). If he belongs, others do to.
But if he doesn’t, maybe he’s a good cut-off point for counting stats.
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Continue reading “Does Pierre Turgeon Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”In this episode we discuss Didier Pitre, a star of the National Hockey Association (NHA) who played in the NHL only in last mid-late 30s. Does he belong?
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Continue reading “Does Joseph Didier Pitre 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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Continue reading “Does Joe Hall Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”In this episode we consider whether or not Mark Recchi should have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. You can listen here:
Continue reading “Does Mark Recchi Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”