Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?
Every NHL player's case analyzed
Obviously he does deserve to be in the Hall of Fame. The question is more, “where does he rank all time among great NHL defencemen?”
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Chris Chelios has one of the most impressive resumes of any American defenseman. He might have the most impressive resume.
So the question isn’t so much whether or not he belongs in the Hall of Fame, but where does he rank among the greatest NHL defenders ever.
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Continue reading “Does Chris Chelios Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Does Brendan Shanahan belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
It’s a silly question about one of the greatest power forwards ever. We still ask it and talk about his case.
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Continue reading “Does Brendan Shanahan Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Mike Modano never scored more than 93 points in a single season and yet some people regard him as one of the greatest American-born hockey players ever, if not the absolute greatest.
Others look at his offensive output and think he’s horribly overrated.
Which is it? Does he belong or has he been horribly overrated?
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Continue reading “Does Mike Modano Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Peter Forsberg combined elite passing with elite defensive ability and elite effort. His offensive rate statistics put him among the very best centres in the history of the NHL. Add to that his defense, and it feels as though he has a case to be considered one of the best centres to ever play the game.
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Continue reading “Does Peter Forsberg Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”If you judge strictly on the basis of Norris Trophy wins, Nicklas Lidstrom is the second best NHL defenseman of all time.
Obviously Norris wins are not the only criteria we should use when evaluating NHL D, so in this episode we look at his entire career and try to figure out where he ranks all time.
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Continue reading “Is Nicklas Lidstrom the 2nd Best Defenseman of All Time?”Pavel Datsyuk was arguably the best two-way forward of his era, able to dominate other teams defensively without taking many penalties, while scoring enough to sometimes rank in the Top 10 in league scoring. He was the NHL’s first “Corsi God,” a player who drove possession so well that, once the NHL started tracking possession numbers, Datsyuk was simply the best player in the league by those metrics.
However, Datsyuk does not have the gaudy offensive numbers of other NHL Hall of Famers, and he was often played as the second best forward on his own team.
So where does Datsyuk rank all time? Listen to us talk about Pavel Datsyuk here:
Continue reading “Does Pavel Datsyuk 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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Continue reading “Does Chris Pronger Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Sergei Fedorov had a couple great seasons and a very long career. Yet he was inducted very quickly, as if he was a no-doubter. Did Fedorov deserve that treatment?
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Continue reading “Does Sergei Fedorov 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?
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