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Just a couple of quick corrections:
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There were three dynasties in the 70's and 80's - the Canadians, the Islanders and the Oilers. The Habs have 8 Hall of Famers, the Islanders 5 and the Oilers 7. That seems about right to me, although I think you could argue the Islanders deserve more. The Habs had Dryden, Lapointe, Savard, Robinson, Lemaire, Shutt, Lafleur and Gainey. Not certain how any of them are not HOFers plus the fact that Lapointe, Savard and Lemaire were elite players before the 4 Cups in a row. The Islanders had Smith, Potvin, Trottier, Bossy, Gillies. The only other two who might merit consideration would be Ken Morrow and Butch Goring. The Oilers had Fuhr, Coffey, Lowe, Gretzky, Messier, Kurri and Anderson for 7. Seems about right to me. Good point about Craig Ramsey. My family had season tickets to the Sabres in the 1970's and while I was not a Sabres fan I enjoyed watching Ramsey and Luce on the ice. I have never thought of him as a Hall of Famer but I never saw Carbonneau as one either. |
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Joe Nieuwendyk. Another compiler that never led in any category. Gillies and Anderson greatly benefitted from their surrounding talent. They're questionable at best.
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I wouldn't have put any of these guys in:
Guy Lapointe Bill Barber Steve Shutt Clark Gillies Guy Carbonneau Cam Neely On the fence about Vaclav Nedomansky. Last edited by shagrotn77; 12-12-2020 at 08:09 AM. |
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- selected 4th overall in 1972. - scored over 800 points in 930 regular-season games. - first left winger to score 60 goals in a season, and third highest season total for any left winger in history - even Bobby Hull never secured 60 goals in an NHL season. - 15th all-time for career goals scored by a left winger. - three-time All-Star with five Stanley Cup championships. Additionally, he was noted for an exceptionally accurate and HARD shot. Don Cherry once said that "Gerry Cheevers was actually in terror of this guy". Billy Smith went further, stating "He had a great shot. Unbelievable shot. He’d come across the blue line and he could tee it up better than anybody. And he was accurate, which is scary for someone with a slap shot" Noted hockey author and historian Brian McFarlane also mentioned that Shutt had the fastest set of hands around the net during his time in the NHL, with an ability to corral the puck with his skates as well as protect it with his body and stick. (taken from online) Bottom line, there are only six positions, and regarding offensive output, Shutt is ranked 15th for his position all-time. Do the math.... that would mean he ranks comparatively with the top 90 players or so that have ever played the game. |
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I had to check if these were actually HOFers. Definitely remove Barber, Gillies & Lapointe. Only reason any of them are there is because they played on good teams.
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Clark Gillies was a force for the Islanders championship teams and his presence was ALWAYS felt when he was on the ice. Last edited by Chuck9788; 12-16-2020 at 11:55 AM. |
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Makes me wonder what a healthy Cam Neely would have done on that Islanders team. His stats over the 10 years he played were good (3x50 goal seasons). But, Vancouver and Boston weren't nearly the powerhouse the Islanders or Oilers were.
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Bruins were a powerhouse when Neely was there.
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Honestly, the player that I am surprised there isn't more of a groundswell of support is the "original" JT: John Tonelli. Interestingly enough, I've run into him several times under random circumstances over there years. First time, he and I were shooting pool at an empty bar in Midtown in the mid 90s. I drunkenly got him to call my dad from a payphone in the middle of the night to say hi. To this day, my father has no recollection of this event. I ran into him at Tiffany and Company in Manhasset in the early 2000s. I brought up the phone call and we BS'd a bit. Then, I ran into at the ground breaking for Belmont. He had just finished up his meet and greet and I bumped into him with my two little kids. As he left, I said, "John, you were 7 points away from 1000 for your career!" and he cut me off and said, "My son tells me this all the time...." and then proceeded to tell me he should have hung around for those 7 points. He was an extremely important part of that Isles team. I wonder if the Flames won in 86 or if he was on that 89 team if he would have gotten some more consideration. He's another formidable player. As Gillies was the toughest player in the league for the better part of late 70s and 80s, Tonelli was the best corner man in the league for over a decade. It is easy to talk to former Isles here on the Island, but I'd really like to talk to Flames, Kings and Aeros fans. He's closer than you'd think, too. |
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No offense, but there's a lot of reminiscing and "homer" justification with many of these arguments. Sure, the names in question were extremely valuable to their teams and contributed to their success. Counting numbers are generally the key for most players, unless they're strongly disliked by the hockey writers.
Honestly, I could probably have put 60 points up each year if I found myself on the top six of those Isles, Habs, or Oilers teams. I agree with the statement about having Orr in the same space as Gillies. But every other sport has the same challenge. Their Halls of Fame have a fair number of Hall of Very Goods in them.
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The Hockey Hall of Fame is likely the most random of all of the Hall of Fames. All sorts of different variables.
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The one big difference and why I think the Habs are deserving of all of their Hall of Famers (and I am a Bruins fan) is that the Canadiens were dominant in the regular season and the play-offs. The Islanders moreso in the play-offs. The Canadiens lead the league in goals for and goals against. They are deserving of all of the accolades they get. I always used to wonder when the Oilers would have 7 or 8 all-stars every year. Fuhr was the best goalie in the league, Gregg and Lowe elite defensive defensemen yet the Oilers always led the league in goals scored but despite having an elite goaltender and awesome defensemen they were never good in goals allowed. The Canadiens on the other hand had the best goalie, the best defense, and the best forwards and it shows in the statistics. |
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Reached out to Larry Brooks (NY Post) and Howie Rose (WFAN) and both said a strong “no” to Walt Tkaczuk. As for Tonelli, they both agreed “Hall of Very Good” and Brooks went on to state Goring obviously better than Carbonneau but brought up Brent Sutter as a player worth considering.
The comparison was should Orr be in the same Hall as Carbonneau, not Orr / Gillies. Gillies, when compared to others that are in, measures up nicely. Brooks was a firm no on Ramsay, too. |
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Was Coffey that great defensively? Gregg, yes, Lowe, one of my favs, but Coffey wasn’t Potvin defensively.
As for being a Bruins fan, you had to listen to that idiot Milbury name names and call out Stan Jonathan for the “too many men on the ice” penalty. No other player on that team said a word about Jonathan. No one mentioned his name I. The press. But that a.h. Milbury? What a POS. But I digress. |
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Coffey was an amazing skater and offensive talent. His defense was generally regarded as below average. However, people like to find weaknesses in someone so prolific offensively. Coffey gained a lot of publicity for his one defensive play in the 1984 Canada Cup when he broke up a Soviet 2 on 1 that led to a winning goal. Quote:
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Its too bad there isn't a spot for great defensive blueliners in the Hall.
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The bias people have for teams and players they like definitely clouds logic and even basic common sense. And no manager that has ever lived would select Goring over Gainey.... Never. What's next? Huddy over Coffey?? ** I should add that I think Goring was an excellent player who greatly contributed to the Islanders and is well deserving of praise. I just think Gainey is a better player. His selection as one of the NHL's 100 Greatest I believe supports that. https://www.si.com/hockey/news/the-t...hrowback-style https://icehockey.fandom.com/wiki/Li...he_Hockey_News Last edited by Huysmans; 12-13-2020 at 09:29 AM. |
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I would put Goring's Helmet in the Hall of Fame. Maybe in an evolution of the Hockey Helmet exhibit.
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