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Hall Of Fame Class Of 2009
by PuckStopsHere on 05/18/09 at 12:32 AM ET
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Since the Hall of Fame inductees for the year are announced quickly following the Stanley Cup playoffs, I like to discuss the probable inductees at some point during the playoffs. Today is as good a day as any.
There are five players who are first time Hall of Fame eligible who I think should one day be inducted. In order of the strength of their Hall of Fame credentials they are: Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Brian Leetch, Luc Robitaille and Dave Andreychuk. Since a maximum of four players can be inducted in any given season, it is clear that at least one of those five will get overlooked this year. Dave Andreychuk is the likely candidate.
Are there any other candidates who are more worthy of induction than the remaining four first year candidates? An argument can be made that Doug Gilmour is a better candidate than Luc Robitaille, but it isn’t a particularly strong argument in either direction.
My guess is that the Hall of Fame will open its door to the maximum four players this year. All four will be first year candidates in Yzerman, Hull, Leetch and Robitaille. That is what I would be pushing for if I was a member of the Hall of Fame Committee.
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Luc can wait a few years—he was never as good as his numbers, and has been involved with unsavory characters in recent times. Avoid potential scandal; let him wait until the smoke clears, then put him in later with Bettman and Phil Anschutz.
Posted by Bill from St. Albans, VT on 05/18/09 at 03:24 AM ET
would be nice for hull, yzerman and luc to get in the same year since they were teammates in that legendary 2001-2002 championship team. And if the red wings repeat this year it would make it even more special.
Posted by luis julian from st. croix u.s. virgin islands on 05/26/09 at 04:23 PM ET
What’s that, Bill? Luc can “wait a few years” because he wasn’t “as good as his numbers,” huh? Does that even make sense to you? I appreciate the effort--it must be hard to type while wearing a straitjacket.
Posted by Frank W. from LA, CA on 06/22/09 at 03:12 AM ET
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Agreed on all counts
Posted by Red_Hugh from Ann Arbor on 05/18/09 at 01:13 AM ET