2024 HHOF

[norrisnick]

Next year (2025) will be more interesting because there are more than four easy hall-of-famers among 1st-year eligible players, which doesn't happen that often.

Thornton, Price, Chara, Keith, Getzlaf.

Plus a few others who might have some support.

If Zetterberg had to wait, why is Getzlaf an easy entry?

 

[seventieslord]

I think Getzlaf and Zetterberg should both be easy entries, but one has already been made to wait and the other seems to have generally lukewarm support from the general public and on media speculation lists.

 

[Yozhik v tumane]

I think he's 7th or so in scoring in the past 25 years.

He’s 9th, and 54th in p/gp among forwards with at least 1000 games played over the same span.

If we look at his “serviceable+” career span (excluding his rookie season and the last years mainly spent staying around), 1998-99 through 2017-18, he’s 5th in points and 22nd in p/gp among the 47 forwards who played 1000 games over the same period. Just behind Mike Ribeiro.

 

[The Panther]

Datsyuk is a no-brainer.

Weber, sure, maybe (but is he already eligible?).

Marleau should never be in.

Vernon should never have been put in.

Lowe should never have been put in.

Andreychuk should never have been put in.

I don't respect the Hall of Fame anymore, so I'm not arsed what they do from here on.

 

[ES]

Weber's last game was Game 5 of 2021 Stanley Cup finals.

 

[Hockeyholic]

I wish it was revealed which committee member voted for whom etc. The baseball HOF reveals these things.

My predictions:

Marleau
Weber
Datsyuk
Roenick

Here are the first time eligible players:

Datsyuk
Kovalchuk
Weber
Marleau
Backes
Miiko Koivu
Zajac
Hjalmarsson

 

[MadLuke]

Here are the first time eligible players:


Kovalchuk

he played 20 games for Moscow in the KHL in 2023-2024, he restarted his clock.

 

[Hockeyholic]

he played game for Moscow in the KHL in 2023-2024, he restarted is clock.

Ugh...

It's going to be awhile before he gets in

 

[sr edler]

Backes and Zajac must wait at least 10 years.

 

[Staniowski]

You have to check-up every now and then on the guys still playing in Europe...Kovalchuk (probably will be inducted); Radulov (not much of an NHL argument, but he's possibly the best scorer in the history of the KHL); and the two 52-year-olds, Stumpel (no chance) and Jagr.

 

[VanIslander]

In a perfect world, only 3 inductees.
Datsyuk, Zetterberg and Weber.

And a woman, perhaps. I stopped being up to date with their game after 2010. Or an oldie eligible.

 

[MadLuke]

First timer are not the type that do not have to wait, and the situation with Russia (and one could want Zetterberg-Datsyuk to enter together)....

With Vernon making it Could be CuJo year.

CuJo, Roenick (or Brind'amour, Tkachuck, the Pierre Turgeon of this year), one women due, Weber

 

[GMR]

If Marleau gets in ahead of either Datsyuk or Zetterberg, the HHOF committee can eat a bag of d**ks.

Dude was an accumulator and disappeared in big moments throughout his career.

 

[GMR]

I’m guessing with the geopolitical climate no Russians.

Should be no one this year, unless their is a woman or builder.

If they’re letting Russians play in the NHL this season, what’s the rationale from disallowing HoF induction for a Russian?

 

[MadLuke]

If they’re letting Russians play in the NHL this season, what’s the rationale from disallowing HoF induction for a Russian?

One is much easier, free than the other that could be quite the NHLPA battle and affected owner nightmare.

 

[carjackmalone]

Vinnie Damphousse

 

[The Panther]

Vinnie Damphousse

Not a great candidate, but has a better case than many recent inductees.

Is Hall of Fane-ness really even a big thing anymore? After Andreychuk, Lowe, Vernon, it's more like a participation ribbon.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Vinnie Damphousse

Nah, he's a classic HHOVG

No individual trophies, never top 10 in goals, assists or points and no AS-1 or AS-2

 

[Gorskyontario]

Nah, he's a classic HHOVG

No individual trophies, never top 10 in goals, assists or points and no AS-1 or AS-2

He was better than Andreychuk, and Lowe. I liked Andreychuk.

 

[MadLuke]

Not easy to put Damphousse above Roenick, Fleury or Andreychuck for me, Andreychuck scored 38 goals in 1983 and was playing big minute on a cup winner in 2004, while having similar kind of prime.

Maybe Damphousse has a good argument for all-around, center-winger versatility and being arguably the best forward of a cup winner to have the better career and be a better player, but in term of claim to fame and written hockey history, Roenick-Fleury-Mogilny have more an HHOF aura to me and I am not sure if they should be in.

 

[Mike C]

Quite pathetic to bring politics into sports.

The Olympics and Tennis say hi

 

[GMR]

Isn't Turgeon a decent comparable for Damphousse getting in?

 

[MadLuke]

Isn't Turgeon a decent comparable for Damphousse getting in?

Decent.

No cup vs Cup could be a good difference for some voters, if the Islanders win in 1993 with Turgeon not getting hurt as their best forward, he would have not waited.

On the other way around Turgeon had the over 500 goals and being player with the most points (by more than 100pts) not in the HOF going for him.

What about Elias and Damphousse as comparable ?, Elias 1025 pts for when he played are not worst than 1205, Elias won 1 more cup but had better teams. Versatile that could play wing or center well, could take defensive type responsibility.

Elias peaked higher probably (or the 2000-2004 was that much easier to make a top 10 than 1990-1994), played less games and did not play for 3 Canadians franchises, it is an other one that it is not easy to put Damphousse ahead automatically for me.

 

[Voight]

I wish it was revealed which committee member voted for whom etc. The baseball HOF reveals these things.

My predictions:

Marleau
Weber
Datsyuk
Roenick

Here are the first time eligible players:

Datsyuk
Kovalchuk
Weber
Marleau
Backes
Miiko Koivu
Zajac
Hjalmarsson

Marleau would be in a tie with Dick Duff & Kevin Lowe for worst selection of all time. I hope to God they dont pick him just because hes the answer to a trivia question.

Would be nice they finally inducted Rod Brind'Amour and Jere Lehtinen. It's criminal that Carbonneau has been inducted yet those two are still waiting.

 

[jigglysquishy]

I don't think Marleau should get inducted. I think it's pretty clear he was never at a HHOF level.

But he's getting in. He's popular. The media loves him. He has the GP record.

No one should be surprised when he's inducted and the media gushes over him.