kmad said:Easily first ballot. I don't think this merits too much discussion. Despite not winning a cup, he was the best pure playmaker of his generation and possibly the best faceoff man of all time.
Nope. He retired two years earlier than all of those guys.Bring Back Bucky said:First ballot might be a stretch, since he'll have to face Stevens, Francis, MacInnis and Messier
moneyp said:Nope. He retired two years earlier than all of those guys.
That's not the Hall criteria, though. The eligibility is from the point of retirement, not the last pro game played.Bring Back Bucky said:He played "last" year for the Oilers.. I read that guys who didn't announce their retirement until after the lockout would still be included in the class who last played in 03/04, i.e. Oates and the rest of em.
moneyp said:That's not the Hall criteria, though. The eligibility is from the point of retirement, not the last pro game played.
malkyalky said:Will he make it into the Hall of Fame when he's eligible?
Just to clarify on Ogopogo's behalf (before we get a series of posts on his comment), Ogopogo had Oates as the third greatest playmaker of all time in his list released in June. Typo, I'm assuming.Ogopogo said:Oates is the 3rd greatest of all time. He will be in the hall for that talent.
Easily I think.malkyalky said:Will he make it into the Hall of Fame when he's eligible?