Brent Burns – 900 career points
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GIN ANTONIC
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Don't see why he wouldn't make the HoF. Peaked very high and was elite for a long time. Also has some incredible longevity playing later in his career. Unique player in that he played at forward as well. Not sure what they case against him would be.
eojsmada
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Lack of awards, really. He did win the one World Mens Championship.
Based on the current criteria for membership, I would say Burns will eventually get in.
GIN ANTONIC
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Ya it's too bad he didn't get an olympic gold but his career and peak really took off literally right after 2014. He's got a norris and two other top 3 finishes. End of year all-star nod. Seems to be enough based on his full resume to get in.
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BagHead
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Eh, I don't know about that. I'd argue that he really only hit his prime when he was finally moved back to defense full-time by the Sharks. He put up higher single-season point totals as a defenseman than he ever did as a forward. '13-14 was his last year playing forward, and he went from being a 40-50 point forward to being a 70-80 point defenseman for the next handful of years.
In his time with the Wild, he was also at his best offensively when playing defense full-time. Playing forward actually seemed to depress his numbers for both teams that chose to utilize him that way.
Regardless, he deserves a HHoF induction, in my opinion.
GIN ANTONIC
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Ummm ya… you have to be good at it to in order to get those points. If any defenseman could be converted to an offensive forward with such ease I’m sure you’d see a lot more cases of this
1 world cup gold, 1 world championships gold, 1 norris trophy. And add on his longevity at being a top offensive defensemen. And he is as close to being a lock as you can be.
eojsmada
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Completely missed he got a Norris. Always thought he was one of the "Always a bridesmaid" kind of d-men.
Definitely a lock. Will depend on others in his "class" as to whether it's 1st ballot or not.
GoldenKnight
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You might want to fact check yourself. His seasons at forward were some his lowest scoring season after he was traded from the Wild, both due to the 2012-2013 lockout and him being injured for a portion of 2013-2014.
On the topic at hand, Burns has garnered a number of awards, and his high level of play coupled with his longevity should make him a lock for the HHOF.
