Does Curtis Joseph make it into the HOF?

[jasonleaffan]

I have two reactions to your post:

1. If you are new(er) to hockey, then your statement is a good reason why he shouldn't make it. He's a recent goalie, but his name didn't have much staying power in the minds of fans

2. If you are not new to hockey, then I have no idea how you never heard of him.

I'm on mobile so I can't see things like posters city or Avi and join date. But if the guy you quoted is from Florida for example and joined last year at the age of 18, you can't say his name doesn't have staying power. Ask any hockey fan in Canada or northern US who is older than say 25 if they know who cujo is/was, and I'm sure a significant amount do.

As for the question, I would like him to be, but he probably won't.

 

[arrbez]

If he gets in then Osgood gets in.

Osgood should never get in.

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

Osgood should never get in.

He did more in his career than the likes of Eric Lindros, yet he somehow got in. I'd say he's been more overlooked if anything, and is deserving in the next few years.

 

[Neutrinos]

Joseph is 4th all-time in wins and has the same career SV% as Ed Belfour

Of course he'll get in and deservedly so

 

[Soundgarden]

He did more in his career than the likes of Eric Lindros, yet he somehow got in. I'd say he's been more overlooked if anything, and is deserving in the next few years.

Lindros was arguably the best player in the game for a period, albeit a short one. The only reason Lindros waited so long was that he pissed off so many people.
Osgood was an average to above average goalie that played on some great teams, I don't think you could say that Osgood was the best to play his position for any period during his career.

 

[arrbez]

He did more in his career than the likes of Eric Lindros, yet he somehow got in. I'd say he's been more overlooked if anything, and is deserving in the next few years.

Eric Lindros was a star, and a defining player of his era. If you think guys like him, Bure, Neely, Lafontaine don't belong because their careers were too short, that's a valid argument. We all have our criteria. But they were the bright lights of the NHL in their primes, and that much is undeniable.

Chris Osgood was not a star. It doesn't matter how many of Detroit's wins he was on the ice for. (Hypothetical: what if the "win" stat was awarded to the player who scored the game winning goal instead of the goalie? How would it change our perception? It's no less arbitrary...)

Osgood was excellent at times, but he was generally average. That's why Detroit kept going out of their way to replace him, and it's why Team Canada never gave him a second thought.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Doubtful.. the standards for goalies are high and Curtis gets rewarded for pulling off stunning upsets and dragging poor teams deeper into the playoffs with a label of "great first round goalie".

And the people that chime in every time this comes up to say he failed in Detroit..

 

[The Panther]

He did more in his career than the likes of Eric Lindros, yet he somehow got in. I'd say he's been more overlooked if anything, and is deserving in the next few years.

That's completely absurd.

 

[koyvoo]

He should be in