Is Brayden Point on his way to a Hall of Fame Career?

[BlueBull]

Regular Season: 295 Games Played, 116 Goals, 146 Assists, 262 Points, +77

Playoffs: 44 Games Played, 22 Goals, 28 Assists, 50 Points, +1

He had a pretty impressive playoff run and was a hair strand away from the Conn Smythe.

Will he end up in the Hall of Fame one day?

 

[DeeVeeUss]

with a consistent career going forward and some personal hardware added to the case, why not?

 

[waitin425]

far too early to tell

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

As a Tampa fan that has seen some unbelievable players, I can say without a doubt that Point is the real deal.

But any talk of HOF is waaaayyy too early.

 

[ToDavid]

It would not surprise me if he ended up in it but it's way too early to say if he's "on his way".

 

[Kupo]

He’s 24 years old. Why is this even a thread

 

[BCNate]

He is off to a great start, but has a long way to go. If he keeps this up for another 400-500 games, he will be in for sure.

 

[El Travo]

Way, way, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too early to even consider the possibility yet.

 

[GJB]

Too early but how many players under 25 have put up a 30+ point playoff season. Has to be a pretty small list.
If he continues to be relatively healthy throughout his career yes I see him headed for the HHOF one day.

 

[Video Nasty]

1 excellent regular season and 1 excellent postseason does not make a Hall of Fame career.

It's a start though.

 

[Khelandros]

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Let's revisit this in 15 years.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Let's revisit this in 15 years.

Will COVID be over by then?

 

[Ryan Michaels]

I'm far more lenient than most on hf when it comes to HOF discussions...but this is silly.

 

[AndreRoy]

It’s far too early to predict with any real certainty, especially given some of the issues he’s had with injuries, but unless they shorten his career or hasten his decline I do think he will end up in the Hall. He clearly has the talent and the drive; the only question to me is how long his body will allow him to continue to play at a high level.

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

Isn't his career arc a lot like a better defensive brad Richard's right now? Points/awards wise

 

[Sniper99]

Is every lightning player going to get their own HOF thread? Looking forward to the Bogosian HOF thread.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

Why is this done so frequently here?
The "is he a hall of famer?" Discussion should be for players who are winding down their careers.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

He most certainly is on the right track.

 

[tarheelhockey]

It’s early etc.

BUT, Tampa has been one of the dominant teams of its generation and looks like they’ll keep adding to their achievements in the next few years. Teams like that tend to land 4-5 core players in the HOF and that’s going to at least open a window for him if he keeps up this level of play.

 

[AKL]

He has a long way to go. Can't see him ever winning an individual trophy in the regular season, but can't say it's out of the realm of possibility either. A Conn Smythe would go a long way.

He'll need to keep playing at a PPG+ pace for the next 10 years to be in consideration.

I don't think he'll ultimately get there, but I can't say for sure he won't.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Yes just like Hall of Famer Brad Richards

 

[Trinstin]

Will COVID be over by then?

Covid 34 will be all the rage. It will have a .002% fatality rate and will force the world to cower in fear of its apparent deadliness.

 

[DFC]

I would bet on it. He has the skillset and, maybe more importantly, the character.

 

[Gurglesons]

No. I imagine this will be the best thing he ever does and from here its going to be all downhill especially if they pay him tons after his current contract (which they have to considering his qualifying offer is 9 mil.)