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A month later Dillon is still wearing a boot on his leg. Pretty obvious why he wasn't himself in the playoffs:
That's on him for rushing back and basically being the cause of a loss all by himself. Not a fan of that.
That's true to an extent, but they can't feel what the player does. The player needs to say if he really thinks he'll help the team or not.
I like that he isn't a puss
Mike Modano @9modano
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@9modano good for you more free ****....
Mike is eligible this year. You never know with the Hall, he's obviously a first-ballot guy for me but it wouldn't surprise me (unfortunately) if he had to wait.
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Hasek and Forsberg are locks. It'd be nice if Modano could join them this year!
looking at that list of non-hall-of-famers, i can easily see how modano wouldn't get there on a first ballot. his nhl career isn't head-and-shoulders above guys like housley, mogilny, roenick, tkachuk, turgeon, etc. he also really wasn't a true generational kind of talent and didn't display tremendous leadership or personality. to me, the only external factor in modano's favor is his status as arguably the best us-born player ever.
forsberg was one of those hockey freaks. he was a top 5 player most every year he played. that, plus he likely is the best swedish player ever, won multiple stanley cups, and led sweden to olympic gold twice.
i love modano as much as the next guy, but i tend to agree that he won't get in the hall this first year.
He never won a single award, which is not great (though I'm sure the hall will operate as if he won the Calder). He got one second team all-star award, and that's about it. His individual accolades are mediocre at best, if he gets in it's because he happened to be American and holds the records for highest scoring American in the game. I'm sure he will get in, but if he isn't first ballot I certainly wouldn't be surprised.
These are the same arguments that are used against Zubov. When I think of the era there were four best teams and everybody else. Modano and Zubov (whom I put on relatively equal footing career/peak/playoffs) were the two best players on one of the best teams for a decade of hockey. Neither got the recognition they deserved while they were playing and that same lack of respect is what has been/will be used against them when it comes to the HHoF.
Modano will get in, though it might not be as a first ballot guy. Zubov might get in...eventually. I'm not holding my breath on that one though.