The Panther
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What all of this boils down to is that some hockey fans (say, me) think there should actually be very strict standards for who gets into the Hall of Fame -- which, you know, makes the Hall of Fame a more elite and venerated institution --, whereas some other hockey fans think every medium-talent stay-at-home defenseman who was a top shut-down guy (i.e., about 500 defencemen in the past ten years) should be given Participation-ribbons and lollipops for free membership in the Hall of Fame!
The Hockey of Fame may as well just send this message out to every 4th-liner and bottom-pairing defencemen struggling to hold onto an NHL career:
The Hockey of Fame may as well just send this message out to every 4th-liner and bottom-pairing defencemen struggling to hold onto an NHL career: