So, *why* is Alex Mogilny not in the HHOF?

[Overrated]

Yeah, I feel like this whole "Why-isn't-Mogilny-in-the-Hall-of-Fame?" thing is starting to become a bit overblown.

The main reason he's not in the Hall of Fame is... he wasn't a Hall of Famer, by NHL performance. I can't speak to his international hockey credentials much, but maybe that pushes him up (or doesn't it? I don't know).

And yes, he defected successfully... but so did the Šťastný brothers, like, a decade earlier.

People are unfortunately starting to make this into a big deal, when it really isn't. I'm well aware of Hockey Ref's "Adjusted Stats" flaws, but to give Mogilny's NHL results some context:

Player with TWICE as many 'adjusted' 40-goal seasons as Mogilny:
-- Ilya Kovalchuk
Players who have more 'adjusted' 40-goal seasons than Mogilny:
-- Rick Martin
-- Peter Bondra
-- Theoren Fleury
Players who have the same number of 'adjusted' 40-goal seasons as Mogilny:
-- Joe Pavelski
-- John Tavares

All of these guys were very good though. Fleury imo deserves the HOF. I'd still pick prime Mogilny over any of them.

 

[MXD]

Everybody knows that Mogilny was way better than Roenick and Fleury. But I do appreciate your joke

The same way everyone knows Canada's biggest city is Oslo.

 

[Gorskyontario]

Everybody knows that Mogilny was way better than Roenick and Fleury. But I do appreciate your joke

Both those players have better PPG than Mogilny, and better playoff numbers.

 

[Staniowski]

There's a very big gulf between the opinions of those who saw Mogilny before injuries greatly affected his career, and those who are primarily familiar with his later career (part of Vancouver, NJ, Toronto).

He had a lot of injuries: multiple broken legs, major knee and hip injuries, I think multiple concussions...

For almost everybody who saw Mogilny at his best - in the late '80s and the 1st half of the '90s, he is a very easy hall-of-famer. Everybody thought they were watching a future inductee, without a doubt.

These are the ppg leaders for '92 to '96:

1. Lemieux - 2.26
2. LaFontaine - 1.48
3. Lindros - 1.46
4. Gretzky - 1.42
5. Oates - 1.39
6. Mogilny - 1.33
7. Jagr - 1.33
8. Selanne - 1.32
9. Sakic - 1.31
10. Yzerman - 1.31

This is the Mogilny we remember. For me, he is an essential HHOFer, one of the most skilled hockey players ever.

I suspect he would've been drafted 1st overall in the '87 draft if available to play in the NHL. And he is one of the best WJC performers ever. I first saw him play in the Piestany tournament.

I can understand people who weren't around in the early '90s, and aren't impressed by 1,000 points, but with normal health he likely has 1,400 or 1,500.

He was too good to not make the Hall, and he will make it. There has never been an NHLer as talented as him who's not in the Hall.

He is among the very best skaters in the history of hockey, and among the very best shooters and goal-scorers in the history of hockey.

 

[VistamarCroissants]

The same way everyone knows Canada's biggest city is Oslo.

I guess someone didn't watch hockey 30-35 years ago

 

[VistamarCroissants]

Both those players have better PPG than Mogilny, and better playoff numbers.

Alex won every big championship in the world, scored 76 goals a season, but his PPG was affected by his injuries.

There's a very big gulf between the opinions of those who saw Mogilny before injuries greatly affected his career, and those who are primarily familiar with his later career (part of Vancouver, NJ, Toronto).

He had a lot of injuries: multiple broken legs, major knee and hip injuries, I think multiple concussions...

For almost everybody who saw Mogilny at his best - in the late '80s and the 1st half of the '90s, he is a very easy hall-of-famer. Everybody thought they were watching a future inductee, without a doubt.

These are the ppg leaders for '92 to '96:

1. Lemieux - 2.26
2. LaFontaine - 1.48
3. Lindros - 1.46
4. Gretzky - 1.42
5. Oates - 1.39
6. Mogilny - 1.33
7. Jagr - 1.33
8. Selanne - 1.32
9. Sakic - 1.31
10. Yzerman - 1.31

This is the Mogilny we remember. For me, he is an essential HHOFer, one of the most skilled hockey players ever.

I suspect he would've been drafted 1st overall in the '87 draft if available to play in the NHL. And he is one of the best WJC performers ever. I first saw him play in the Piestany tournament.

I can understand people who weren't around in the early '90s, and aren't impressed by 1,000 points, but with normal health he likely has 1,400 or 1,500.

He was too good to not make the Hall, and he will make it. There has never been an NHLer as talented as him who's not in the Hall.

He is among the very best skaters in the history of hockey, and among the very best shooters and goal-scorers in the history of hockey.

All I can say is bravo

You've nailed it!

 

[Hobnobs]

For my cents he should be in the hhof.

 

[MadLuke]

Alex won every big championship in the world

Except the canada-world cup ?

Canada Cup - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

World Cup of Hockey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[wetcoast]

I think he'll get in soon enough, he got stigmatized with the usual "Russian enigma" (although for Mogilny it was probably not fully undeserved like for others), he didn't have the consistency of a lot of his peers, just missed the 500 goal milestone which is always important for things like the Hall of Fame, didn't stay too long on a particular team to become iconic, and he played in a loaded era with tons of talent to get lost a bit.

Agree with all of this.

Obviously at his best and as a talent there are very few who are better than him in the Hall.

Sure but the same could be said of the Magic man too right?

Obviously Mogilny produced more in the NHL and he wouldn't be a bad induction, given the bar for post expansion wingers isn't that high but my guess is that in most years coming up there will be 4 guys at least with a more HHOF type of resume up for election.