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If Taylor hall wins the cup and gets the conn smythe is that a good resume for the HHOF at some point? Not necessarily first ballot but

Likely ends up with 900+ pts
- #1 NHL pick
- hart trophy
- lord stanley
- conn smythe
- 3x NHL allstar
- 2x world championship golds with Canada
- 2 OHL championships
- 1 OHL playoff mvp
- 2 memorial cup mvps
- 2 memorial cups
- u17 + u18 gold with Canada
 
He would need the Smythe (and Cup).

Without those, he'd need to get to 1000 points to get in, and that seems like a tough lift.
 
I think he'll get in if he does win the Cup and Conn Smythe this year (certainly far from a given), assuming he compiles points for a few more seasons.

I've always liked Hall as a player in the NHL, but his prime does leave quite a lot to be desired. He wasn't the most consistent star (nor did he have Sundin-like health). Despite that, I don't think they'll leave out a player with a Cup, Hart and Conn Smythe. He also has a fairly high profile because of his junior career and the fact that he was a first overall pick.

People saying he doesn't belong or has no chance may not realize how low the bar is. I'd rather have a multiple major award winner who led a Cup winner in playoff scoring in there (only a hypothetical for him right now) than a guy who scored ~35 goals a bunch of times during the NHL's highest-scoring period but never competed for any major awards or made significant contributions to a Cup-winning team.

That said, his Hart had a lot to do with circumstance, and his Conn Smythe (if he wins one) will be similar. I was okay with the fact that he won the Hart in 2018, but he wouldn't have if the Oilers had made the playoffs. A few guys had legitimate cases that year (he was one of them). He hasn't been the best or most valuable player in the playoffs this year (Marner has obviously been better, and I'm not sure Hall has been second-best), but with Carolina's top line shitting the bed offensively throughout the tournament, he may end up leading a Cup-winner in scoring.
 
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Tbh any player who has won the hart probably gets in eventually.

Lots of guys have made it in while not getting close to an award like the hart. For example, sundins highest hart finish was 8th.
 
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If Taylor hall wins the cup and gets the conn smythe is that a good resume for the HHOF at some point? Not necessarily first ballot but

Likely ends up with 900+ pts
- #1 NHL pick
- hart trophy
- lord stanley
- conn smythe
- 3x NHL allstar
- 2x world championship golds with Canada
- 2 OHL championships
- 1 OHL playoff mvp
- 2 memorial cup mvps
- 2 memorial cups
- u17 + u18 gold with Canada
Likely ends up with 900? Dude turns 35 this year, has 787 pts, and is a 0.6 ppg player at best at this point (current playoffs aside).

I agree that a Conn Smythe and Cup could start to allow a case. But without that, I don’t see it. Also - are you listing all star games or end of season recognition (first team, second team)? Because I don’t think being voted into an all star game has any bearing.
 

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