Who is the best example of "If he won a Cup he's in the HHOF" type of guy?

[Michael Farkas]

Yeah, there's some names in this thread...Danault, Maruk, Linden...Grubauer, who I wouldn't trust to get me a glass of water...quite a list...

 

[hockey webcomics]

Useful player, but my Kesler suggestion has been universally panned, and Kesler is/was a better player.

regarding kesler, is/was breaks my heart.
he surely deserves better than this bitter end :/

 

[MadArcand]

Had Bondra somehow dragged the Caps past Detroit, I'm sure he'd be in already long ago.

 

[CapsCrazyX17]

Hehh... I think he still misses, but on that type of candidacy, I prefer Kiprusoff.

Assuming Kolzig were to have won in 98 then he 100% also wins the Conn Smythe, which definitely helps his case.

If the Caps did win that year then Bondra is another player who has a stronger case. Poor guy, I don't know how many other 500 goal scorers aren't in the HoF.

 

[MadLuke]

If the Caps did win that year then Bondra is another player who has a stronger case. Poor guy, I don't know how many other 500 goal scorers aren't in the HoF.

not including the lock to get in, only

522 -- Verbeek
538 -- Tkachuk
566 -- Marleau

Together they lead the league in goals less often than Bondra too (1 vs 2)

 

[blundluntman]

Cujo is the best example. He should already be in the HoF with 5 top 5 vezina finishes (in an era of freaks) and 454 wins.

I really like the Vanbeisbrouck mention as well. It's kinda strange that both of his Cinderella playoff runs (86 with the Rangers and 96 with Florida) came to an end when he faced off against Roy ( w/ MTL in the 86 ECF and Colorado in the 96 SCF).

 

[yada]

Linden was shipped out of town because of Mike Keenan, not because of Messier. There was never any problem between Linden and Messier.
(On another topic, does anyone agree with me that Messier did not score the goal you refer to...? It seems to me someone else did.)

The OP already acknowleged this in his first post and explained his reasons for mentioning them.

Goal might have been brian noonan, messier swept his stick at the puck. Messier was given credit but you cant legitimately tell me if messier got a piece of the puck or not.

 

[Crosby2010]

Goal might have been brian noonan, messier swept his stick at the puck. Messier was given credit but you cant legitimately tell me if messier got a piece of the puck or not.

By Messier's immediate reaction he thinks he did. Normally what happens is that the player will look right to the guy who shot the puck if he thinks he didn't tip it in. Since Messier didn't do this means he either is the most selfish player in the history of the NHL if he knowingly took credit for an eventual Cup winning goal.......................or that he actually got a piece of it, knows he got a piece of it, or thought he got a piece of it. I tend to think the latter here. I've always thought it looked like something extra jammed that puck in, and that something would be Messier's stick.

Other than that good names on this thread. Kolzig is an interesting case. 1998 would be his Smythe and I think getting past the mighty Red Wings helps, but we are still talking about a 1st, 5th and 10th finish for the Vezina. That's a pretty weak cupboard. Kolzig is Ryan Miller, as is Kipper. Where I think a Cup helps them a bit but doesn't put them over the top. Kesler and Linden aren't regardless, but surprisingly there are weaker names mentioned here.

 

[Matsun]

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