Of these Players??????????????

Question

Of This list of players that are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame ,all considered long shots, Whom do you think will be the first to get in and why ? Rogie Vachon,Lorne Chabot,Bobby Smith,John Tonelli,Dave Taylor,Brain Propp, Rob Ramage,Mark Howe,Neal Broten,Mike Ramsey,Andy Moog,Mike Vernon,Bernie Nicholls, Wendel Clark,John Vanbiesbrouck,Kevin Dineen,Vincent Damphousse,Mike Richter, and Rick Tocchet

If you have another eligible player that is not listed that you think is a long shot,yet still has a chance feel free to add them , but remember to say the reasons you think they should be in.

Answer 1

I need time to think about this, most of them are definite 'no', but I need to sit back and explain why.  It will be a lengthy answer.

Answer 2

Of the guys you listed I think Richter has the best shot of getting in and it's a long shot at that.  The reasons he might make it are:

He played in New York.

He had that great World Cup.

He won the Stanley Cup to break the curse.

Answer 3

Of everyone mentioned so far on this posting. Glenn Anderson is the only one with a chance. That is in my humble opinion. But I have been told by some contributers to this panel that I don't now what I'm talking about.

Maybe they're right.

But I believe that any one being selected must follow these rules.

http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/indB...

And be acceptable to these people whose opinions I do believe have merit

http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/inds...

Peace and Love

Tom

Answer 4

Tonelli! Younger kids will never know what he brough!

Answer 5

I go with Tonelli. Watching him bring his intensity to the ice every night with the Islanders was something, even after their dynasty had ended. He was overshadowed by the stars but was always mentioned by other teams as the guy they'd love to have.

Much as I am a Gordie Howe fan, I cannot see his son Mark meriting Hall of Fame entry. He was good, not great.

Answer 6

I do have another test, actually an essay, Kimmy, at 7:30 and it's already a bit past 1 gonna rest a bit then if I have time after re-reading the 3 chapters I have to base it on I will get back to you on this.

Some of those really ought to be in the hall .. those that get my vote? Vachon, Tonelli, Broten, Moog, Vernon, Richter

this makes me curious to see who LITY would cast his votes on ..

Why am I nominating the above players Kimmy?, well if I'm not mistaken all are Cup winners, many were overlooked by their more famous teammtes such as Marcel Dionne, Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin, Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey, Steve Yzerman, Brian Leetch, etc etc ..

How about these borderline players guys .. ?

Tomas Sandstrom (come to think of it, I guess not)

Gary Roberts (ditto all those years in Toronto eroded his skills)

Brian Bellows (awesome offencive player and he had to deal with Stevens and Trotts call him a ti*fu**er lmao)

Steve Larmer (great two-way player for the Hawks and also for Team Canada in 1991)

Esa Tikkanen (great two-way player for the Oilers and also for FINLAND .. plus I can't wait to try and understand his induction speech. Jari Kurri will come here+translate?)

Phil Housley (one of the best offencive defencemen over especially for being undersized at 5'9)

Pat Verbeek (over 500 goals, came back from a career-threatening injury, made the Whalers respectable)

adding :

Dave Andreychuk (power play specialist I know, but you can't argue the validity of someone with all those goals)

Pat LaFontaine (one of the best American born players ever pretty good in juniors too with Verdun)

Pierre Turgeon (often overlooked as his best years were when Lemieux was beyond legendary)

Answer 7

On the goalie front, the best case for inclusion can be made for Vernon and Moog. Both are multiple cup winners and enjoyed tremendous longevity. Vernon won his cups with two different teams, 9 years apart. Moog is hampered by the "Oiler" effect, having his candidacy unfairly lessened due to the string of worthy HOF players off those tremendous Edmonton teams.

As for Richter, Any case made for him can be made for Tom Barrasso, as well. Vanbiesbrouck would have greatly increased his chances had he added a cup to go along with his Vezina trophy.

On the player side, John Tonelli may deserve some consideration. Many of his teammates will vouch for his intensity, tenacity and penchant for clutch goals, to this day. He was perhaps the Chris Drury of his day, with big performances on big occasions but, not the overall numbers to sustain an argument for the HOF.

The guy that gets my vote, however, is Glenn Anderson. Six Cups and multiple 50 goal campaigns but, in the end, also suffering from discrimination due to the fact that he did most of his damage as an Oiler in the 80's.

Rick Tocchet has different hurdles to overcome, much like Theo Fleury who, in my opinion, deserves HOF recognition.

Brian Propp and Kevin Dineen were nice players but, don't really belong on this list. Neither does Nicholls, really. Outside of his one 70 goal season - as impressive as it was - 'Broadway Bernie' didn't really amass the numbers or achievements that make one worthy of the Hall.