Hall of famers 2000-2009

[Blackhawk93]

This is a thread to discuss who will be hall of famers from the above draft years. Here’s who I have.

2000: Henrik Lundqvist

2001: I want to say no one, maybe they put Kovalchuk in

2002: Duncan Keith

2003: A lot of maybes who I think have a shot, Patrice Bergeron, Ryan Getzlaf, Eric Staal, Brent Burns, Ryan Suter, Shea Weber, Marc-Andre Fleury. (Corey Crawford will never get any respect)

2004: Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin

2005: Sidney Crosby, Anne Kopitar, Carey Price, Jonathan Quick.

2006: More maybes here, Jonathan Toews, Nicklas Backstrom, Phil Kessel, Claude Giroux. (Marchand won’t get a chance due to reputation)

2007: Patrick Kane, PK Subban, Jamie Benn ( a few more years like he’s capable of)

2008: Steven Stamkos, Drew Doughty. Maybe Pietrangelo or Josi if they can win something. How the hell did I forget Erik Karlsson.

2009: John Tavares, Victor Hedman.

Feel free to mention anyone I missed or you feel don’t deserve to go in.

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[BigBadBruins7708]

from 2003, Bergeron and Getzlaf are locks. the rest are in the maybe group

MAF doesnt get in without at least a Vezina and multiple years in the top 3 for GAA and sv%

Hedman is a maybe still, he needs to rack up the Norris votes still (only finishes are 3, 7, 9)

Price has work to do still. He either needs a Cup or a 2nd Vezina...see Jose Theodore

 

[trentmccleary]

The most notable omission of your list is Karlsson.

 

[Megahab]

Toews and Bergeron are locks.

 

[Nalens Oga]

2008: Steven Stamkos, Drew Doughty. Maybe Pietrangelo or Josi if they can win something..

I don't really think you can use the criteria of needing to win something to get into the HOF for dmen anymore considering there's just one trophy that's really for them and that there are 30+ teams. Pietrangelo's been a number one dman for a long time, so has Ekman-Larsson, if they stay on this path for several more years then to me, they have a case.

 

[Blackhawk93]

The most notable omission of your list is Karlsson.

I missed him, I would say he definitely gets in.

 

[tony d]

Weber and Suter are Hall of Fame locks from 2003 IMO.

 

[Ishdul]

I doubt Marchand's reputation will hold him back at all. He's still a widely respected player who was put on Team Canada's first line before he turned into a top scorer and a lot of the licking and such will be long forgotten if he actually sticks around as an elite player for a long time. If he keeps up his form from the past 2 years he can build a good case for himself in a hurry. The bigger issue for him is that his big breakout was at age 28. He's still only 8th in his draft class for scoring, for example.

Outside of Lundqvist I don't think there's much certainty into which goalies will make it. I'd throw in Rask, Bobrovsky, Rinne and Holtby as some level of possibility. We really have to play the waiting game to see which guys stick around as top players in their 30's.

 

[Soundgarden]

Love him or hate him Toews is a going in first ballot. The NHL jammed him so far down our throats for years and he has three rings.

 

[The Panther]

I've read different people say that Patrice Bergeron is "a lock" for the Hall of Fame, but I don't really see it. I'd consider him a "maybe" at this point.

What's he done that makes him a lock?

 

[Johnny Engine]

I've read different people say that Patrice Bergeron is "a lock" for the Hall of Fame, but I don't really see it. I'd consider him a "maybe" at this point.

What's he done that makes him a lock?

He's won the Selke as many times as Gainey did, and could add another one this year. When he retires, it's pretty evident that media will present him either as the clear best defensive forward in history, or a close second place to a sacrosanct Gainey. Consider how they talked about Nicklas Lidstrom when he pulled within one Norris win of Bobby Orr's total. Of course, that's not a very nuanced view of the subject, but the past has shown that when media play up big benchmark accomplishments, the Hall generally follows.

 

[Regal]

He's won the Selke as many times as Gainey did, and could add another one this year. When he retires, it's pretty evident that media will present him either as the clear best defensive forward in history, or a close second place to a sacrosanct Gainey. Consider how they talked about Nicklas Lidstrom when he pulled within one Norris win of Bobby Orr's total. Of course, that's not a very nuanced view of the subject, but the past has shown that when media play up big benchmark accomplishments, the Hall generally follows.

Yup. And unlike Gainey, he's actually an elite overall forward. The influence of "advanced stats" has hugely increased his appreciation to the point where a large number of people consider him a top 5 center.

A lot of forwards get in without Hart/Art Ross type seasons, so I'm not sure what "what has he done?" is trying to say. He's been an elite player with a high level of respect league wide for years, and is the best defensive forward of his generation. That's a decent amount of "doing things". At this point he's the biggest lock of 2003

 

[The Panther]

A lot of forwards get in without Hart/Art Ross type seasons, so I'm not sure what "what has he done?" is trying to say. He's been an elite player with a high level of respect league wide for years, and is the best defensive forward of his generation. That's a decent amount of "doing things". At this point he's the biggest lock of 2003

I'm not questioning that he's a great and effective player; I'm just asking if he's a sure-fire 100% "lock" as some say. I didn't see it that way myself, but if you do, fine.

 

[Ishdul]

Yup. And unlike Gainey, he's actually an elite overall forward. The influence of "advanced stats" has hugely increased his appreciation to the point where a large number of people consider him a top 5 center.

A lot of forwards get in without Hart/Art Ross type seasons, so I'm not sure what "what has he done?" is trying to say. He's been an elite player with a high level of respect league wide for years, and is the best defensive forward of his generation. That's a decent amount of "doing things". At this point he's the biggest lock of 2003

To add, he did finish 5th in Hart voting in 2014 and was getting some Hart consideration this year before he got hurt. His offensive record is a fair bit better than the more pure defensive specialists of years past and he's been a top 3 piece of the successful Bruins teams of the last decade.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I've read different people say that Patrice Bergeron is "a lock" for the Hall of Fame, but I don't really see it. I'd consider him a "maybe" at this point.

What's he done that makes him a lock?

for starters he has as many Selkes as Gainey, but has scored 200 more points in 100 less games. And that is with Gainey playing in the late 70s and through the 80s. He is arguably the greatest defensive forward to ever live, and scores .76 PPG doing it.

He's won every major championship there is to win

Bergeron is what the Toews fans wish Toews was.