So here's my "piss in the cheerios" take on each player up for voting. Also known as "why X player isn't #5 overall".
Hull - Best Winger. Best Center. Best Goalie. Best Dman. Six Teams. One Cup. That's a problem.
Beliveau - Lots of team success on a stacked team. Offensive performance doesn't necessarily stand out from a lot of the guys up in this and probably the next two rounds.
Roy - There's another goalie in this vote that has better accolades (at least in the regular season). And he generally won his Cups behind very good teams.
Hasek - No Cups until he went to a powerhouse. There are very legitimate questions about his commitment to his team.
Richard - Most of his dominance came in a league that was roughly AHL-quality. Lots of all-stars, but outside of Howe there wasn't much in the way of competition for those all-stars.
Harvey - Offensive numbers aren't staggering, and it seems that the entire Habs roster outside of the Rocket gets credit for being great defensively, so it's hard to know how much credit should go to him versus the rest of his squad (including a likely top-3 definitely top-5 goaltender of all time)
Bourque - Peak seems a little lower than others (I would personally dispute this), and he didn't have a lot of postseason success. His Cup came as a mercenary.
Shore - Hart trophies are probably not as impressive as they appear at first blush. Relative lack of postseason success for a team as good as the Bruins.
Morenz - Good resume, but it's hard to tell if he was even the best forward in his era. Hard to see what separates him from some of the other offensive superstars that are still to come.
Crosby - Weak Smythe. Has some good postseasons but also some really bad ones. Health issues cut short his prime, and as such his trophy case isn't what it probably should be. Competition for some major awards in his peak (2010-2015) was pretty weak.
You convinced me... they all stink!
As a comic in all seriousness, I really don't have much to add in the negative vein, but I'll try.
1. Perhaps for some, Hull's jump to the WHA has removed too much potential ammo for 5th place.
2. Beliveau's individual trophy case is slightly light in the Art Ross department (although you alluded to that). For such a long career, I'd expect more "best in the league" and less "among the best in the league" accolades per season.
3. Roy. The bulk of the season is played in the regular season, and Hasek's trophy case is much better in that regard. Although you can't deny Roy's playoff brilliance, Hasek has two more Harts and twice as many Vezinas as he does.
4. Hasek. There's one goalie with three more Conn Smythe trophies.
5. Richard. No Art Ross Trophies and only one Hart.
6. Harvey. Stats don't really back up his reputation.
7. Bourque. Lacked the "eye-test impact" of an Orr, Potvin or Robinson.
8.Shore. Was there something fishy in all those Hart Trophies... was he given the award for excellence or was the league trying to market a star?
9. Morenz. Lots of sizzle... questions about the steak.
10. Crosby. Injuries turns a "slam dunk" into more questions. Like to see more playoff dominance. Sometimes overshadowed by teammate Malkin.