Roy was a slam dunk.
As I mentioned in my first post in this thread, there has been a tremendous swell of support to induct Herb Brooks. Not a surprise there.
Duff was one of the 10 I was thinking of. I'm not totally shocked, but I think there are better candidates among the old-times, including Provost. Based on numbers, he's not an HHOFer, but as anyone who knows the game will tell you, there's more to the game than numbers.
I just think there are better players not in the Hall than Duff: Provost, Howe, Tremblay, Brewer, Anderson, Makarov, Mikhailov and Nedomansky among them.
I'm shocked Gilmour didn't get in. 1,400 points, top 10 in all-time playoff scoring. There are only a handful who can lay claim to both. (Gretzky, Messier, Coffey, Bourque and Yzerman, I think. Maybe Trottier). Not only that, but Gilmour played such a strong all-round game, and was a strong leader.
Those left off this year now essentially have to wait for 2008. Messier, Francis, Stevens and MacInnis will comprise next year's class.