Neutrinos
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i think patrik elias is the clear best modern LW not in the hall.
brian propp comes immediately to mind. you could make an argument for kevin stevens due to peak value. i could go either way on leclair vs markus naslund and i hate markus naslund. actually, mats naslund probably belongs in this conversation too if you count non-NHL accomplishments.
all to say, leclair is a high HOVG to me. a guy like brian bellows might be the low end of that range of LW.
as for zubov, i have him solidly in the neighbourhood of gary suter. a very very good player, but i have a whole tier of guys between zubov/suter(/gonchar/foote) and tremblay/wilson. guys like desjardins, derian hatcher go in that in between tier, among his contemporaries. farther back, probably carl brewer from what i know of him.
The clear best?
I think most would take LeClair, Naslund, Tkachuk or Heatley over Elias