HawkNut
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He led the league in goals once and was otherwise never top 5. He was a great goal scorer but not so much that he should get in on that alone (the way Selanne or Bure would), and he doesn't have much else going for him. I don't think anyone cares about the Rocket Richard distinction, considering you know exactly who would've won and the general reverence for previous league leading goal scorers.
Two Second All Stars isn't especially impressive for a LW. One of those years featured him being the 25th ranked scorer. LeClair is a 5 time All Star, including being the 1st teamer in both times that Tkachuk was 2nd, and he isn't in.
Not only was he a great goal scorer, he did it in a tougher era. You cannot knock him for playing in a wide open era, as most of his 527 career goals came after the high flying period. He led the league with 52 goals during the dead puck era. He does have the merit and qualifications. For some reason he only was third for the All Star Team when he scored 52. He should've been first or second.