Is Alexander Barkov a Hall of Fame talent?

[Plural]

Obviously still early to judge his career. But often we talk about Hall of Fame careers and Hall of Fame talents.

Barkov has a shot to carve out a Hall of Fame career, but a lot of water still to be tread.

But, as a #2 OA pick, do you guys think he's a talent that's Hall of Fame level? Or if he makes it, will it need to be done by sheer career value, as in Marleau?

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[Regal]

I think he’s a Getzlaf, Kopitar, Backstrom type of franchise center who should make the Hall with reasonable longevity. I don’t think he’d make it with a shortened career like Bure or Lindros, but he doesn’t need to be Marleau either. If Florida can do some winning in the next couple years here it would go a long way as well.

 

[OKR]

Talent wise, absolutely. Career is way too early to tell.

 

[SatanicToedrag]

Talent-wise, absolutely. A Stanley Cup ring, Conn Smythe and a few more Selkes wouldn't hurt his chances.

E: Well that's a freak occurence OKR

 

[CanadienShark]

Yes. He's trending towards being one already.

 

[Varan]

Talent-wise absolutely

 

[slapKing]

yeah, talent wise, barkov is a hofer.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

He doesn’t have the trophy case or team success to really justify his placement yet.

That could change in the future but he’d likely have to win the cup

 

[jetsforever]

I think he can get in from longevity but he might not get any major trophies.

 

[Cats2TheCup]

This is literally the worst part of his game.

 

[Mulletman]

Hall of decent...

 

[bobholly39]

Voted no. What is even a hall of fame talent? To me that's more about active players who seem like a surefire hall of famers. Guys like Draisaitl, MacKinnon or Kucherov for example. Barkov simply isn't on their level, and hasn't shown anything to indicate he'll be winning harts, rosses or lindsays anytime soon.

He's more a hall of "very talented player - where if everything goes right and he has a great career, he could make the hall of fame".

He certainly could make the hall of fame. As could Matthews, Marner, Eichel, Panarin, Pastrnak, Rantanen, etc etc. I'm sure a couple of those guys will make the hall of fame, and many won't. Barkov is among that group

 

[Mulletman]

Rantanen

The only way Rantanen makes the hall of fame is if MacKinnon carried him there. Rantanen isn't even top 5 amongst active Finnish players...

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

No imo. Good player nonetheless

 

[Albatros]

The only way Rantanen makes the hall of fame is if MacKinnon carried him there. Rantanen isn't even top 5 amongst active Finnish players...

Nathan MacKinnon, the proven winner. 2014 Calder, 2020 Lady Byng...

 

[RageQuit77]

Talent wise, absolutely. Career is way too early to tell.

Agreed. My exact sentiments too.

Let's review after some 10-15 seasons.

 

[wetcoast]

Barkov is only 25 and is well on his way to building the foundation for a HHOF career but some icing like a strong playoff run or two and some finalists for Selke wouldn’t hurt.

 

[Huokaus]

He has a shot, the trajectory is decent. He has the talent and has one Selke already (wouldn't be surprised if he got a couple more). Shit, he has a Lady Byng too - not the most prestigious trophy, but still a trophy, and that always looks nice when building a case. AND, Florida has only recently gotten good, so some deep playoff runs would help with his legacy - not to mention that he's going to be the #1C for Team Finland in best-of-best tournaments for a while, so he might get some medals. I know international achievements (especially non-gold medals) aren't that important for the NHL Hall of Fame, but it all builds up.

 

[BB88]

I think he can get in from longevity but he might not get any major trophies.

Selke is not a major trophy?

He could end up with 3-5 on his career with easy +1000 points

 

[Sweetpotato]

Hall of very good until he racks up more Selkes and other hardware. If he stays ppg pace in his career and puts up over 1000 points then maybe he gets in

 

[Plural]

Selke is not a major trophy?

In the sense it's usually described in discussions, no. Hart, Art, Vezina, Norris and Lindsay. Rocket is sort of a middling trophy between the "major" and "lesser" trophies.

 

[pcruz]

How is this not unanimous?
Question is whether Barkov, a Selke-level centre who has scored 90+ points in a season, is a HHOF talent.
Talent.

There have been maybe a dozen players who are legit Selke players who can score at that level.
They are all in the HHOF.

Whether he continues this production and level of play for the majority of his career is debatable and will ultimately determine whether he makes the Hall, but it's not debatable to question whether he has the talent to do it.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Hall of Fame talent? Yes.
Hall of Fame career? Not yet.

 

[Beezeral]

Voted no. What is even a hall of fame talent? To me that's more about active players who seem like a surefire hall of famers. Guys like Draisaitl, MacKinnon or Kucherov for example. Barkov simply isn't on their level, and hasn't shown anything to indicate he'll be winning harts, rosses or lindsays anytime soon.

He's more a hall of "very talented player - where if everything goes right and he has a great career, he could make the hall of fame".

He certainly could make the hall of fame. As could Matthews, Marner, Eichel, Panarin, Pastrnak, Rantanen, etc etc. I'm sure a couple of those guys will make the hall of fame, and many won't. Barkov is among that group

You have some incredibly bold takes. This might be your worst yet

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

PPG+ pace and Selke-winning defensive play. All the talent in the world is there. He'll need to keep it up and stay healthy to make it into the Hall of Fame but if he keeps this up, he'd get in eventually.