Is Erik Karlsson a HHOFer?

[Erik Alfredsson]

I don't wonder --- it will be as a senator.

Definitely. Not only did he play his best hockey in Ottawa (and was captain), Karlsson still spends his summers there, his wife is from there, he's best friends with Alfredsson, and the only guy in the organization who he might have held a personal grudge against is no longer around (and even Karlsson made a post afterwards that he didn't have a problem with Melnyk and that Melnyk sent him flowers when his son was born). He'll 100% go in as a Senator (unless he somehow returns to 2017 form, wins his 3rd Norris and carries his team to a cup).

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

absolutely

 

[Micklebot]

Weird that people salty about Alfredsson getting in feel the need to bring it up here...

Karlsson has the resume, he'll get in. If he finds his game again before finishing his career or wins a cup I think he's first ballot, but as it stands he will get in when eventually.

 

[MessierII]

There's no argument for Zubov over Karlsson, if that's what you're getting at.

Zubov could play defense

 

[Strong Hearts]

Zubov could play defense

Norris finishes:

Karlsson – 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 7th
Zubov – 3rd, 4th, 8th


Karlsson was at one point almost unanimously considered the best defenseman in the world. Zubov at no point in his career was anywhere near the best defenseman.

 

[MessierII]

Norris finishes:

Karlsson – 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 7th
Zubov – 3rd, 4th, 8th


Karlsson was at one point almost unanimously considered the best defenseman in the world. Zubov at no point in his career was anywhere near the best defenseman.

Karlsson simply scored a lot in an era where nobody scored like him. No one actually considered him the best overall D man in the league.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Karlsson simply scored a lot in an era where nobody scored like him. No one actually considered him the best overall D man in the league.

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Youth is served in TSN Hockey's annual ranking of the game's best, with eight players 22 or under making the cut, Frank Seravalli writes.

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[MessierII]

A new No. 1: McDavid edges Crosby in TSN's Top 50 player poll - TSN.ca

Youth is served in TSN Hockey's annual ranking of the game's best, with eight players 22 or under making the cut, Frank Seravalli writes.

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And then he went -25 that season

 

[Strong Hearts]

And then he went -25 that season

Players with a lot of ice time and bad goalies behind them will have a bad plus/minus. So what?

 

[GermanSpitfire]

And then he went -25 that season

He was actually a +10.

Nonetheless +/- is a terrible stat to determine the defensive impact of an individual player, good or bad.

You seem to have your mind made up, no matter how wrong you may be - and I am not going to change your mind. So i bid you a good day.

 

[MessierII]

He was actually a +10.

Nonetheless +/- is a terrible stat to determine the defensive impact of an individual player, good or bad.

You seem to have your mind made up, no matter how wrong you may be - and I am not going to change your mind. So i bid you a good day.

2017-18 the season that began a few weeks after the article was written he went -25

 

[x Tame Impala]

I don’t know how you can vote no. In his prime he was a phenom. First ballot HoFer for sure. He’s had to play through a torn Achilles and didn’t his child die as well?

It’s an incredible amount of struggle to overcome so don’t forget what type of special player he was and his stretch of dominance

 

[McRpro]

Look at some of the players in the HHOF. Karlsson is leaps and bounds better/has a better resume than a nice chunk of them.

 

[Voight]

Norris finishes:

Karlsson – 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 7th
Zubov – 3rd, 4th, 8th


Karlsson was at one point almost unanimously considered the best defenseman in the world. Zubov at no point in his career was anywhere near the best defenseman.

To be fair Zubov had tougher competition.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Yes imo. He was special talent. Skating was dreamy.

 

[Xspyrit]

I wish he can find himself again

Sports usually heavily depend on athleticism levels. The type of injuries and surgeries Erik Karlsson went through doesn't physically allow him to "find himself again"

 

[KevinRedkey]

A new No. 1: McDavid edges Crosby in TSN's Top 50 player poll - TSN.ca

Youth is served in TSN Hockey's annual ranking of the game's best, with eight players 22 or under making the cut, Frank Seravalli writes.

www.tsn.ca

You proved MessierII wrong on his silly "no one thought he was the best Dman in the world" quote, so he moved the goal posts to +/- because he doesn't have any other leg to stand on. Just ignore him and move on. lol

 

[spiny norman]

Lopsided result.