Is Joe Thornton a hall-of-famer?

[Leafsfan1967]

Will he make the Hof considering he has no cup yet despite a lengthy career? Will it hurt his chances?

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[lawrence]

absolutely. Why does he have to win a cup? Does Ryan Shannon and Brad May make the hall of fame because they won the cup? Does the Sedins and Iginla don't make the hall because they both didn't win the cup? stupid determining factor.

 

[Ctrain2k]

Easily a 1st ballot HOFer.

 

[BruinsBtn]

There is no doubt whatsoever

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

Hes 14th all time in points and 7th all time in assists. With an insane peak year of individual award qnd one of the only players ever to score 90+ assists back to back.

What sort of question is this?

 

[BondraTime]

Is this a serious thread?

 

[pld459666]

Will he make the Hof considering he has no cup yet despite a lengthy career? Will it hurt his chances?

Both answers to the poll question should be yes.

Without a doubt, hes a surefire HOF'er

 

[BruinDust]

He's gonna finish 14th overall in total points all-time (assuming his NHL career is over and I think it is, I think he'll go to the Swiss League and play another half decade).

Everyone from 1 through 28, with the exception of Joe obviously, are in the hall. Forget everything else, on point totals alone Joe Thornton belongs in the Hall of Fame.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Easy hall of famer

 

[lawrence]

What sort of question is this?

because winning the cup means everything?? duuuuh.

 

[sparxx87]

Yeah, for sure, but he should have retired. Players that hold on too long tarnish their great careers and that really, really happened to Joe this year for many.

 

[banks]

He's probably the best NHL player to not have a Cup. So either Thornton gets in, or no one should ever be allowed in the Hall without a Cup.

That means he's in. End of story.

 

[Albatros]

Even for a seasoned veteran it must be special to get to play for the boyhood favorites, Thornton didn't finish on a high note but I don't think he regrets that and I don't think others should either.

 

[Johnny Tomala]

Yes. First ballot.

 

[LD29]

I recently met a time traveller who confirmed that Thirnton will be a Hall of Famer.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

He's probably the best NHL player to not have a Cup. So either Thornton gets in, or no one should ever be allowed in the Hall without a Cup.

That means he's in. End of story.

He's definitely behind Brad Park and Marcel Dionne. But Thornton very well could be the 3rd greatest player (who spent most/all of his career in the NHL) without a Stanley Cup.

(EDIT - he's probably behind Borje Salming as well).

 

[its josh]

I mean, Shanahan and Sundin were first ballot guys.

 

[SotasicA]

Will he make the Hof considering he has no cup yet despite a lengthy career? Will it hurt his chances?

Of course it hurts his chances.

But he will get in once he breaks Marleau's games played record.

 

[SotasicA]

I mean, Shanahan and Sundin were first ballot guys.

Shanahan won three Stanley Cups.

 

[banks]

He's definitely behind Brad Park and Marcel Dionne. But Thornton very well could be the 3rd greatest player (who spent most/all of his career in the NHL) without a Stanley Cup.

I threw in the "probably" because I hadn't totally thought it through. I'll leave it without an edit, but say now that he's "one of" the best all time without a Cup.

Point still stands. If he's not allowed in, then no one without a Cup should be. And that's ridiculous.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

I threw in the "probably" because I hadn't totally thought it through. I'll leave it without an edit, but say now that he's "one of" the best all time without a Cup.

Point still stands. If he's not allowed in, then no one without a Cup should be. And that's ridiculous.

Yes, of course - there are plenty of players in the Hall who probably or definitely weren't as great as Thornton, who also don't have a Cup (including Iginla, Ullman, Perreault, Stastny, Goulet, Hawerchuk, Sundin, Oates, Sittler, Lindros, Kariya, Ratelle, Bure, Neely, LaFontaine, Gartner, Ciccarelli, Federko, Gilbert, Howell, Housley, etc). The precedent has already been set. If you exclude Thornton from the Hall, you'd have to kick all these players out too.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

100% no question from a guy who has bashed him most of his career

 

[CupInSIX]

Yes absolutely. Even respected coach John Tortorella said it ages agao.

 

[abo9]

He probably makes it to the Hall if you only count his Sharks days and ignore the whole Boston thing

 

[amnesiac]

As pointless a poll as I've seen on here