Red Kelly is more deserving than Fedorov. People on here just are attached to him because they grew up watching him, Kelly was the greater wing
What in the good lords name are you talking about?
Here's a look at their respective careers, please look them over and then tell me Kelly is more deserving:
Red Kelly:
Total Games Played: 1,316
Goals: 281
Assists: 542
Points: 823
In
164 playoff games, he scored
33 goals and had
59 assists for a total of
92 points.
- 1 Hart Trophy Runner Up
- 1 Norris
- 3 Lady Byngs
- All-Star: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1957.
--------------------
Sergei Federov:
Total Games Played: 1,248
Goals: 483
Assists: 696
Points: 1,179
In
183 playoff games, he scored
52 goals and had
124 assists for a total of
176 points
- 15th in all time playoff points (176 /0.962 ppt)
- 48th in all time goals (483)
- 54th in all time assists (696)
- 47th in all time points (1,179 / 0.945 ppt)
- 1 Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP)
- 2 Frank J. Selke Trophy (Best defensive forward)
- 1 Lester B. Pearson Award (Most outstanding player as selected by NHL - players).
- He finished second in scoring behind Los Angeles' Wayne Gretzky with 56 goals and 120 points.
- NHL first all star team - 1994
- NHL All-Star in 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003
- He is only the third player in NHL history to have four consecutive 20+ point playoffs, along with Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier. He also led the entire NHL in Plus-minus in the 1990s with a +221.
- First Russian player to reach 1,000 NHL points
- Most goals by a Russian-born NHL player (483)
There is literally no way you can claim Kelly is more deserving, or anyone for that matter when it comes to who deserves to be in the rafters. Argument/opinions are fine to have, but please lets try to refrain them from being passed on as fact. We have numbers to determine that.