If Pavelski isn’t getting in (that seemed to be the general consensus here), then E. Staal certainly won’t either.
If it were up to me, bigots wouldn’t be cemented into a hall of fame
Most likely not
No chance
Good question!
Here’s another good question.
Are you f’n serious?
1k points, 455 goals, stanley cup, olympic gold medal, 6x all star. probably.
the bar should be higher for hof imo but it’s a good enough resume compared to others in.
Pavelski did nothing, no cups, no individual awards, zilch. The hype around him was crazy.
At least Staal won a cup and a gold medal.
Knowing the HoF: Staal will be a first ballot guy while ignoring Mogilny for another 15 years.
What?!?! Used puck bag next?
Reminder fuck the staals!
He will be remembered as a top NHLer in his era but not a HOF. HOF players are outliers statistically. They’re guys that actively changed the game during their time in the league, achieved greatness. Staal is an A player, but he’s in that category with Tavares and Palevski, Where they were huge impact players that were just below the standard of a HoF. Think about some of the recent HoF additions and consider how a player matches to the career of the inductees. Loved Staal’s game but he wasn’t a Jagr, Sakic, Madano, Federov, Foresberg, and so on. Of this last couple decades, the class I would imagine that will be inducted are Crosby Ovy Datsyuk Marchand Malkin Letang toews p.Kane and so on, that caliber of guys Staal doesn’t fit. He’s just below their performances and well below their career impact on the game. And considering the class after that of guys like McDavid MacKinnon Mathew’s Bedard Etc, he’s definitely not in the caliber seen so far for this era. If Staal got the honor, I would expect Tavares Benn and Pavelski to get it and all of them I don’t see it right now, and I’m a huge fan of those guys. I would imagine Parise would get it before Staal, and I’m a bit questioning Parise due to these last 5-8 years in the league.
1300+ games, won the Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold, he has a better case for the hall than others
No
Does he play another sport?
If Kevin Lowe can get in… if Shea Weber can get in….
only two players left from before 2004 now, Fleury and Burns
Hall of Very Good. But not Hall of Fame.
Nah
Nope
1K Points, Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold, 6X All Star, 400 Goal Club, Team Captain? That’s gotta be HOF, especially if Shea Weber got in.
(Fuck) no.
Hall of shame.
With Staal and Joe Pavelski, we need to take the lockouts and COVID into consideration. Both of these guys are super close to 500, Staal at 455 and Pavelski at 476. If there were no League stoppages, they would have cleared 500, making them guaranteed for the Hall.
He’s too gay for the HOF
Hall Of Very Good
The worst 20 game stretch that I can just about remember. His lack of effort when he was a NYR was down right insulting.
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No.
If Pavelski isn’t getting in (that seemed to be the general consensus here), then E. Staal certainly won’t either.
If it were up to me, bigots wouldn’t be cemented into a hall of fame
Most likely not
No chance
Good question!
Here’s another good question.
Are you f’n serious?
1k points, 455 goals, stanley cup, olympic gold medal, 6x all star. probably.
the bar should be higher for hof imo but it’s a good enough resume compared to others in.
Pavelski did nothing, no cups, no individual awards, zilch. The hype around him was crazy.
At least Staal won a cup and a gold medal.
Knowing the HoF: Staal will be a first ballot guy while ignoring Mogilny for another 15 years.
What?!?! Used puck bag next?
Reminder fuck the staals!
He will be remembered as a top NHLer in his era but not a HOF. HOF players are outliers statistically. They’re guys that actively changed the game during their time in the league, achieved greatness. Staal is an A player, but he’s in that category with Tavares and Palevski, Where they were huge impact players that were just below the standard of a HoF. Think about some of the recent HoF additions and consider how a player matches to the career of the inductees. Loved Staal’s game but he wasn’t a Jagr, Sakic, Madano, Federov, Foresberg, and so on. Of this last couple decades, the class I would imagine that will be inducted are Crosby Ovy Datsyuk Marchand Malkin Letang toews p.Kane and so on, that caliber of guys Staal doesn’t fit. He’s just below their performances and well below their career impact on the game. And considering the class after that of guys like McDavid MacKinnon Mathew’s Bedard Etc, he’s definitely not in the caliber seen so far for this era. If Staal got the honor, I would expect Tavares Benn and Pavelski to get it and all of them I don’t see it right now, and I’m a huge fan of those guys. I would imagine Parise would get it before Staal, and I’m a bit questioning Parise due to these last 5-8 years in the league.
1300+ games, won the Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold, he has a better case for the hall than others
No
Does he play another sport?
If Kevin Lowe can get in… if Shea Weber can get in….
only two players left from before 2004 now, Fleury and Burns
Hall of Very Good. But not Hall of Fame.
Nah
Nope
1K Points, Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold, 6X All Star, 400 Goal Club, Team Captain? That’s gotta be HOF, especially if Shea Weber got in.
(Fuck) no.
Hall of shame.
With Staal and Joe Pavelski, we need to take the lockouts and COVID into consideration. Both of these guys are super close to 500, Staal at 455 and Pavelski at 476. If there were no League stoppages, they would have cleared 500, making them guaranteed for the Hall.
He’s too gay for the HOF
Hall Of Very Good
The worst 20 game stretch that I can just about remember. His lack of effort when he was a NYR was down right insulting.