Sami Vatanen

[Kin]

What have they really accomplished in the NHL to make the HHOF?  Bloody heck, even Paul Henderson isn't in the HHOF, and he deserves it more than either of the gold medal winning Sedins.

They're both going to finish with 1000+ points in an era where scoring was scarce, they've each won an Art Ross, Henrik has won the Hart Trophy, Daniel won the Lindsay, they led the Canucks to within a game of the cup and have been first rate NHL'ers for 15+ years. On top of that international success does count towards election(if it didn't, why in the world would Henderson be deserving?) and so winning a Gold Medal counts.

 

[KW Sluggo]

What have they really accomplished in the NHL to make the HHOF?  Bloody heck, even Paul Henderson isn't in the HHOF, and he deserves it more than either of the gold medal winning Sedins.

They're both going to finish with 1000+ points in an era where scoring was scarce, they've each won an Art Ross, Henrik has won the Hart Trophy, Daniel won the Lindsay, they led the Canucks to within a game of the cup and have been first rate NHL'ers for 15+ years. On top of that international success does count towards election(if it didn't, why in the world would Henderson be deserving?) and so winning a Gold Medal counts.

Your parallel is somewhat faulty in that there is no absolute connection between international success and membership in the HHOF.

After all, Henderson is not in the HHOF and yet the goalie he beat more than once to win the 1972 series is in the HHOF largely because of his performance in that series.

That said, I have no issue with your point or with your comments about the Sedins.

 

[Kin]

Your parallel is somewhat faulty in that there is no absolute connection between international success and membership in the HHOF.

I didn't say there was an "absolute" connection. I said, rightly, that international accomplishments are taken into consideration for the HHOF. It's not the NHL HOF.

After all, Henderson is not in the HHOF and yet the goalie he beat more than once to win the 1972 series is in the HHOF largely because of his performance in that series.

Tretiak is in the HHOF because of his many years of high level play with the Soviet team. Putting Henderson in because he scored on him would be like putting anyone in the HOF if they scored a couple goals on Brodeur. But that doesn't mean there isn't a strong connection between NHL success and being in the HOF. 

 

[rdowdall]

http://www.tsn.ca/ducks-extend-d-vatanen-with-four-year-deal-1.510271

So Lindholm then?

 

[Tigger]

http://www.tsn.ca/ducks-extend-d-vatanen-with-four-year-deal-1.510271

So Lindholm then?

Eeesh, that'd be a big ask, maybe we could trade them Stamkos?