His number hangs from the rafters at PNC Arena. He is part of the Philadelphia Flyers hall of fame. He won back to back Selke trophies as the leagues best defensive forward. He captured the Stanley cup in 2006, yet Rod Brind’amour has always split opinions when asking about putting him in the Hall of Fame in Toronto.
Brind’amour tallied 452 goals and 732 assists for a total of 1184 points over his 1484 games in the National Hockey League. That puts him 51st all-time in points. His offensive output, by most standards, was sublime.
So if his offense was sublime and his defense was rated one of the best among forwards, as proven by the back-to-back Selke trophies won in 2005-06 and 2006-07, where’s the argument?