Five Precedents in the Alfie HHOF Case

Photo Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty ImagesIf you already read Beata’s definitive article on Wednesday then you should know why we here at Silver Seven think Daniel Alfredsson belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame. If you haven’t read that article then maybe go do that right now. Thank you. Now, Senators fans tend to hear a lot of arguments from hall of fame purists as to why Alfredsson doesn’t belong in the hall and quite frankly then can kick rocks. We don’t have many hoots to give about your sanctimonious holier-than-thou worship for tradition around these parts. Alfie is god. But, if you also find yourself hung up on Alfie’s lack of a Stanley Cup victories, lack of major offensive awards (such as the Hart, Richard, or Selke), and observe 500 as the sacred threshold for goals by a forward with hall aspirations then I have some news for you: go kick rocks some more. Because even the hall itself doesn’t seem to subscribe to those standards. Case and point: the five players listed in this very article that you may currently have open on your browser.

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