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Originally Posted by Pointman
Can someone fill me in on why Iginla is considered a surefire HOFer and Fleury is not. As far, as I can see, Fleury has better point-per-game in regular season (1.00 vs 0.897) and better numbers in playoffs (1.02 vs .884). Actually, Fleury still has 2 more goals and 18 more playoffs points than Iginla. Both were important members of Team Canada. Fleury has a Cup. Fleury had better numbers in the dead-puck era. They both spent some seasons on awful teams and some seasons on stacked teams (those Flames teams were spending the the cap). Their playoff success is arguably identical (except for Fleury won the Cup on his only trip past round 1). Iginla "was in conversation as arguably the best player in the game", but conversations only mean so much and Iginla didn't win neither Cup nor Conn Smyth. It could be argued that Fleury was critical in keeping franchise in Calgary (although it doesn't mean much for HOF). I just don't see why they are considered to be on different levels altogether.
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Iginla was a good person and a stand up guy while Fleury was a bit of a ######bag. That comes into play when voting is done. The HHOF is for people who have contributed positively to the game. Fleury doesn't fall in that group. He's as famous for his negatives (punch up in Pustany, substance abuse, Graham James) as he is for his on ice performance.