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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Do you think Jarome Iginla should be a first year HOFer?
If the answer to that question is Yes then that means Sundin should also be a first year HOFer.
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It depends a little bit who he's up against, and also how his remaining years go...It looks like he will top 600 goals, and he actually has hardware in his trophy closet. Also a cup finals appearance...which I value a bit more than a lot of 2nd and 3rd round exits with top 5 payroll teams...I'm not certain I say first ballot for Iggy, but I think probably.
Shanahan definitely deserved to be a first ballot over Sundin.
If Iggy retires in 3ish years, he will probably be up against guys like these in his first year:
Datsyuk
Chara
St Louis
Elias
Hejduk
Doan
Luongo? (unless he plays to age 43
)Smyth
Gonchar? (probably done in the next year or 2 though)
Briere
Boyle
Morrow
Gionta
etc.
Thornton, Hossa, etc. (if they retire a bit early or Iggy hangs on longer)
I would slot Datsyuk on par with Iggy (totally different cases though...I put Dats there for his highlight reels and defensive play as much as anything). Chara is a pretty unique case...he wasn't a total impact player for long enough, so I think he is in the category of Housley, Blake, Zubov.
I think Sundin is more in the category of Elias or St Louis...a step below Iggy. Iggy might be the only first ballot in his year...