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Originally Posted by Steve Bozek
But Red Army was essentially a Soviet all-star team, unlike any of the teams the players in other European countries played on. Makarov's stats undoubtedly benefited from that team's total domination of the league that they played in. I'm not saying Makarov shouldn't be in the HHOF; it's just that he's a bad measuring stick for deciding whether Loob deserves HHOF honours.
As others have pointed out Loob has the credentials to be considered one of the best players to ever play for Sweden on the international level, and one of the best to come out of Sweden to play in the NHL.
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Forget stats for a second. Makarov was one of the best players in the world IMO. He played on a great team, and was maybe their best player.
Was Loob one of the best players in the world at any point? He was very good in the NHL, but not that at that level IMO. Could you say that about his play in Sweden? It does seem like he had great stats in Sweden but does it merit HHOF?