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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Marleau is for sure a Hall of Famer, but is there a more vanilla player of his stature in the League? It feels like he has been very quietly composing his impressive resume for the last decade. I find that I have no strong feelings about him one way or another.
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I personally don't think Marleau belongs in the HHOF. In fact I'm surprised at just how many people here think he's a lock. He belongs in the Hall of Very Good, but not in the elite company of the HHOF.
He has scored 80+ points twice.
Never had any major trophy nominations (other then a couple Byng nomination).
His only major trophy top 10 voting finishes are Hart (9) and Selke (8, 9).
No 1st or 2nd team all-star selections...ever. Sure he has 3 all-star game appearances. But those don't really count
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While he will likely soon break Howe's all-time NHL games played record, that record alone should be what's in the hall. Not Marleau himself for being among the best. Never once was he ever considered to be the best among his peers. And after all, that is what the hall is reserved for; the players deemed to be judged the best among their peers.
I've always liked Marleau and enjoyed watching him play. Fast as hell and exciting at times. But he was never ever among the best players in the league during his career, let alone all time in NHL history.
He's the definition of a compiler and deserves credit for the amount of games he's played. But he belongs in the HOVG and not the HHOF.