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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
He's going in as a player, luckily for him not as a moronic GM or hockey op.
He was a very good defensive player who was lucky enough to play on some very, very good hockey teams. But is he HOF worthy?
Zero postseason all star teams. The closest he got to being a Norris finalist was 5th. Yes, I know those accolades are usually reserved for offensive-minded defensemen but Rod Langway won it twice during the same era putting up almost identical stats on worse teams.
So basically Lowe was a very good defensive d-man, who played on a lot of great teams and won a lot of Cups, played on the Canada Cup '84 team, played in the All Star game several times, and...........that's all I got.
No wonder he had to wait 20 years to get in and wasn't voted in previously.
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he was a good defenceman no doubt but do we even have evidence he was Langway good? the Oilers despite a hall of fame goalie, and having the puck all the time, and a so-called elite defensive forward (Kurri) and the best two way centre in Messier, and another hall of fame dman in Coffey, and guys like Huddy and Gregg that Sather always found time for on team Canada, and the great Kevin Lowe- were typically average in the league defensively
maybe he was just a good player on team built around one of the best 1-3 players ever, 3 other inner circle hall of famers, and two additional hall of famers beyond that?
just compared McCrimmon and Lowe's numbers side by side- pretty interesting. similar career duration and points. +/- I get it, I get it,,but Sarge's is through the roof - did he play on better teams than Lowe? have an easier role? I would guess no to both
anyways the more I think about it is all fine . I look forward to the 2040 Hall of Fame induction class of Connor McDavid and Robyn Regehr