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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
Sure.....players that are very high on personal accolades (Iginla) but not much playoff success get in.
Why can't players that have tremendous playoff success (Vernon, MAF) but not a lot of personal accolades get in?
Vernon is 8th ALL TIME in playoff wins. MAF is 3rd.
Vernon has been to the finals 4 times since 1980. Only Roy, Brodeur, Smith, and Fuhr can match that.
However, when I think of great goalies I do not think of Mike Vernon.
I don't know. It is tough.
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It is tough, but there is a distinction between being merely good enough and legitimately good. Vernon went to the finals four times because he had a lot of help from his incredible teams, not because he single-handedly put a middling team on his back and willed them into the finals like Kipper did or like Price is doing right now.
1991 first round game seven and Vernon allows these two long distance softies from Tikkanen (Edm's first goal and the OT winner) to shift the momentum and lose the game/series for the Flames.
Don't forget about MAF's meltdowns in the early 10s and 2016.
If the HHOF is reserved for the most elite goalies to play the game, players like Vernon, MAF, and Osgood just don't have enough individual success in the regular season or playoffs to offset their meltdown moments, short peaks, and/or lack of elite peak.