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First-year eligible players for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024 include: (lemmy.world)

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NHL News
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First-year eligible players for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024 include:
• Patrick Marleau
• Ryan Miller
• Pekka Rinne
• Shea Weber
• Pavel Datsyuk
• Ilya Kovalchuk*

* - Kovalchuk has not officially announced his retirement from hockey yet, but he has not played since 2021

https://twitter.com/puckreportnhl/status/1671599082714849293

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[–] justhach 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Datsyuk is the only lock I see.

2x Stanley Cup champion
4x Lady Byng
3x Selke

On top of being one of the most dynamic and creative forwards the league has ever seen.

Patty might get in just because of his longevity and being the face of Sharks for like 20 years.

Rinne and Miller have hardware, but its tough to argue that one Vezina win is a lock for the Hall.

Shea Weber had the unfortunate luck of being a great defenseman in the same era that Lidstrom played, arguably robbing him of at least one Norris. But he does have World Junior, IIHF, World Cup, and Olympic gold medals, so thats a plus. If he had a Norris I could see him being a lock.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Agree with your here, though I think Marleau is just shy of being a lock. Breaking a long standing record, even without being the best player at his position, and a lack of hardware, I think should still get him in.