Predicting every NHL team’s future Hall of Famers

Philadelphia Flyers – Claude Giroux

Claude Giroux’s going to be one fascinating case when he retires. He’ll get to 1,000 games played and 1,000 points easily. I’m willing to bet Giroux gets to 500 goals as well, and that’s a pretty important milestone to reach if you want to be a Hall of Famer.

But then you realize Giroux’s prime wasn’t that great. He never won any major awards, nor has he even been a finalist for any major award. Daniel Alfredson has had to wait four years to get into the Hall of Fame and I could see Giroux suffering a similar fate.

That said, I think Giroux gets in eventually. But unless he wins a Hart Trophy or a Stanley Cup, it’s not going to happen on the first ballot.

Honorable mentions: John LeClair is a pretty underrated player. The Hall has occasionally been generous to players who had a really great prime, and LeClair certainly had one, even if it only lasted for five seasons.

From 1995 to 2000, nobody scored more goals than LeClair’s 235. And only Teemu Selanne and Jaromir Jagr had more points. Anytime you were the best at something for five years, you should get some HOF consideration. Yet I rarely hear LeClair’s name.