Predicting every NHL team’s future Hall of Famers

Tampa Bay Lightning – Steven Stamkos

If it wasn’t for Alex Ovechkin, Steven Stamkos would be known as the best goal scorer of the salary cap era. That’s a pretty nice title to have. Injuries have cost him quite a bit of time, but Stamkos has still posted some eye-popping numbers.

Of course, his resume lacks the ultimate exclamation point – a Stanley Cup – but even if he doesn’t win one, it’s hard to see Stamkos not making the Hall of Fame.

Tampa Bay Lightning – Victor Hedman

Quietly, Victor Hedman has emerged as a very strong HOF candidate. He still needs to compile some more stats, but he already has a Norris Trophy to his name and has been a finalist on several other occasions. Hedman is showing no signs of slowing down, so I think he’ll do enough to get in.

Honorable mentions: Vincent LeCavalier is yet another “Hall of Very Good” guy. He had some excellent years, but his prime just wasn’t long enough or strong enough. Andrei Vasilevskiy has done a lot in a very short period of time to start building his HOF case. If the Lightning remain an elite team and he stays healthy, he’s going to end up being very high on the career wins list.