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Toronto Maple Leafs – Curtis Joseph

Dear goodness, the Hall of Fame needs more goaltenders. Why not start with Curtis Joseph? If you’re going to have Patrick Marleau in the HOF, why not have Joseph, who was basically the goaltending version of him?

Sure, he has no major awards, but he made a lot of teams better and helped his teams pull off some massive upsets in the postseason. Joseph is in the top seven in career wins, so it’s a bit weird that he’s not in the HOF yet.

I’ve said this multiple times already, but the floor for goaltenders need to be set at a reasonable level. Not too high, but not too low. I think Joseph would be the perfect floor. He was a very consistent goaltender who stuck around long enough to win a lot of games.

Honorable mentions: Auston Matthews is off to one heck of a start to his career. He’s already proven he’s an elite goal scorer and should be the heir to Alex Ovechkin’s goal-scoring throne. Of course, he still has a ways to go, but he’s already building an impressive case. A Rocket Richard or two would help his case a lot. Oh, and if he wins a Stanley Cup for the Leafs, you might as well just waive the three-year waiting period.