tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post4213401473634010524..comments2023-09-10T00:44:30.408-07:00Comments on FAUXRUMORS: Revisiting Osgood to "The Hall" ArgumentFAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-22182410141407474092009-05-20T11:57:58.240-07:002009-05-20T11:57:58.240-07:001) Tom: Your opinion is common and understandable....1) Tom: Your opinion is common and understandable. We do disagree that it wioll take many years for Brodeur, Hasek, Belfour to get in the Hall. The first 2 especially should be first ballot entries once eligiable. Befour certainly soon there after.<br />2) As for Joseph, his issues and Osgoods are interesting. Cujo never won a Vezina, NOR did he ever help his team win a Cup. His win totals are impressive, but in the end so will Osgood,s WITH 3, possibly 4 Cups to his resume. It will be difficult to shut him out with those stats.FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-61184879511169072932009-05-19T10:48:00.000-07:002009-05-19T10:48:00.000-07:00"Reputation"??? Osgood is simply nowhere near a G..."Reputation"??? Osgood is simply nowhere near a GOOD enough goalie to deserve enshrinement. Reputation has less to do with it than simply watching him play and realizing he's not even in the top 10 in any given year. He's never even been *nominated* for a Vezina!<br /><br />Consider: a goalie is voted into the HoF roughly one time per 3-5 years. Currently NOT in the Hall are Brodeur, Hasek, Belfour and Joseph -- all considered light-years beyond Osgood in terms of excellence at the position.<br /><br />It will likely take about 15 years to get all four of those guys in. By that time, we will be seeing retirments from the current generation of elites. They will instantly jump past Osgood on the list, making it impossible to elect Ozzie without snubbing a *much* more worthy player at another position (for example, Brian Leetch or Luc Robitaille).<br /><br />Osgood is fortunate to have played in Detroit during their dynastic years, but wins alone don't qualify a goalie for the Hall. The reason Cujo will get in is that he singlehandedly changed the course of entire franchises throughout his career; Osgood has simply held the fort.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560804214509853836noreply@blogger.com