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Montreal Canadiens: Three Former Habs Who Were Snubbed By Hall of Fame Again

By Ken MacMillan

Apr 11, 1987; Boston, MA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Montreal Canadiens right wing Claude Lemieux Mandatory Credit: Dick Raphael-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 11, 1987; Boston, MA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Montreal Canadiens right wing Claude Lemieux Mandatory Credit: Dick Raphael-USA TODAY Sports /
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TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 22: Pierre Turgeon Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 22: Pierre Turgeon Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images) /

Pierre Turgeon

Simply put, Pierre Turgeon is the best scorer to not be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He has the numbers to back up that claim.

Turgeon was a first overall pick in 1987 and jumped straight to the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres. He scored 42 points as a rookie but took off in his second year with 88 points and never looked back. He maxed out in 1992-93 when he scored an incredible 58 goals and 132 points.

He had nine 30 goal seasons and five years with more than 90 points. He was one of the top scorers of his era. His time with the Canadiens was short lived, but he scored 127 points in just 104 games with the Habs. He wrapped up his career with 1327 points in 1294 games.

He ranks 32nd all-time in points in NHL history. Of the 31 player in front of him, 29 are already in the Hall of Fame and Joe Thornton and Jaromir Jagr will be as soon as they are eligible. That means everyone that scored more points that Turgeon is a Hall of Famer.

Why draw the line at Turgeon? He has a long, productive career and scored 97 points in 109 career NHL games. The only drawback is he never won a major award like a Hart Trophy, but that isn’t a requirement to be inducted since there are dozens of players who never won a major award yet are in the Hall.

No one has been as productive in the NHL and kept out of the Hall of Fame an Turgeon shouldn’t be either.

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