Triumph Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) And you can make the exact same arguement for brodeur. I wonder how he would do if he played a majority of his career on a weak team or in the 80's. I would not be surprised if he would have similar stats to Vernon. Brodeur has 6 top ten finishes in save percentage and plays for the biggest shot undercounters in the league. He's gotten some help from his defense, no doubt, but Brodeur was unquestionably a better goalie than Vernon. Whether or not anyone would've guessed that in 1995, I don't know, but I do know that Mike Vernon is colossally overrated. Edited December 23, 2011 by Triumph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouse Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I know the basic argument for Stevens, I previously said he's a great choice. My only argument is how is there no way Elias could be argued - which is what you originally stated. And as per my original posts in support of Elias...I completely disagree that Elias is not a once in a lifetime player. I stand by my original statement. I would love to see Elias in the HOF, and think he deserves more credit than he'll ever get, but Stevens and Marty are a step ahead of anyone else in franchise history. Period. Elias may be a once in a lifetime Devil, but Elias is far from the only offensively talented forward who also knows how to back check. Again, I love him and think he's great, but he's not on that scary level of Stevens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 but Elias is far from the only offensively talented forward who also knows how to back check. Is that how you sum up Elias? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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