Out of the two, who is more likely to get make it into the hall of fame, Ryan Getzlaf or Corey Perry?
Jonathan Maxfield– Getzlaf. Perry has the Hart Trophy but his regression has hit him hard. Getzlaf has been the true personification of consistency and his tenure as Captain is beyond admirable.
TJ Watson– I don’t know who gets in between Getz or Perry. Both have some impact, but Getz is known as a passer who recently is starting to shoot his shot.
Khalid Hart– They both make it. However, Ryan Getzlaf will make it before Corey Perry. When we look back at the careers of both men, it’s clear that Getzlaf had a bigger impact and left his mark on the team. While he does lack the championship success to that of Jonathan Toews and Sidney Crosby, he makes up for it with his ability to score.
He nearly averages a point per game. He’s closing in on both 1,000 games an 1,000 points. Those kinds of numbers should propel him into the Hall of Fame someday.
Ciara Durant– I don’t think either of them makes it in over the other. Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry are a duo, much like Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne was back in the glory days. I can only hope that the selection committee would give Getzlaf and Perry the opportunity to be inducted together just like Kariya and Selanne.
I understand many people doubt that Perry has the credentials to be inducted due to his recent regression. However, I think we often lose sight of the fact that it is the Hockey Hall of Fame not the NHL hall of fame.
Perry had a very impressive career with the London Knights. He has won the Memorial Cup, the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy, the Red Tilson Trophy, The Eddy Powers Memorial Trophy, the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award, and the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy. The Knights also retired his number back in 2011.
He has also won gold in the World Junior Championships for Team Canada in 2005 and in 2016 he won gold with team Canada again in the IIHF Worlds. He helped win the Olympic gold medal for Canada in both 2010 and 2014.
Finally, with the Anaheim Ducks, he has a Stanley Cup, a Hart Trophy, and a Maurice Richards Trophy. This is a long list, but it’s only skimming the surface of all his achievements.
Corey Perry may be regressing, but we have still yet to see how he performs now that his knee is repaired. We could see a resurgence similar to that of Teemu Selanne, or we could see him continue on the downward slope. Nevertheless, his resume is quite impressive which I think will earn him a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Chris Bushell– I think both are locks for the HHOF. Stas and consistency speak to that and they have a Stanley Cup as well. I think it’s 90% they get in, and if they can both win a second Cup it’s a virtual certainty.
Jake Robles– Personally, I think they should both make it into the hall. They’re both near or at the top of a lot of franchise records and have a Cup under their belts. I’d say Getz would make it in first since he’s the Capitan and all.