This one, unlike the Mike Modano question (and Modano should be a Hall of Famer by the way), is a little more tricky to answer. Gilmour to me is a player who is highly borderline. In Toronto, Gilmour is God. Everywhere else in the world, he is no better than one of the lesser apostles. Granted, he had three-time 100 point seasons (1986-87 w/105, 1992-93 w/127, and 1993-94 w/111) and won a Selke trophy in 1992-93, but...
1. He didn't do much in international play.
2. He hung around too long.
3. He played in the same era of Gretzky, Lemieux, Lafountaine, etc.
4. He basically had three great post-season years.
5. Maple Leafs fans tend to overrate him in the same vain baby boomer fans overrate Paul Henderson from 1972.
6. He was a role player most of his career (except in 1992-93 and 1993-94, but EVERYONE was registering 100 point seasons back then, even Joe Juneau!)
Bottom line: Gilmour is not a Hall of Famer.
2007-01-27
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