Quote:Written task: What retired player not in the Hall of Fame deserves to be in the Hall of Fame? Make the case for one of these players: who do you think should be elected in and why? If you'd like to be more confrontational, you can pick a player who is in the HOF and make the case for why they shouldn't be. (150+ words)

He didn't have the longevity of some of these other names, but I truly think Flacko Lagerfield deserves to be in the SHL HOF.

There's something to be said about peak performance. The reason why many elevate Dominik Hasek over much more winning goalies like Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy. Flacko was active for just 13 seasons but still ranks at 63rd overall with 619 points in 650 games.
More importantly to my overall argument, he was voted MVP by the awards committee twice (S48, S54, nominated in S53), chosen MVP by the players three times (S48, 53, 54), scored most points in three seasons (S48, 53, 54), scored the most goals in S54, and even won the Most Improved award in S45.
That’s a lot of hardware. None of those awards are easy to win, especially either MVP award. Lagerfield also won the Challenge Cup with Hamilton in S53, after previously making it to the finals with the Barracuda in S50.

I can’t imagine he’ll be passed over for the Hall of Fame, and when I review those accolades above, I only begin to appreciate the kind of player Flacko Lagerfield was.

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