That being said, I have nothing but respect for this years’ class. The 2016 Hall of Fame class features forwards Eric Lindros and Sergei Makarov, goaltender Rogie Vachon and head coach Pat Quinn. All four of them deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.
It’s just odd that Recchi hasn’t gotten the nod by now. Recchi is a three-time winner of the Stanley Cup (with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes and of course, the Boston Bruins). He’s also surpassed the100-point mark three times. He was a big reason why the Bruins won the Cup in 2011, and his brother Bruins knew it.