The Montreal Canadiens are well represented in the Hockey Hall of Fame, but a number of former Canadiens players also deserve attention. We are doing a series on a number of these former Habs greats who have a chance of being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday, June 21.
If the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted players based on talent alone, Alex Kovalev would be a first ballot, slam dunk, no-doubt member. He would be among the most obvious choices of all-time, a unanimous choice without a doubt.
However, Kovalev’s career was that of a highly skilled player that rarely seemed to live up to that high billing.