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Martin St. Louis is a hall of famer because he never gave up

Late Friday afternoon, underneath the stain class of ceiling of the Esso Great Hall and surrounded by the plagues of the great players in hockey history, Martin St. Louis talked about the short term goals he had set for himself throughout his career. In his mind, “If you think big picture you kind of get lost in it all.” On Monday night, underneath the vaulted ceiling of the Allen Lambert Gallaria, the “big picture”: he was officially inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame along with Gary Bettman, Willie O’Ree, Alexander Yakushev, Jayna Hefford, and Martin Brodeur.

As is typical with Marty St.