THG HOF Inductee Chris Osgood

I would like to welcome the fifth member of my personal hall of fame to the club.
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[@brianruppel4117]

As a life long Red Wings fan I would like to say thank you for giving Osgood the chance to actually make a hall of fame.

[@davidphillips7712]

I’m a bit of a homer, but I grew up with Osgood. He and Hasek are my favorite goalies. I love the video. More Detroit content is appreciated

[@dawudcharlton]

David Phillips as a Rangers n Ducks fan I respect the shit out of Detroit.

[@JHockeyFan]

Seconded. I think there should be more Detroit content.

[@davezarvan]

If Grant Fuhr is HOF worthy, then Chris Osgood certainly is as well.

[@RememberingWW2]

Chris Osgood was my hero growing up. His playoff stats are amazing and he was so clutch when he needed to be. I hope he gets inaugurated into the Hall of Fame.

[@tedlicciardello7673]

Osgood was undisputably terrific as a NY Islander. He gave them quality and credibility between the pipes and he was a winner. A pro and a winner. In the 2001-02 season he led the Islanders to one of the best seasons they've had in the past 20 years. A personal favorite of mine as well.

[@roryadby8870]

I grew up watching Chris when he was in the WHL playing for the Tigers... he was always a show stopper here!!

[@redheromn]

Absolutely, great backstop and did help Stevie Y bring the team to the cup! Major piece of the HOCKEYTOWN puzzle! GO WINGS!

[@MMGJ10]

I'm a Pens fan and a firm believer that Osgood is HOF worthy! He got a bad rap earlier in his career that he wasn't going to be a Stanley Cup winning goalie for Detroit and I think that stuck and hurt him. He ended up winning 3 cups and 2 as a starter. In 08' he was fantastic for Detroit In that win. In 09' he again was fantastic and took them to game 7 of the Final against a Pens team that I believe just wouldn't be beat again. Osgood had mediocre regular season's those years as he was getting up in age but stepped it up HUGE for Detroit. On top of that his wins/loss record is one of the greatest ever. Yes playing for great teams helped but he was a part of those teams. 2019 SHOULD be the year Osgood gets in the Hall. He's very deserving of it.

[@BigSho0ter]

Quality video. He deserves a spot in the hall. Absolute legend.

[@MultiKalmer]

And his career's winning percentage (60%) is fourth best of all time in NHL. Osgood is a good surprise selection to the HHOF in future.

[@kentboersema9995]

Osgood was viewed in Detroit on his first time with the wings as the wings winning despite Osgood. It all started in 93 against the sharks and that playoff loss and the amount of center ice goals Osgood would let in anf the la king loss in 2001. I would say he is a hall of fame because during the lockout to work on a new style of goaltending, 400 wins and he scored a goal. Glad Osgood is in your hall of fame.

[@justinogorman686]

Osgood played for 17 years and never had a losing season. Even in St. Louis and New York he had more wins than losses. His wins have more value than people give him.

[@kftc1980]

Looking through his numbers, 7-9-4 in his second to last season. Limited action obviously, that is the only blemish.

[@NUCKELAVEE70]

Back to back playoff shutouts in 2008, and he scored a goal!

[@th3gimp17]

Chris Osgood should be in the HOF, remember him fondly on the Isles, it's a shame that he isn't in. Thanks for this vid.

[@mikedrndarski2707]

Thank You for giving him his due.

[@chettajohnson5261]

I knew I liked you Shannon. Ozzie is so heavily underrated.

[@anmcrypto9281]

I agree completely born raised in Detroit followed his whole career fav all time behind Stevie y

[@grandprix3183]

sadly i was one of the fans who never appreciated "OZZY", I never realized how good he was until he left......thanks THG, for giving ozzy a video

[@addisonphillips2438]

0:30 this is the main reason why I subbed lol

[@the_auditor1017]

Fav goalie of all time

[@PancakesAndHammers2426]

I loved watching Osgood. He was so much fun to see. For sure a hall of famer.

[@MrBananabart]

Wizard of os still one of the most underrated in my mind

[@everythingsgooddeli9824]

loved chris osgood

[@rossallen2899]

Agree, Osgood should be in the HOF

[@johnr5985]

I'm hella late but respect for backing up Antti Niemi! I hate it how people retroactively discredit him altogether because of his shaky last years.

[@theskatebus1687]

McCarty and Osgood back for that last cup was the only way it got done

[@Gnarkill1959]

Most Underrated goalie in hockey. I think the year Carey won his vezina Osgood was runner up. Was Ozzie 1 trophy away from HOF?

[@bosskey7212]

my personal HOF has the entire Detroit "Russian 5" in it. IMO it's the best 5 man line to ever play the game in the NHL.

[@kadfriesen]

SHANNON you should do a video of looking back at NHL award winners and picking out which winners were underserving and who should’ve won!

[@apollosoracle1835]

i love that you always give tikkanen some love. he deserves much more than he gets

[@nirvanabutnomoreideas6534]

Much respect from an Avs fan

[@hellochris06]

Thanks for this Shannon.

[@thehockeyson]

Keep this series up.

[@agentorange20]

Sad but true review, suffered the same setup as Broduer with the Devils except Broduers numbers tend to put up, he can hardly be blamed for playing for a very high end team in Detroit where as mentioned the 08 cup doesn’t occur without his stellar play.

[@cwallace]

my favourite goalie of all time.

[@nickrumohr1143]

Another goalie should be Mike Vernon he should be hall of fame. But a lot fans will say he on was great team.

[@eroseninjiraiya9602]

Osgood should have got the con smythe in 08, he replaced Hasek in the first round and saved the series. Then he took them all the way to the finals where he only got 2 shutouts. I thought he was a shoe in but Zetterberg got it. I think he deserves to be in the hall of fame, it's not his fault he played for good teams.

[@FMichael1970]

Spot on post EroSeninJiraiya. To add...How many other HOF goalies played on 'bad' teams?

[@eroseninjiraiya9602]

@@FMichael1970 Exactly, nobody held it against Grant Fuhr for playing with Gretzky. He took the Islanders to the playoffs, nuff said. Lol

[@NolanEgbert]

Believe it or not Rick DiPietro was the last goalie to wear the helmet cage combo in the NHL. When he returned from a broken jaw he chose to wear Osgood's helmet to take pressure off his face. He wore it through to the 2011-12 preseason.

[@ScaryRevenant]

It was also Osgoods mask from his time with NYI

[@kentboersema9995]

Osgood deserves a chance to be in the hall of fame. Mostly because he did change his style of goaltending around the lockout and that is amazing. But people forget that wing fans are reminded of the center ice goals Osgood would let in and the San Jose series.

[@robins5798]

If you're talking about the 1994 playoff series then Osgood can't really be blamed too much. He was a rookie and the goalie that was supposed to be the starter (Bob Essensa) played like absolute garbage so they had to go with Osgood.

[@gjbeaudry1484]

Agree!!! I remember him as a salt lake golden eagle (as well as mike Vernon!!! I guess Tim Thomas also played for them but I had moved to Portland by then... Theoren Fleury also played there, he was a 5'6" BEAST!!! he had the crowd on their feet every night and then gave the Calgary Flames their only Stanley Cup... Hey Shannon, how 'bout Theo Fleury for your HOF?.. sure he had problems late in his career ((and off the ice)) but so what... He's the best little guy ever in my book... Anyway, thanks!!!)

[@anmcrypto9281]

His film is great. I watched him my whole life, he was my favorite goalie got nothing but flack for that

[@kadfriesen]

Another video idea would be to look at the career of Craig Mactavish. From the year of incarceration to the fact he was the last player to play without a helmet.

[@scottlinting4975]

Totally agree with you THG.

[@dustyb58]

Is there another goaltender besides Osgood (98, 08) and Patrick Roy (86, 96) that won 2 Cups at least decade apart?

[@janellemaynait]

Eric Desjardins should be there

[@johnsobery]

It would be awesome to see you interview one of your inductees

[@elliottrusso1203]

Little cross-sport comparison here. I actually think the similarities between him and Alex Smith are remarkable, but osgood has obviously had more success in his sport. You hear the term “game manager” thrown around a lot with quarterbacks like Smith, and I think that’s what osgood was. A game manager.

[@dontay1532]

Vladimir Konstantinov??

[@johnnyslokes2712]

He literally came in and replaced Hasek whom I consider the best goalie of all time and played amazingly to his way to a cup.

[@lpel5013]

Great video as always THG, question, will Michael Chaput make the HOF?

[@RichardChips]

Osgood is the best goalie the Red Wings ever had IMO.

[@elliottrusso1203]

RJ Pugs terry sawchuck?

[@lojzek91]

Terry was indisputably amazing, and how he would put his head in harm's way was bordering on insane to say the least, but however you put it, it was a completely different game back then. Players were still mainly amateurs and the game wasn't nearly as fast as now. I would say that Hasek was a better goalie to play in Detroit, but it's a toss up between the 3, really. And love him or hate him, Howard is getting close to those 3 too, in my opinion. It's a shame he has to play for the current team that currently doesn't give him enough support, but his numbers are still very, very good. Bottom line: Ozzie needs to get into Hall of Fame. He definitely deserved it.

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

Hasek?

[@jgp7414]

The osgood taunt chants were by far the best and loudest for some reason

[@gordfranks6825]

I've said this for years and have used your exact argument with Grant Fuhr. If the Wings had repeated in 09 when they lost in 7 games to the Pens he's probably in the HOF. Fuhr gets labeled "as the goalie that wins because he doesn't allow the next goal after he lets in 4 or 5 goals" and Ossie gets tagged with "along for the ride". It's all media BS.

[@motor_citymuscle288]

100% agree

[@FMichael1970]

The unfortunate reality is that Osgood's career was during other hi-profile goalies (Roy, Hasek, Belfour, Brodeur). Seems like the standards for a goalie is set higher than the others on the ice.

[@rivahkillah]

When you're saying a person doesn't cost you a game, you are roundabout saying they are along for the ride. It's like being called not ugly versus being called attractive. It's a backhanded compliment, not one that you say about somebody you think should be in the HoF.

[@borismuller86]

Was it the 2008 All Stars where they ran up the score on him and he seemed genuinely upset about it?

[@MegaIndecisive]

Still hoping Ozzie gets elected into the Hockey HoF.

[@henrychubbs2823]

The comparison to Grant Fuhr is a good one and I've thought of that myself. Yes, Osgood played for great teams. But Fuhr played for the Gretzky/Messier/Kurri Edmonton Oilers and that never seems to be mentioned. Osgood appears to have better stats than Fuhr. There's something very wrong here. And I say that as a lifelong Rangers fan.

[@jimkennedy5202]

He was like Tommy Brookens on the Tigers.

[@cz4259]

Osgood deserves to be in the HOF, no doubt. The ONLY thing that's holding him back is never winning a Vezina trophy, which is pretty much a requirement for induction as a goaltender. There is NO other reason for keeping him out. I think he will eventually get in, but that may just be me being hopeful. Rogie Vachon got in with nothing more than Osgood has, except one Vezina he shared with Worsley. Two of Vachon's three Cups with Montreal were won as a backup. Only one of Osgood's three was won as a backup. It took Vachon a long time to get in, but if he made it, there's hope for Osgood.

[@zeromega4541]

Osgood was clutch. That way he won in the playoffs. Other goalies with the red wings couldn't get it done. Manny Legacy couldn't do it, Curtis Joseph failed in the playoffs with Detroit and he bailed out Hasek in 2002.

[@hickettsisepic989]

Are John Leclair and Brian Rafalski Hall of gamers in your eyes?

[@tensortab8896]

Ozzy carried Detroit through the 2008 playoffs because Hasek failed. He should be in the NHL HoF.

[@gaah23]

Owen Nolan :)

[@BobbyT.]

Growing up, a Penguins fan, I thought this guy was really good. He was though to beat.

[@dawudcharlton]

John Scott making the thg hof ?

[@WolverineIncognito]

One thing people don’t take into account is that Ozzy should have won the Cup and Conn Smythe in 2009. He should have won the Smythe even though Detroit lost. Malkin was ONLY +2 in the playoffs, which is a joke.

[@TheHockeyGuy]

Malkin was a beast on 2009. Plus minus is worthless.

[@WolverineIncognito]

@@TheHockeyGuy It's not worthless, but maybe I am overvaluing it. I still say Ozzy should have won the Conn Smythe that year.

[@MMGJ10]

Who was a better goalie for the Detroit Red Wings in the last 50 years? Hmm..

[@jasonstockton5125]

How about Curtis Joseph

[@danielrobertson7821]

Niemi was the most mediocre goaltender to ever win a cup. If Billy Smyth got in, then there’s no reason why Osgood shouldn’t be in the HOF. Smyth’s numbers were not great but everyone judges by the 5 Stanley Cups. I think Osgood outweighs him by a hefty margin.

[@timothynathan2866]

You're exactly right, Smith's career numbers aren't impressive to me, considering he played for a "dynasty," the very thing that gets said about Ozzie. 4 Cups, not 5.

[@Kwright304]

Show me the bad teams that Roy won with. They don’t exist. Good teams have good goalies, they don’t carry dead weight.

[@Ryan-nv2wp]

189

[@patch8376]

Ideas to make HOF induction videos like these get more views: 1) Build the Suspense. Don't give the inductee right in the title. Make people click on it if they want to find out. Yes, some will just fast forward to the end but good-sport viewers will gladly go along for the ride. Even those who do just click and flick to the end will still up the view count, if I'm not mistaken. A title like "THG Hall of Fame, Winter 2018 Edition (or Induction)." should work better. 2) Keep the Suspense. Don't say the inductee's name right away in the video either. Talk about the player's career without using their name and keep us further in suspense. Make a bit of a guessing game out of it without delving deliberately into a "Who am I?" Let people comment below and brag exaggeratedly about how fast they figured out who it was. 3) Make it a Set Quarterly Thing. Plan it out. (Consider a separate video as the quarter approaches where you nominate a handful of candidates and have viewers "panel" vote on who gets in much like an association of sports writers and hockey insiders does for the real thing. Induct one player per quarter adding up to a total of four per year, same as the number of players inducted annually into the HHOF. That way it doesn't fill up with too many names too quickly. I like being able to rattle off all the names in it.

[@johnnyslokes2712]

We should take Grant Fuhr out of the HOF then.

[@oilersfan9757]

Fourth

[@jimkennedy5202]

Grant Fuhr is another..

[@MMGJ10]

Osgood wasn't Roy, Brodeur, or Hasek. He played in an era with possibly the 3 best goalies of all time. That makes him look average imo. Osgood wasn't always "Hall of Fame", like Roy, Hasek, or Brodeur. But he was Hall of Fame more than enough in my opinion too get him in there. I think there Hall of Fame is a bit of a joke anymore though so what does it really matter? Dick Duff? Butch Goring? Guy Carbonneau? Maybe Guy, but..

[@bigfloppaism996]

Do a NFL video!!!!

[@euginate1344]

First

[@euginate1344]

Siddhartha Challa lol

[@wilnerolivier7971]

I don't think that Osgood is a hall of fame goalie, it's suppose to be the hall of fame & not the hall of very good or hall of average. I give him credit for what he did after leaving the Red Wings by going to the Islanders & Blues & giving those teams credible goaltending at a time when both teams needed it the most. But Osgood was never the most dominant goalie of his era as he played in the same time as Roy, Hasek, Cujo, Belfour, Richter, Brodeur who were by far better & truly had more of an impact on their teams success than Osgood. What is the point of the Hall of Fame if they start letting in everybody then it devalues the purpose of the honor which is meant for players to be one of the truly best to ever play the game & also exhibiting dominance game in & game out. The purpose of the honor is reward greatness & not being average or above average, If that is the case then there should be no Hall of Fame.

[@dukesfan23]

If you look at his regular season stats they are about on par with league average. However, if you look at his playoff stats they match up with all the greats.

[@SuperRyanreed]

So he accidentally won 3 cups?

[@wilnerolivier7971]

Even with the numbers, do the eye test & truly tell me that Osgood is better than the guys I mentioned!!!

[@dukesfan23]

according to the numbers, yes. He was as good as anyone in the playoffs.

[@wilnerolivier7971]

That may be all & good, If you have big game to win in net there is no way that Osgood would be your first choice. It seems if you say that a guy isn't worthy of the Hall of Fame then it comes across as an insult. Osgood had a nice career with the 3 cups which includes 2 as a starter, he's one of the few goalies that has scored a goal in NHL history, Vezina trophy runner up, could hold his own in a fight & when he was with the Islanders had a legitimate chance to possibly go to another Cup final if Darcy Tucker didn't take out Michael Peca with a dirty knee on knee hit in the first round in the 2002 playoffs. Unfortunately the Hall of Fame in all the sports have been watered down because instead of rewarding greatness & dominance, it's rewarding averagism & that is what the Hall of Fame is starting to become & when you are debating whether a guy is a Hall of Fame or not then it's more likely that he isn't.

[@sargentbologna6662]

Osgood was a back up caliber goaltender....Hof... 💩 right...if he played for an average team he would of bounce from the minors to the nhl... nobody would remember

[@MysweetCharmander]

clash for real life He played on some "meh" teams in between his Red Wings stints in the early 00s and played just fine... He's not an all-star but calling him back-up calibre is like spitting in his face

[@MMGJ10]

My ass. Look at his playoff stats in 08' and 09'. He was inconsistent throughout his career and had a bad rap early that stuck with him even when he played great. He's HOF worthy.

[@nickk8836]

Ozzy just had too many terrible playoff series where he lost it for his teams.... 94,04 vs sharks, 96 vs avs, 01 vs kings, 03 vs canucks

[@TheHockeyGuy]

The Canucks never beat Detroit.

[@nickk8836]

@@TheHockeyGuy he was in net for the blues in 03 against the canucks