Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees

I am happy about all four of them - but most happy about Mark Howe.

This is the PERFECT example of the anti-dauphin. This is a guy who succeeded DESPITE of who his Dad was. This is a guy who worked his ass off for 2o plus seasons and was one of the most solid stay-at-home defencemen ever.

So what if he never won a cup. So what if he never won the Norris Trophy. He was a rock in the defensive end.

I am also happy about Ed Belfour. Not because my Upper Deck Rookie card may now be worth .25 cents instead of .20. But because he had a really hard go of it after his time in Dallas - he was accused of a lot of crap (and maybe it was true, given the video evidence entitled "Belfour drunk at my house") but ultimately, he was a very solid career netminder who has flashes of brilliance.

Hot goalies are awesome when they are hot.