Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB.  Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives.  As such, it is important to us that the

Boston Red Sox have announced that three new former players; Dustin Pedroia, Jonathan Papelbon and Trot Nixon will be inducted into their franchise Hall of Fame as the Class of 2024.

Pedroia played his entire career in Boston where he was the 2007 AL Rookie of the Year, 2008 AL MVP and was a four-time All-Star.  He won two World Series Rings and smacked 1,805 Hits for the team.

Papelbon was a four-time All-Star in Boston and recorded 219 Saves for the team.  He was also their closer in their 2007 World Series Championship.

Nixon was a member of the 2004 Word Series Championship Team and played ten years with Boston. He had 912 Hits and 133 Home Runs for the Red Sox.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending members of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.

The Calgary Flames were informed by their top Wing, Matthew Tkachuk, that he had no interest in resigning a long-term deal.  They found a quick suitor in Florida, who gave up a lot to get the forward, but in the brief time we are looking at this list, it seems to be well worth it.

In his first season that Tkachuk played for the Panthers, he set a career-high in 109 Points and was a Second Team All-Star.  Tkachuk also led Florida into the Easter Conference Finals, and was the playoff leader in Penalty Minutes (74) and Game-Winning Goals (4).  Tkachuk was awarded a Second Team All-Star, was third in Hart voting, and even received Frank J. Selke votes as the best defensive forward.  Last season, he again was great with 88 Points, and he a goal-saving dive on an empty net in the Finals (though Edmonton scored a second later), but at the end of the day, Tkachuk was hoisting the Stanley Cup.

He might have only been a Panther for one year as of this writing, but it is one of the best of any winger in franchise history, and for a team that has such a brief history, Tkachuk belongs in this spot

Brandon Montour was traded from the Buffalo Sabres to Florida for their playoff run in 2021, and since his arrival he has ascended to one of their top Defenseman.

In Montour’s first full season in Florida, he scored 37 Points, three more than his previous best, but in 2022-23, he exploded in Points with 73, much of which was due to a new role on the power play.  He returned back to the previous level in 2023-24 with 33 Points, but he provided depth on Florida's run to their first Stanley Cup.  It was a great end for Montour in Florida, as he signed with the Seattle Kraken as a Free Agent afterward.

Montour had 147 Points with a Plus/Minus of +33.

Carter Verhaeghe was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, but was traded to the New York Islanders before he made the NHL.  He never played for the Isles either, as he was dealt to Tampa, where he won an AHL scoring title, and made it to the Lightning roster in 2019/20, where he played a small role in their Stanley Cup win.  As the Bolts were loaded at Center, they allowed him to leave for Free Agency, in a move that they might have regretted.  Verhaeghe stayed in state, signing with Florida, and he proved that he could be a scorer at hockey’s elite level.

Verhaeghe’s ice time doubles with the Panthers and in his first season (the COVID-shortened 2020/21) with the club he scored 36 Points in 43 Games, and had 55 Points in 2022-22.  He took it to another level two seasons ago, lighting the lamp 42 times which placed him ninth overall, and last year he had hid second straight 70-plus Point output and was a large component in their first Stanley Cup win.