A long tenured layer for the New Jersey Devils, Patrik Elias established himself as one of the top players ever to play in the Garden State. Elias would progress to a 1,025 point career and anyone who does that (especially after the dead puck era) is at least in the conversation for the Hall of Fame. Just how deep that conversation goes, is yet to be determined.

While Nikolai Khabibulin actually has a losing won/loss record in the NHL, nobody can say that he did not have a very good career in the National Hockey League.  The “Bulin Wall” may never have been considered the top goaltender in the league (or maybe even in the top three), but he was always better than most of his peers and did backstop the Lightning to a Stanley Cup, becoming the first Russian to do so. Throw in the fact that he also had an excellent performance leading the Russians to the Olympic Gold Medal; you have the makings of a fringe candidate for the Hall of Fame.

It took a while before Miroslav Satan found his groove in pro hockey, but once he did he emerged as the scoring star for the Buffalo Sabres in the late ’90s. Satan was good, but leading Buffalo in scoring still did not put him among the elite in the NHL in that category. Possibly his biggest highlight in hockey might have been leading Slovakia to the World Championship in 2002. He also got a Stanley Cup Ring with the Penguins but was not among the leaders of the team.  Satan would finish his career playing in Europe, and he represented Slovakia in the World Hockey Championships an astronomical 14 times.

Milan Hejduk played 1,020 Games in the National Hockey League all with the Colorado Avalanche, which is a franchise record.  A solid scorer who accumulated 805 Points, the Czech born star would assist the Avs win the Stanley Cup in 2001.  Two years later Hejduk would have his best individual season where his 50 Goals would be enough to win the Maurice Richard Trophy and was also the league leader in Plus/Minus.  He would also be named a Second Team All Star and finished fourth in Hart Trophy voting.