Super 16: Hellebuyck of Jets, Rangers’ Panarin among potential future Hall of Famers

This weekend the hockey world turns its focus to Toronto and the Hockey Hall of Fame, where the Class of 2024 will be enshrined at the induction ceremony Monday.

David Poile and Colin Campbell will be inducted into the Builder category, and Shea Weber, Jeremy Roenick, Pavel Datsyuk, Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell into the Player category.

The big weekend ahead got us here at the weekly NHL.com Super 16 thinking about the Hall of Fame, as in who are the future Hall of Famers among the 16 teams ranked this week?

We know there are several, players and builders alike, so who are they? And why? Are they locks? Do teams have multiple locks? Is there a team ranked that has no future Hall of Famers, at least in the eyes and minds of our 15-member Super 16 panel.

The Super 16 this week features the Winnipeg Jets staying at No. 1, the Florida Panthers moving up two spots to No. 2 and the Carolina Hurricanes getting the seven-game winning streak bump to No. 3, but who among them and the other 13 teams will receive the coveted Hall call?

That's what we covered this week.

As a reminder, to come up with the Super 16 each week, the 15 voters put together their own version of what they think the rankings should look like and a point total is assigned to each, with the team selected first given 16 points, second 15, third 14, and so on.

Here is the Hall of Fame edition of the Super 16:

1. Winnipeg Jets (12-1-0)

Total points: 234
Last week: No. 1

"If Connor Hellebuyck isn't a slam dunk for the Hockey Hall of Fame, he sure is close. He's the reigning Vezina Trophy winner voted as the League's top goalie and has been a finalist for the award four times. Perhaps what would put him over the top is more success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He's 18-27 in 45 starts, and last season allowed at least four goals in each of the five games during Winnipeg's loss to the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference First Round. Postseason success is vital to some when debating the Hall of Fame, but when it comes to the Jets roster, Hellebuyck is the guy." -- Brian Compton, managing editor

2. Florida Panthers (9-3-1)

Total points: 222
Last week: No. 4

"There are a few future Hall of Famers for the Panthers. Let's start with Paul Maurice. He was already one of the best coaches in the NHL and has a Stanley Cup ring to show for it. Next is goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, living up to the seven-year contract he signed with the Panthers on July 1, 2019. I'll include Aleksander Barkov, the center and two-time Selke Trophy winner (2021, '24) voted as the League's top defensive forward. And what about Bill Zito as a Builder? Sure, he's only four years into his time as general manager but look what he's done. The Panthers have gone to the Stanley Cup Final twice, won last season and are challenging again. Zito has made South Florida a destination not just for the weather, but for the hockey. Well done." -- Tracey Myers, staff writer

3. Carolina Hurricanes (9-2-0)

Total points: 197
Last week: No. 7

"No current Hurricane is a surefire Hall of Fame candidate, but several should get strong consideration. As a former player, coach Rod Brind'Amour has been eligible since 2013, but has not yet received a call despite owning an impressive resume that included captain of the 2006 Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes, two Selke Trophies, 1,484 regular-season games and 1,184 points. His coaching career is stellar as well, but it's lacking a championship, and so are his best players. Brent Burns needs to win the Cup to solidify an otherwise great list of accomplishments. Sebastian Aho does too, albeit less urgently. The forward likely still has at least a decade but is already just four points away from cracking the top 10 scorers among Finland-born players in NHL history." -- Paul Strizhevsky, staff writer

4. New York Rangers (8-2-1)

Total points: 189
Last week: No. 5

"When you talk about future Hall of Famers on the Rangers, goalie Jonathan Quick and coach Peter Laviolette immediately come to mind, but their Hall of Fame cases were made before they arrived last season, so I will go with forward Artemi Panarin. He has been everything the Rangers wanted and more when they signed the unrestricted free agent to a seven-year contract July 1, 2019. Since then, he's hit more than 90 points three times and surpassed 100 last season (120). A Stanley Cup championship in New York would cement his Hall of Fame case, but even if that doesn't happen, he appears to be on his way to the Hall of Fame in Toronto." -- Bill Price, VP, Editor-in-Chief

5. Minnesota Wild (8-2-2)

Total points: 172
Last week: No. 6

"There are a couple candidates on the Wild, but let's start with the easy one. Marc-Andre Fleury is second in NHL history with 563 wins and fourth with 1,028 games, so he'll pass Patrick Roy (1,029) and likely Roberto Luongo (1,044), and finish second behind Martin Brodeur (1,266) when the season ends. He's won the Stanley Cup three times in five trips to the Final, has a sterling reputation as a top-notch teammate, and should have an easy entrance into the Hall the first time he's eligible. As for his teammates, it's a bit down the road but Kirill Kaprizov certainly is playing on a Hall of Fame track. At age 27 he's on pace for his fourth straight 40-goal season, and he's an early favorite for the Hart Trophy given to the NHL most valuable player." -- Adam Kimelman, deputy managing editor

6. Vegas Golden Knights (9-3-1)

Total points: 162
Last week: No. 3

"There are plenty of Hall of Fame candidates in Vegas. Mark Stone captained the 2023 Stanley Cup championship team and has been one of the best two-way forwards of his era. While putting up strong offensive numbers, he has been a two-time finalist for the Selke Trophy. Alex Pietrangelo captained the St. Louis Blues' 2019 Cup-winning team, played a big role for the Golden Knights in 2023 and has finished in the top five in voting three times for the Norris Trophy, which goes to the NHL's best defenseman. Jack Eichel led the playoffs in scoring when Vegas won the Cup and is building a resume. In the Builder category, George McPhee and Kelly McCrimmon built the best expansion team of all time and helped grow the game in a new market. Bruce Cassidy coached Vegas to the Cup after taking the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup Final in 2019." -- Nicholas J. Cotsonika, columnist

7. Dallas Stars (7-4-0)

Total points: 150
Last week: No. 2

"The Stars leadership is unquestioned and when it is all over, general manager Jim Nill and coach Peter DeBoer should be locks for the Hall of Fame. Nill is a master builder of teams. While with the Detroit Red Wings he served in various roles throughout the front office and helped build teams that won the Cup four times. He has yet to win the Cup with the Stars, but they've reached the Western Conference Final in each of the past two seasons, and he's won the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award both times. The Stars also reached the 2020 Stanley Cup Final. DeBoer is a winner wherever he goes. He has 619 in the regular season, a mark bettered by 20 other coaches, but only six have topped his .520 winning percentage. In the playoffs, his success is even more obvious. He has won 88 of the 161 games he has coached, 10th in NHL history. He has worked seven conference finals and reached the Cup Final with the New Jersey Devils in 2012 and San Jose Sharks in 2016. As far as players, there is not a lock on the roster at the moment after the retirement of Joe Pavelski." -- Shawn P. Roarke, senior director of editorial

8. Washington Capitals (9-3-0)

Total points: 131
Last week: No. 9

"Well, this is a no-brainer. Alex Ovechkin will be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame the first year he is eligible. The 39-year-old left wing is second in NHL history in goals and could break Wayne Gretzky's League record of 894 before the end of the season. Ovechkin was already named one of the NHL's 100 Greatest Players in 2017. The Hall of Fame vote three years after he retires will be a formality." -- Tom Gulitti, staff writer

9. Los Angeles Kings (8-3-3)

Total points: 111
Last week: No. 14

"The Kings have two surefire Hall of Famers, center Anze Kopitar and defenseman Drew Doughty. Kopitar is their all-time leader in games (1,387) and likely will be first in scoring before he retires as well. He has a full trophy case, winning the Stanley Cup twice, Selke Trophy twice and the Lady Byng for gentlemanly play twice. Doughty leads Kings defensemen in games (1,177) and points (669). He also won the Stanley Cup twice with Kopitar and the Norris Trophy in 2015-16." -- David Satriano, staff writer

10. New Jersey Devils (8-5-2)

Total points: 107
Last week: No. 10

"Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes are two Devils players high on my list of one day earning consideration into the Hall of Fame. Hischier for his drive, leadership, scoring touch and defensive acumen that he continues to provide every day. He should win more than one Selke Trophy and could someday be in the running for a few Hart Trophy wins. Hughes is exhibiting much more of a defensive game this season and his overall game has improved as a result, but there's no denying the 23-year-old center is an offensive machine once he gets going. I feel he'll be among the all-time NHL leaders in assists and points when all is said and done." -- Mike G. Morreale, senior draft writer

11. Vancouver Canucks (6-2-3)

Total points: 100
Last week: No. 11

"For the Canucks, I will pick the guy behind the bench, Rick Tocchet. When you think of a great power forward, you think of Tocchet. He was a beast during the 1990s. He won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992, played more than 1,000 games (1,144) and got close to 1,000 points (954). One more fact: no player who scored at least 400 goals (440) in the NHL did so while taking as many penalty minutes as Tocchet (2,970). As a coach, he also won the Jack Adams (best coach) last season with the Canucks. If he can guide them to the Stanley Cup for the first time in their history, he will find his place in the Hall. No doubt." -- Jean-Francois Chaumont, journalist principal LNH.com

12. Toronto Maple Leafs (7-5-2)

Total points: 80
Last week: No. 12

"There are four Maple Leafs who could warrant Hall of Fame consideration one day. Averaging more than a point-per-game with 660 (373 goals, 287 assists) in 575, Auston Matthews has the chance to be Toronto's all-time leading goal-scorer and points producer by the time he's 30, not to mention cracking the 500-goal club. He's led the NHL in goals three times and won the Hart Trophy as League MVP in 2021-22. Fellow forward Mitch Marner is frequently and erroneously portrayed as the scapegoat for Toronto's consistent playoff shortcomings but that's the type of ignorance that doesn't acknowledge he has 655 points (196 goals, 459 assists) in 590 games and could challenge Matthews for the most points in Maple Leafs history (Mats Sundin, 987). Forward William Nylander has three consecutive seasons of at least 80 points but needs to produce at least four or five more of those. Last, but not least, John Tavares might be the most intriguing. The 34-year-old center needs 158 points to crack the top 50 of the NHL's all-time leading scorers, which he could reach by averaging an obtainable 38 points per over the next four seasons." -- Mike Zeisberger, staff writer

13. Tampa Bay Lightning (7-6-0)

Total points: 68
Last week: No. 8

"There are four serious contenders for the Hockey Hall of Fame on the Lightning. Jon Cooper, Nikita Kucherov, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Victor Hedman have each won the Stanley Cup twice, and that's just their accomplishments as a team. Cooper is in his 13th season as coach and is 532-285-75, winning the Eastern Conference four times and creating stability and a winning culture. That culture of winning and dominance is what makes it a pretty easy call to also expect future inductions for Kucherov, who has 330 goals in 738 games and has won the Art Ross Trophy twice and the Hart Trophy once, and Hedman, who had a six-year run of being a finalist for the Norris Trophy and won it in 2017-18. Then there's Vasilevskiy, with a run of five straight seasons as wins leader (2017-22), and who won the Vezina Trophy in 2018-19 and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2021. It's been an impressive run in Tampa Bay and an impressive crew that should see familiar faces in the Hall of Fame when their careers come to a close." -- Amalie Benjamin, staff writer

14. Calgary Flames (7-5-1)

Total points: 40
Last week: No. 13

"The Flames do not have any viable Hall of Fame candidates right now, nobody that is anywhere near a lock. Jonathan Huberdeau would have a chance if he starts to pick up his game and his production in Calgary. It has been a rough go for the 31-year-old forward since he left Florida via a trade to Calgary on July 22, 2022. His former team, the Panthers, have reached the Stanley Cup Final twice since he departed, winning it last season. Huberdeau, meanwhile, has 115 points (32 goals, 83 assists) in 173 games with Calgary. By comparison, he had 115 points (30 goals, 85 assists) in 80 games with the Panthers in 2021-22. So, yeah, it's been a struggle, but if Huberdeau can find his consistent scoring touch again and help the Flames become a contender, he could finish his career with at least 1,000 points and 1,000 games played, putting him at least in the conversation. He has 728 points (230 goals, 498 assists) in 844 games." -- Dan Rosen, senior writer

15. Edmonton Oilers (6-7-1)

Total points: 24
Last week: NR

Dubbed a generational talent when selected No. 1 by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2015 NHL Draft, Connor McDavid has more than lived up to expectations in his first 10 seasons. The 28-year-old captain will likely be the next Oiler to go into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He is a five-time Art Ross Trophy winner as leading scorer (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023), four-time Ted Lindsay Award winner as most outstanding player (2017, 2018, 2021, 2023), three-time Hart Trophy winner as most valuable player (2017, 2021, 2023) and Conn Smythe Trophy winner (2024). Likely to follow will be Leon Draisaitl, who was selected by Edmonton No. 3 in the 2014 Draft. The 29-year-old forward is a three-time 50-goal scorer and is the first German-born player to win the Art Ross, Ted Lindsay and Hart Trophy (2020). Draisaitl is a five-time All Star and with his annual point production, could end up as one of the highest scoring European players of all time. -- Derek Van Diest, staff writer

16. St. Louis Blues (7-6-0)

Total points: 23
Last week: NR

"Doug Armstrong should be a lock for the Hall of Fame as a Builder. The Blues president of hockey operations and general manager is one of the most successful GMs in NHL history. His teams, the Stars from 2002-07 and Blues from 2010 to present day, have combined to win 818 games with a .616 points percentage. He's 10th in NHL history among GMs in wins; the nine in front of him are all in the Hall of Fame. Armstrong helped guide the Blues to the Stanley Cup in 2019. He also won it in 1999 as an assistant GM with the Stars. His teams have reached the playoffs 14 times in 21 seasons. Armstrong has also been a star executive at the international level for Hockey Canada, part of the management team that helped the country win gold at the Olympics in 2010 and 2014, three IIHF World Championship gold medals (2007, 2016 and 2023) and the World Cup of Hockey 2016. He is overseeing Canada's entry into the upcoming 2025 4 Nations Face-Off and the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Armstrong will one day join his father, former NHL linesman Neil Armstrong (inducted in 1991), in the Hall of Fame." -- Rosen

Others receiving points: Ottawa Senators 12, Colorado Avalanche 9, Boston Bruins 6, Utah Hockey Club 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1

Dropped out from last week: Avalanche (No. 15), Senators (No. 16)

Enterprise Team of the Week: This is a toss-up between the No. 1 Jets, No. 2 Panthers and No. 3 Hurricanes. Winnipeg has won four straight games and 12 of 13 to start the season. Carolina has won seven in a row. Florida has five wins in a row. This could go to any of those three teams, but the Panthers are getting it because of the quality of opponent they faced and the fact that none of their five consecutive wins have come in the state of Florida. They played only two games since last week's Super 16, but both were against the No. 10 Stars in the 2024 NHL Global Series Finland presented by Fastenal. They won 6-4 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday in Tampere, Finland. Go back to the previous week and the Panthers also won 3-1 against the No. 5 Rangers at Madison Square Garden, 6-3 against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena and 5-2 against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. Their game against the Nashville Predators at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday is their first at home since Oct. 22. -- Rosen

HERE'S HOW WE RANKED 'EM

AMALIE BENJAMIN

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. New York Rangers; 3. Florida Panthers; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. Dallas Stars; 6. Carolina Hurricanes; 7. Vegas Golden Knights; 8. Vancouver Canucks; 9. New Jersey Devils; 10. Washington Capitals; 11. Calgary Flames; 12. Toronto Maple Leafs; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Tampa Bay Lightning; 15. Colorado Avalanche; 16. Ottawa Senators

JEAN-FRANCOIS CHAUMONT

1. Florida Panthers; 2. Winnipeg Jets; 3. New York Rangers; 4. Dallas Stars; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Vegas Golden Knights; 7. New Jersey Devils; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Minnesota Wild; 10. Vancouver Canucks; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Washington Capitals; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Edmonton Oilers

BRIAN COMPTON

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Florida Panthers; 4. New York Rangers; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Vegas Golden Knights; 8. Los Angeles Kings; 9. Vancouver Canucks; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. New Jersey Devils; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Toronto Maple Leafs; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Tampa Bay Lightning

NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. New York Rangers; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. Florida Panthers; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Vegas Golden Knights; 8. Vancouver Canucks; 9. Los Angeles Kings; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. New Jersey Devils; 12. Calgary Flames; 13. Toronto Maple Leafs; 14. Tampa Bay Lightning; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Edmonton Oilers

TOM GULITTI

1. Florida Panthers; 2. Winnipeg Jets; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Dallas Stars; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Vegas Golden Knights; 9. Los Angeles Kings; 10. Vancouver Canucks; 11. New Jersey Devils; 12. Calgary Flames; 13. Toronto Maple Leafs; 14. Tampa Bay Lightning; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Colorado Avalanche

ADAM KIMELMAN

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Minnesota Wild; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Dallas Stars; 6. New York Rangers; 7. Vegas Golden Knights; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Vancouver Canucks; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Los Angeles Kings; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. New Jersey Devils; 15. Ottawa Senators; 16. St. Louis Blues

MIKE G. MORREALE

1. Florida Panthers; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Winnipeg Jets; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Carolina Hurricanes; 7. New Jersey Devils; 8. Tampa Bay Lightning; 9. Los Angeles Kings; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Toronto Maple Leafs; 12. Washington Capitals; 13. St. Louis Blues; 14. Calgary Flames; 15. Vancouver Canucks; 16. Colorado Avalanche

TRACEY MYERS

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Los Angeles Kings; 7. New York Rangers; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Washington Capitals; 11. Vancouver Canucks; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. St. Louis Blues; 14. Calgary Flames; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Boston Bruins

BILL PRICE

1. Florida Panthers; 2. Winnipeg Jets; 3. Minnesota Wild; 4. New York Rangers; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Dallas Stars; 7. New Jersey Devils; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Vegas Golden Knights; 10. Tampa Bay Lightning; 11. Los Angeles Kings; 12. Toronto Maple Leafs; 13. Vancouver Canucks; 14. Calgary Flames; 15. Ottawa Senators; 16. Boston Bruins

SHAWN P. ROARKE

1. Florida Panthers; 2. Winnipeg Jets; 3. Dallas Stars; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. New Jersey Devils; 8. New York Rangers; 9. Vancouver Canucks; 10. Washington Capitals; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Los Angeles Kings; 13. Boston Bruins; 14. Ottawa Senators; 15. Colorado Avalanche; 16. Edmonton Oilers

DAN ROSEN

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Los Angeles Kings; 7. Minnesota Wild; 8. Vegas Golden Knights; 9. New Jersey Devils; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. Toronto Maple Leafs; 12. Vancouver Canucks; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Tampa Bay Lightning; 16. Edmonton Oilers

DAVID SATRIANO

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. New York Rangers; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Vegas Golden Knights; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. New Jersey Devils; 10. Los Angeles Kings; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Toronto Maple Leafs; 13. Vancouver Canucks; 14. Ottawa Senators; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Columbus Blue Jackets

PAUL STRIZHEVSKY

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. New York Rangers; 4. Florida Panthers; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Vegas Golden Knights; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Los Angeles Kings; 9. Vancouver Canucks; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. New Jersey Devils; 12. Toronto Maple Leafs; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Tampa Bay Lightning; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Ottawa Senators

DEREK VAN DIEST

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Vegas Golden Knights; 7. New Jersey Devils; 8. Los Angeles Kings; 9. Washington Capitals; 10. Toronto Maple Leafs; 11. Dallas Stars; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Vancouver Canucks; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Utah Hockey Club; 16. Calgary Flames

MIKE ZEISBERGER

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. New York Rangers; 3. Florida Panthers; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Vancouver Canucks; 6. Carolina Hurricanes; 7. Minnesota Wild; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Dallas Stars; 10. Los Angeles Kings; 11. New Jersey Devils; 12. Toronto Maple Leafs; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Tampa Bay Lightning; 15. Calgary Flames; 16. St. Louis Blues