LeBrun: Luongo, Alfredsson and Sedins show how Hall of Fame criteria have (rightly) changed

Roberto Luongo, Daniel Alfredsson, Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedins are being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night.

The NHL has now stretched out to 32 teams. The idea that a Stanley Cup title should be one of the major criteria seems less practical. Even the salary cap era has skewed that math.

Luongo, Alfredsson, Sedin and Sedins got into the Hall of Fame without a Stanley Cup ring between them. Joe Thornton should be inducted into Hockey Hall in his first year of eligibility. He's one of the all-time greats, including 7th all time in NHL assists and 12th in points with 1,539. Carey Price was the best goalie in the world for around a decade. He won the Hart Trophy and Olympic gold. His career was cut short. Other players induct into Hall without winning a Cup have been Pavel Bure, Marcel Dionne, Eric Lindros, Jarome Iginla, Paul Kariya and Dale Hawerchuk.