After New York Islanders legend John Tonelli was inducted into the New York State Hockey Hall of Fame this summer, who is the next former Islander to receive the honor? NY State Hockey Hall of Fame member Stan Fischler dives in.

Ken Morrow or Dave Langevin -- take your pick?

That was my question to Rene LeRoux, who runs the New York State Hockey Hall of Fame in upstate Troy.

It's a good question because I'm still reveling in the fact that I recently was inducted into the Shrine along with immortal Islander John Tonelli. Other ace inductees included current Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy and legendary L.A. King Dave Taylor, among others.

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LeRoux, of course, is in no position to answer my Langevin nor Morrow question, but he did shoot back that there is one primary consideration before nomination.

"You must take into account the individual's 'body of work' and that's why Tonelli is now in our Hall of Fame," Leroux explained.

Well, if "body of work" is part of the HOF bottom line, it brings to mind two other noble Islanders who followed the Dynasty Duo of Morrow-Langevin, and that would be none other than Patrick Flatley and Kelly Hrudey.

Both Flats and the Earl of the Easter Epic have credentials on top of their credentials. Hence, they've made my list.

That said, there's no way I can open with any other worth than, You Know Who:

KEN MORROW: I list Flint, Michigan's gift to the hockey world as the favorite of this quartet. All things considered, Kenny has done it all. And I do mean all.

He was a collegiate ace at Bowling Green. He was a defensive star on Herbie Brooks' 1980 Miracle On Ice Gold Medalists.

He was -- to everyone's amazement -- a clutch playoff goal scorer and the most underrated NHL defenseman who I ever saw in The Maven's more than a half-century of watching hockey. Yes-sir-ee, the Marvelous Morrow was as much responsible for four Stanley Cups as his partner, the immortal captain, Denis Potvin.

DAVE LANGEVIN: They didn't call him"Bammer" for nothing. This Minnesota product was a master of the clean -- but hard -- bodycheck while also being the best of Al Arbour's stay-at-home defenders. Statistics never told Dave's entire saga of sensational but under-the-radar play.

Bammer also could come up with the big playoff goal -- just ask the Rangers -- at the right time.

People talk -- justifiably, I might add -- about Butch Goring as "The Missing Piece," but I submit that Langevin's arrival in Uniondale was no less important to Radar's perfectly balanced roster than Goring; or Morrow, for that matter.

Put it this way; it would be hard to imagine the Nassaumen winning four straight titles -- not to mention 19 consecutive playoff series victories -- without Bammer.

PATRICK FLATLEY: The only thing "wrong" with this Torontonian's climb to the Isles' galaxy is the fact that he arrived in Uniondale simultaneously with Pat LaFontaine.

As you may recall, Pat and Patrick had completed their 1984 Olympic hockey responsibilities in Sarajevo -- no Gold Medal this time around -- and then skated right onto NHL ice. LaFontaine, from coach Lou Vairo's star-spangled squad, and Flats from the Canadian sextet.

Both energized a very wounded defending champion Isles squad, propelling Arbour, Inc. over the Rangers and eventually right into the 1984 Final against Edmonton. Flats' superior puck-digging inspired media and fans to crown him with the nickname Chairman Of The Boards.

He would become a solid team captain and one of the most dependable grit guys ever to don the Orange and Blue.

As for those who were around for the legendary 1984 Rangers-Islanders playoff, it was Flatley's torpedo bodycheck of the Blueshirts' Barry Beck that turned the series in the Isles favor leading up to Morrow's overtime-clinching goal.

KELLY HRUDEY: Much has been written about Battlin' Bill Smith's histrionics in goal; not to mention Glenn (Chico) Resch's work in hoisting the Isles into their first playoff run in 1975.

But how about Hrudey's goaltending masterpiece in the Easter Epic against the Washington Cap[itals which began on a Saturday night, April 18, 1987, and was not completed until Easter Sunday, April 19?

I was there in person, and I can vouch right here and now that I cannot recall a more splendid exhibition of clutch puck-stopping over three regulation periods and four sudden-death sessions than Kelly's masterpiece.

Altogether, Hrudey stopped 73 of 75 shots on goal and made more spectacular saves than I've ever seen in my life! The 3-2 victory -- enabled by Pat LaFontaine's Hail Mary slapshot -- ranks among the Isles most arresting performances.

Should Hrudey be considered for the New York State HOF award?

Considering that he put a lifetime's worth of "body of work" in one night -- and early morning -- the answer has to be absolutely, and positively.

But enough of my chatter, which ones do you like best?