One of the greatest goalies has officially called it a career. 42-year old Curtis Shayne Joseph, better known as “CuJo” to fans, announced his retirement from the National Hockey League on Tuesday at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Joseph will be remembered most for the fact that he has the most wins among goalies who have never won a Stanley Cup, as well as the fact that he is tied with Gump Worsely for most losses in a career as well, but people won’t talk about that as much.

With 454 wins, Joseph is fourth on the all-time goaltenders wins list, as well as first among goalies without the aforementioned Cup. In 943 career games, he has 51 shutouts, a .906 save percentage and a 2.79 goals against average. Over his 19-year NHL career, he spent time with the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, then finished back with the Leafs. He is a three-time All Star, and won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2000 for his leadership both on and off the ice, as well as his humanitarian contributions to society.

There is already a lot of talk buzzing about whether Joseph’s accomplishments merit his entry into the NHL Hall of Fame. All of his numbers add up to a fantastic career, but his sprawling style never landed him hockey’s most coveted prize; a Stanley Cup. It is this sad omission from his list of accomplishments that have people questioning whether he truly is worthy of the Hall of Fame. People seem to be forgetting the fact that he played on teams like Edmonton and Phoenix, who couldn’t put a winning team in front of their winning goaltender.

The fact that Joseph never won a Stanley Cup should not negatively affect his consideration to the Hall. Winning the Stanley Cup is a team effort. People say that teams “ride the hot goalie” through the playoffs, but if the players in front of the goalie aren’t limiting the shots he sees, and the players in front of those players aren’t putting numbers up on the scoreboard, the Stanley Cup will become only a pipe dream. Everything else about Joseph’s spectacular NHL career warrants his admission. He’s already been denied hockey’s greatest honor; he should not be denied the second-greatest.