2023-24 Calder Memorial Trophy finalists: Connor Bedard, Brock Faber, Luke Hughes

[Fledgemyhedge]

the people saying Hughes is only on here because of his last name are the same people discrediting him defensively…. Because of his last name

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Bedard is a lock.

 

[Xirik]

Good ol "Canadian boy" syndrome.


people need to stop acting so shamefully and just admit that Faber and Bedard are close. To say Bedard AINC or anything like that is being dishonest.

 

[MuckOG]

So your reason he deserves it is simply your opinion that he had a better season.

Isn't that what the voters do? Vote for who, in their opinion, is the best rookie?

Faber played big minutes (top 6 in entire NHL) and against the other team's best players on a night in, night out basis. He played in all situations and to top it all off he played for 2 months with a couple of broken ribs....while Bedard sat out over 6 weeks with his injury.

 

[Xirik]

Isn't that what the voters do? Vote for who, in their opinion, is the best rookie?

Faber played big minutes (top 6 in entire NHL) and against the other team's best players on a night in, night out basis. He played in all situations and to top it all off he played for 2 months with a couple of broken ribs....while Bedard sat out over 6 weeks with his injury.

Isn't playing with a brain injury is more dangerous then playing with broken ribs?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Isn't playing with a brain injury is more dangerous then playing with broken ribs?

Bedard had a broken jaw, did he have a concussion too?

 

[FerrisRox]

Isn't that what the voters do? Vote for who, in their opinion, is the best rookie?

Faber played big minutes (top 6 in entire NHL) and against the other team's best players on a night in, night out basis. He played in all situations and to top it all off he played for 2 months with a couple of broken ribs....while Bedard sat out over 6 weeks with his injury.

Yeah, that coward sat out with his fractured jaw.

What a loser.

 

[Xirik]

Bedard had a broken jaw, did he have a concussion too?

Huh, Guess when in happened everyone was yelling Concussion that I just assumed that's what it was.

My bad.

 

[MuckOG]

Yeah, that coward sat out with his fractured jaw.

What a loser.

Im not calling Bedard a coward, just stating a fact that Faber played the last two months of the season with broken ribs.

 

[jarboy]

They paid attention and saw Bedard outscore Faber by a fair margin in 14 less games, even while playing with AHL bums all year.

Wasn't one of these guys on defense?

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Congrats to Faber and Hughes on their 2nd and 3rd place finishes.
Well deserved.

 

[rynryn]

I for one welcome a new era of good Hawks teams. Was worrying about some of the insufferable fans--glad to see they were merely dormant and didn't give up altogether!

 

[FerrisRox]

Im not calling Bedard a coward, just stating a fact that Faber played the last two months of the season with broken ribs.

I'm having a hard time seeing why that is a feather in his cap for Rookie of the Year, or why Bedard would be mentioned for missing time with a fractured jaw in the same breath.

 

[x Tame Impala]

I for one welcome a new era of good Hawks teams. Was worrying about some of the insufferable fans--glad to see they were merely dormant and didn't give up altogether!

We'll be knocking you of the playoffs every year in no time! Fret not. I look forward to reading about how underrated all of your players are again

 

[Xirik]

I'm having a hard time seeing why that is a feather in his cap for Rookie of the Year, or why Bedard would be mentioned for missing time with a fractured jaw in the same breath.

A feather in Faber's cap would be that he knows not to run into walls.

 

[Oneiro]

Bedard is also one of the least-supported first overall picks ever, if not the least (along with Slaf, ironically...). Guy played with no one, missed time and still finished atop rookie scoring. I'd still give him the slight edge for that reason.

 

[Hextallent63]

Wasn't even close to same production. And then factor in quality of teammates. Not close.


Meh, they need him to score and help score, since they have literally no one else. He'll get better at D when he is surrounded by NHL talent, not AHL players.

47 -1 16 pp point damn. Vs. 61 -44 21 pp point forward, those stats are extremely comparable.

 

[CallMeShaft]

I for one welcome a new era of good Hawks teams. Was worrying about some of the insufferable fans--glad to see they were merely dormant and didn't give up altogether!

To be fair, some of your fellow Wild fans are being just as insufferable in this thread.

Also a couple Devils fans, which is weird seeing as LHughes doesn't stand a real chance at winning the Calder.

 

[Machinehead]

There's still a case for Bedard regardless of the respective hype around the players. To suggest otherwise is disingenuous.

 

[Xirik]

To be fair, some of your fellow Wild fans are being just as insufferable in this thread.

Also a couple Devils fans, which is weird seeing as LHughes doesn't stand a real chance at winning the Calder.

No Devils fan in this thread said anything about Hughes winning the Calder. Most of them saying that Faber is closer to Bedard then many are saying.

Quit being a homer?

 

[CallMeShaft]

No Devils fan in this thread said anything about Hughes winning the Calder. Most of them saying that Faber is closer to Bedard then many are saying.

Quit being a homer?

If you'd rather me be less biased, then fine.

Bedard is going to win the Calder and tough shit if anyone doesn't like it; it won't change the fact he'll win the award. It's pointless bickering during a time when all of our loser teams are f***ing around golfing instead of making deep playoff runs.

 

[Lapa]

Why does Faber deserve to win?

He was better than Bedard this season.

 

[CallMeShaft]

He was better than Bedard this season.

Okay, but here me out a second....

What if he wasn't?

 

[Hockeyholic]

Bedard will win it.

But I do wonder if 60 points is a letdown for him. I was thinking he would get 75 points at minimum.

 

[Lapa]

Okay, but here me out a second....

What if he wasn't?

I mean, Bedard was really good as well. I just feel like Faber was better.