Around the League '16-'17 Other Teams' Free Agent Frenzy

[kingsfan28]

The Hart is a joke this year.Kopi is the only player nominated for the Hart that logs in more PK time than any of those nominated and still was able to get 92 points.

He, like McDavid log pk time...during the final 30 second when the team is about to kill it.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

McKinnon faded so badly near the end of the season right around the voting period I was really surprised he still got so many votes and finished 2nd.

I dunno about you, but 22 points in March for MacKinnon and 20 for Kopitar in March....really doesn't sound like MacKinnon faded

 

[kingsfan28]

Sharp dressed man. Kopi cleans up pretty good.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Taylor Hall's cap hit: $6M.
Milan Lucic's cap hit: $6M.

One of those forwards scored 39 goals and 93 points. The other scored 10 goals and 34 points.

 

[kovacro]

The sweetest thing is knowing the Oilers traded an MVP winger for a #2 defenseman (and even that may be generous). Easily one of the worst trades in the NHL in recent memory. Could you imagine McDavid/Hall/Draisaitl trio.

They had that, along with Eberle who they discarded for Strome. Another brilliant move by Chia.

He’s been en fuego the last couple years with his trades.

It’s great that the Oilers are still shitty.

 

[johnjm22]

I don't have a problem with Hall winning, but it should have been a lot closer. Only 11 first place votes is ridiculous.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[ru4reals]

Kopitar looked disappointed he didn't win.

Does everyone have a blonde girlfriend??

Riiight! That's what I was thinking.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Riiight! That's what I was thinking.

They all look exactly the same too lol

 

[ru4reals]

Taylor Hall's cap hit: $6M.
Milan Lucic's cap hit: $6M.

One of those forwards scored 39 goals and 93 points. The other scored 10 goals and 34 points.

And one was traded for Adam Freakin Larsson. SMH.

 

[kovacro]

They all look exactly the same too lol

Wonder if the carpet matches the drapes.

 

[Bandit]

I don't have a problem with Hall winning, but it should have been a lot closer. Only 11 first place votes is ridiculous.

No east coast bias though. None. Kopitar is Giroux AND Coutirier in one player, but sure, he's not most valuable...

 

[kingsholygrail]

No one should be surprised. Just glad Kopitar managed to get the Selke.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Selke winning defense and 92 points seems pretty damn valuable to me. Doughty got beat because too many people didn't have him in their top two, which is ridiculous

If my math is correct he was left out of some ballots altogether again as well.

Hall had a fantastic season, it would have been nice to see Kopitar win it, he may never have another season like this and I think it will take a lot for Hall or Mac to surpass his career accomplishments, but a case could be made for any of the guys.

Yeah I don't have beef really with the final 1-2-3 results, but Kopi only getting 11 1st place votes is pretty appalling, spread should NOT have been that big. Underappreciated season, and the voting is emblematic of it, even though I'm definitely happy for Hall AND MacKinnon.

 

[Bandit]

Who said anything about being surprised?

 

[kingsfan28]

And one was traded for Adam Freakin Larsson. SMH.

Straight up,one for one , nothing else. Look at what Duchene got and he's a step below Hall.

 

[regulate]

Kopi took home 400K tonight for 1st in the Selke and 3rd in the Hart. Drew got 200K for 2nd in the Norris.

 

[BigKing]

With McDavid's team missing the playoffs, it basically became a race between great seasons on teams that sucked the year before. Kind of like how the Adams goes to the coach that resided over the biggest turnaround from the year prior.

Devils had 70 points in 2017. Colorado had 48 (!) Kings had 86.

Even though we know better, the Kings still have a bit of cache around the league since they won Cups with these core guys, a core that includes the Jennings winner and a guy that just missed out on a 2nd Norris. Kopitar, in my opinion, was the better player than Hall/MacKinnon simply due to all the additional things he does on top of the 92 points. He trashed MacKinnon head-to-head and I'm going to go ahead and take the one less point Kopitar had than Hall when I take in to account that Kopitar is also the Selke winner.

The Kings weren't a great story compared to NJ and especially Colorado. I'm actually surprised he was a finalist and, looking at the votes, he just eked ahead of Giroux. In the end, great to see him snag another Selke. All we can hope for is a duplication of this past season and not the alternating good/bad we've had since 2014.

 

[kovacro]

Kopi took home 400K tonight for 1st in the Selke and 3rd in the Hart. Drew got 200K for 2nd in the Norris.

Vegas spending money.

 

[Minor Boarding]

I bet Kopitar cares a lot less about those individual awards. He cannot hear the announcements anyway with his two Stanley cup rings plugingp his ears...

 

[kingsfan28]

Kopi took home 400K tonight for 1st in the Selke and 3rd in the Hart. Drew got 200K for 2nd in the Norris.

What does he get for Best Dressed?

 

[Sol]

Bruins fans are bitter that their overrated center didn't win. Losers.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Apparently a Selke season wasn't enough to overcome Hall scoring one more point

 

[Martyros]

What does he get for Best Dressed?

magic in the bedroom?

 

[Reclamation Project]

Kopitar looked disappointed he didn't win.

Does everyone have a blonde girlfriend??

I would.