Calder Finalists: Barzal (NYI), Boeser (VAN), Keller (ARIZ).

[pomx]

Last time I checked, a shot that goes into the net produces just as many points on the scoreboard as a play that leads directly to a goal.

Goals win games. The only scoreboard that matters.

 

[smokingwriter]

Goals win games. The only scoreboard that matters.

And the passes that lead to those goals make those goals possible. Or did Gretzky have it wrong when he dished off to teammates all those years?

 

[Jozay]

Easy win for Barzal

 

[pomx]

And the passes that lead to those goals make those goals possible. Or did Gretzky have it wrong when he dished off to teammates all those years?

Now your desperate bringing up Gretzky. Go dream in lala land.

 

[Pi]

Laine had 3 votes, thank you very much.

Woops. I guess we can just call it a rounding error. 1 vote, 3 votes, whats the difference? 2 votes. That's the difference.

 

[AfroThunder396]

This is easily Barzal but man, what a year for rookies. Some really good ones didn't even place. Curious to see what 4-10 looked like.

 

[Breakers]

Barzal hands down

But man was Boeser important to Vancouver.
Once he went down with that injury vancouver got shut out in 4 straight games and scored like 3 goals in 7 games.

 

[CodeE]

Just in case people don't follow the Islanders as closely as I do, allow me to give you a little history lesson on individual awards won by Islanders in the past 25 years:

1996-97: Bryan Berard won the Calder trophy. He played his last NHL game a decade ago.

2001-02: Michael Peca won the Selke trophy. He played his last NHL game 9 years ago.

2010-11: Doug Weight won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. He now coaches an all offense, no defense system.

2016-17: Travis Hamonic won the NHL Foundation Player Award. Good for him for all the charity work, but this isn't exactly an award earned for on-ice play.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

it's crazy how unappreciative the league is of defense... DEFENSE ok? not defensive players that score goals, i am talking about DEFENSE

here we have Charlie McAvoy entering the team as a top 2D (and id suggest is Boston's best defenseman) on a team that finished 3rd lowest in goals against AND one of the better teams in the league this season

playing over 22mins a night as a 20 year old mind you, in a city that isn't always easy to play in

and he still managed to put up over 30pts and a +20 for you stats buffs

not many 20 year olds enter the league as their team's best defenseman AND be as dominant as the Bruins have

yet Boeser & Keller got a nod over him????

im just fed up of all this PR!

 

[Zippy316]

Curious to see how many points separates Keller, MacAvoy, Hischier, Connor, Gourde, and Butcher.

I have a feeling there's going to be only like 50-100 points separating them since Barzal/Boeser likely ran away with the top two spots.

 

[jetsforever]

Those finalists make sense - Barzal should win by far

 

[Canucks LB]

barzal wins this, he had the slight edge before boeser got hurt, both are awesome

 

[CanadienShark]

No surprise. Just like it'll be no surprise when Barzal wins.

 

[BROCK HUGHES]

Huge Boeser fan.Very very good year for all the rookies,,
Matt Barzel was on fire and deserves this win.But great year for rookies.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Surprised and happy Boeser made it top 3

 

[MardyBum]

Yeah this is easily Barzal. 2015 was such a ridiculous draft. Wish we had traded Ladd a year earlier lol.

 

[Bounces R Way]

What a great rookie crop this year. Expect that to continue next year, and the year after, and the year after that.

The quality of young players coming into this league means it's a good time to be a hockey fan.

 

[CpatainCanuck]

Could have been a close vote if Boeser hadn't been injured, but as it is it should be an easy win for Barzal.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

It's close between Barzal and Boeser imo.

And Barzal takes it imo.

 

[Bood12]

Barzal is going to win only because Boeser got injured.

I honestly thought you were being sarcastic until I read your other posts on this thread, Barzal is going to win because he put up 85 points, the most by a rookie since Malkin

 

[RandV]

it's crazy how unappreciative the league is of defense... DEFENSE ok? not defensive players that score goals, i am talking about DEFENSE

here we have Charlie McAvoy entering the team as a top 2D (and id suggest is Boston's best defenseman) on a team that finished 3rd lowest in goals against AND one of the better teams in the league this season

playing over 22mins a night as a 20 year old mind you, in a city that isn't always easy to play in

and he still managed to put up over 30pts and a +20 for you stats buffs

not many 20 year olds enter the league as their team's best defenseman AND be as dominant as the Bruins have

yet Boeser & Keller got a nod over him????

im just fed up of all this PR!

It's karma for Samsonov beating Ohlund 20 years ago

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Barzal and it's not close. I think Hischier, McAvoy, or Connor deserved to rank higher than Boeser though

 

[SI90]

it's crazy how unappreciative the league is of defense... DEFENSE ok? not defensive players that score goals, i am talking about DEFENSE

here we have Charlie McAvoy entering the team as a top 2D (and id suggest is Boston's best defenseman) on a team that finished 3rd lowest in goals against AND one of the better teams in the league this season

playing over 22mins a night as a 20 year old mind you, in a city that isn't always easy to play in

and he still managed to put up over 30pts and a +20 for you stats buffs

not many 20 year olds enter the league as their team's best defenseman AND be as dominant as the Bruins have

yet Boeser & Keller got a nod over him????

im just fed up of all this PR!

Great post!!!

I said earlier in the year I’d be in favor of 2 calders.

One for the best rookie forward and the other for the best rookie Defensman or goaltender.

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

Barzal (NYI), Boeser (VAN), Keller (ARIZ)

^can share the Calder, Connor will share the Stanley Cup.

 

[pomx]

I honestly thought you were being sarcastic until I read your other posts on this thread, Barzal is going to win because he put up 85 points, the most by a rookie since Malkin

And if Boeser didn’t get injured you think he wouldn’t have a chance? Laughable if you ask me.