Calder Watch & Predictions

[The Winter Soldier]

He has another point in him for sure. Can he make it a 3 pt period?

If the Islanders get a 3-0 lead, I can see the floodgates opening. But they will likely play to protect the 2 goal lead. Some say is the most dangerous lead in the game.

 

[GTislanders]

Point number 3 lmao does he have 2 more? This kid is beyond comprehension.

 

[SI90]

Point #3 for Barzal

They will all read as secondary assists but if you watch all three they were all points well earned.

Barzal possesses the puck and makes great passes to the guys with the primary assist. He puts them in position to score.

 

[PWJunior]

He has another point in him for sure. Can he make it a 3 pt period?

Barzal has a point in every period that he has played against the Rangers.

 

[LordNeverLose]

Barzal has a point in all 6 periods against the Rags in 2018

Edit: Beat to it

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I remember last game vs the Rangers, AV ripped apart his team afterwards and said the Barzal and his line dominated them haha.. Looks like its happening again...

AV will be having nightmares about the guy forever

 

[GTislanders]

I remember last game vs the Rangers, AV ripped apart his team afterwards and said the Barzal and his line dominated them haha.. Looks like its happening again...

AV will be having nightmares about the guy forever

Im pretty sure everyone is having nightmares about him at this point.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Barzal is now just 7 points shy from equalling last year's high for rookie points at 69. Whoever thought this year's rookie crop was not that good, think again. It is.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Im pretty sure everyone is having nightmares about him at this point.

Yup ill say so

 

[LemonSauceD]

Barzal is now just 7 points shy from equalling last year's high for rookie points at 69. Whoever thought this year's rookie crop was not that good, think again. It is.

only ones that think that are leaf fans.

 

[Konk]

only ones that think that are leaf fans.

SHHHH if you don't mention them they won't come.

 

[Emperoreddy]

3 point night for Nico and 3 game point streak .

Found his second wind and heating up

 

[Islesfan22]

The way Barzal is playing it would not surprise me at all that he surpasses JT in points this season. Another great game for the kid tonight.

 

[Fraser28]

Anyone who doesn't think secondary assists should count for much, needs to watch the second Islanders goal in tonight's game. Highlights don't do it justice because they don't start early enough in the sequence of plays. Start where he takes the puck from back in his own end, weaves through the entire Rangers team, and then lays down a perfect pass in the Rangers zone. The Islanders don't score there, but the play continues...Barzal then later grabs the puck, waits patiently, and dishes a perfect saucer pass which leads to a goal. That 1-minute sequence was a thing of beauty. It displayed elite speed, vision, and passing.

 

[LordNeverLose]

How many people had Yanni Gourde 3rd in rookie scoring with 20 or so games left?

 

[JeiJeieL]

Keller with 4-point night (1G3A) against the Habs !

 

[BrodieOnTheCorner]

only ones that think that are leaf fans.

simply incorrect

 

[Konk]

Matt "John Tavares is my 2nd line center" Barzal.

The Islanders score a lot of goals in large part due to Barzal. Pretty much every other line they have gets pinned in their own zone, game in and game out. Granted, he's having a bad game tonight, but Barzal is the Islanders best player in the vast majority of games this year. JT has a lot of points, but Barzal has been the better player this year.

So here's a question, because this is ultimately your implication, do you believe Boeser would have more points if they switched teams?

A couple of my posts from December/January. It's starting to look like JT may not even finish with more points than Barzal. Right now, Barzal is sitting right behind him, trailing by only one point.

Just curious what the people who claim Barzal's success is due in large part to JT and Bailey think about this? What happens if/when Barzal passes JT in points and ends up in the top 10? Is he still a product of JT and co.?

@Art of Sedinery
@Sayonara77

 

[LordNeverLose]

It's actually really impressive Barzal is a +5 considering the team goal differential

 

[Captain Bowie]

A couple of my posts from December/January. It's starting to look like JT may not even finish with more points than Barzal. Right now, Barzal is sitting right behind him, trailing by only one point.

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Just curious what the people who claim Barzal's success is due in large part to JT and Bailey think about this? What happens if/when Barzal passes JT in points and ends up in the top 10? Is he still a product of JT and co.?

@Art of Sedinery
@Sayonara77

Why the heck did you @ me?

 

[Ace of Hades]

I'd like to ask the same thing. Especially when I've been supportive of his boy for a while now.

Must have me confused with some one else, and if not, should atleast have the decency to quote the messages.

 

[Bood12]

F'N Kucherov, really think Barzal could make a run for the Art Ross and perhaps the Hart if it had not been for him

 

[Scott Stevens]

If the Islanders get a 3-0 lead, I can see the floodgates opening. But they will likely play to protect the 2 goal lead. Some say is the most dangerous lead in the game.

I hope none of those people are here right now.

 

[member 290103]

Barzal has this won. I am still in awe of how he does it with so much weight on his shoulders

 

[mm11]

kid is a plus for the year and Bailey and JT are negatives. Only six points from being 2nd in the NHL scoring race. What a year