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BigE said:Has Ovechkin been as good as Crosby over the last two months? No
That's news to me. They both have 32 points since the begining of March. Sid has just turned it up a notch or two over the last month.
BigE said:Was Ovechkin as good as Crosby over the first two months? No.
I don't disagree.
BigE said:And when he wasn't as good people were making excuses or trying to discount Crosby's play so that they could bring the two on even footing. Sidney received no such treatment when Ovechkin was playing the role of dynamo in December and January.
How can you say that? Obviously, there's homers on both sides that will try to discredit the other's play - but, by and large, credit was given where credit was do. For the first 2 months Crosby was indeed the frontrunner for the Calder. If there was any backlash against Crosby, it wasn't due to his play but to his on-ice antics.
BigE said:He's outplayed Sidney for portions of the season, but certainly nothing close to the entire year.
Of course - that's why its a close race. It's rediculous if your going by "Sid had a better statistical November and April" etc, etc. Bottom line, Ovechkin has had a better year as a whole, hence why he's the frontrunner for the Calder. It's not some sort of conspiracy.
BigE said:Funny how when Crosby was leading the race, stats didn't matter - and now even though Crosby is outplaying everyone in the league with the exception of Jaromir and Joe, totals are the be-all-end-all...just because everyone's favourite step-child is ahead. The hype machine decides a lot of these awards...don't fool yourself into thinking this is a landslide.
Again, your seeing things that aren't there; either that or you have some sort of Ovechkin paranoia. Crosby was the front runner early in the season, and he deserved it. But Ovechkin blew by him mid-year and Sid has been playing catch-up ever since. If anything, the hype should help Crosby...particularly in Canadian circles. Remember, Ovechkin was the selfish taunting Russian coming in this year.
Most knowledgable hockey fans agree that, up to this point, Ovechkin has had a better year; but Sid IS making it interesting with his recent play.
The winner will win because of his play, not because of some ridiculous preconceived PHWA backlash.
Kinda reminds me of what the Republicans are doing with Iraq. If things aren't going your way - blame the media.
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