Kucherov wins his 2nd Art Ross!! Joins Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr & McDavid in '100 Assists Club'!!

[Kshahdoo]

Top 10 in scoring this season: 2 russians, 2 canadians, 2 americans, czhech, german, finn and swede. Pretty cosmopolitan list. Is it the worst season for canadian hockey in terms of top scorers? 11th is russian, by the way.

Yeah, with 75 games played...

 

[Snippit]

It’s not over. Kempe is about to go off

 

[Bounces R Way]

Hell of a season from the Kuchinator

 

[Goose]

Great season, super interesting to see how Hart voting goes.

 

[TheGuiminator]

After McDavid's 2021 & 2023 peak season, I could've never envision another player outscoring him fair and square in the Art Ross race, but Kucherov did it.

Insane

 

[SI90]

These are much better times we’re in. Remember when Benn won it with like 87 points lol

 

[CatOTails]

Took us 10 long year to see how this youngster Dmitry wearing #56 has evolved into 144 point monster Nikita Kucherov.

 

[S E P H]

Do you mean the Empty Net Ross, op?

 

[Coffey]

These are much better times we’re in. Remember when Benn won it with like 87 points lol

To this day that Art Ross win makes me wanna puke!

 

[Matty Sundin]

2017 - Mcdavid
2018 - Mcdavid
2019 - Kucherov
2020 - Draisaitl
2021 - Mcdavid
2022 - Mcdavid
2023 - Mcdavid
2024 - Kucherov

Case in point, it’s hard to win it in the Mcdavid era as only other play to win happen to play in same team as him. Kuch has done it twice..

 

[Khomutov]

Pretty good player

 

[These Are The Days]

The fact this thread has been dead for 5 hours tells you everything you need to know. People think very poorly of him for whatever reason they have

 

[Sky04]

The fact this thread has been dead for 5 hours tells you everything you need to know. People think very poorly of him for whatever reason they have

It was like 1-6AM my guy...

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Called it.

 

[HFpapi]

Crazy that McDavid came back from against all odds, 22 points back and took the lead only to end up losing by 12 in the end. What a roller coaster.

Thought for sure once McDavid clawed back it was over for Kuch and Mack but then Kucherov caught fire, McDavid struggled and then ultimately sat out with injury.

 

[These Are The Days]

It was like 1-6AM my guy...

Yeah. They went to bed. That's my point. But it didn't stop them for the last several weeks. It was taking shifts at a hospital or fire station to either put down Kucherov or hype McDavid or MacKinnon. Around the clock coverage. And (I mean it as a compliment) I'm talking to the lord of the 3AM shit post here. It never stopped you


If MacKinnon pulls out 7 points, the maritimes would've worked a double shift while Denver went to bed. If McDavid wins all of Canada stays up for a week

 

[Tofveve]

He keeps blowing me away. I thought Tampa was toast this year but Kucherov put the team on his back. Then Point and Stamkos caught some fire. Overall I think the team is rolling decently heading into the playoffs. It didn't seem this way 3 or 4 months ago.

Honestly I think he should win the Hart and Lindsay too. I guess we'll see.

 

[flying squirrel]

Kucherov is money when it matters, his whole career he's done this

Kuch delivered again this season when pressure was highest

• Kucherov and Lightning played 4 games from 2/29 > up to 3/16.
• That was 1 game during weekdays for 2 weeks straight. Was light load for any NHL team (Sat, Thurs, Sat, Thurs, Sat).
• Believe Kuch lost scoring lead for 1st time in a awhile during that stretch. Kucherov watched as others passed him or got way closer. This happened with only month to go in regular season. Also believe Lightning's overall team +/- was like -10 or worse around around then. But not completely sure...
• Kuch was behind and had to play catch-up. Which is tougher to do: ask Tiger Woods how much this was used, as a knock against him, because Tiger didn't come from behind on Sunday's.
• After 3/16, Kuch/Lightning return to normal NHL teams 3 -4 games per week.
• While playing teams fighting for playoffs & position in East now.
• Flyers, Rangers, Florida, Vegas, Sharks, Kings, Ducks, Bruins, Islanders, Wings, Leafs, Canadians, Pens, CBJ, Senators, Caps, Sabers, and epic last game -vs- Leafs (Heck of stretch at seasons end there)
• With scoring title & playoff clinching pressure at it's highest: Kuch went off playing many teams fighting for playoffs (A few playing for important playoff positioning)
• From 3/9 > 4/4, Lightning went 10-0-2 with Kuch being Kuch. Not long after 4/4, Lightning clinched playoff spot and distanced themselves from crazy east wildcard finish.
• Kucherov scored 33 points since 3/9 and did all this with scoring race & playoff pressures at their highest. With month to go in season, Kucherov went off, and came from behind, after losing scoring race lead and delivered again.
• Nothing was given to Kuch, or no other player choked it away. Kuch earned this by just being a little bit better this season and turning it on when it mattered most.
• Kucherov has preformed in playoffs, regular season, and during high pressure moments many times over throughout his career.
• Lightning -vs- Leafs game other night: had loads of pressures in that game with so much history being chased., But Kucherov with Lightning teammates got it done again when pressure is highest.
• That why Kucherov scoring 2 point per game, against top 10 teams, during this season is not shocking at all. When one looks at Kucherov history, he's done his work -vs- best of best, and when pressure is highest. Starting to think Kuch shoots ice he skates on, into his veins.... lol

Congrats Kucherov, the more breaking down of your historic season: the more impressive it gets.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Crazy that McDavid came back from against all odds, 22 points back and took the lead only to end up losing by 12 in the end. What a roller coaster.

Thought for sure once McDavid clawed back it was over for Kuch and Mack but then Kucherov caught fire, McDavid struggled and then ultimately sat out with injury.

1.78 vs 1.74. Excuses excuses. He played 76 games and lost period.

 

[flying squirrel]

2017 - Mcdavid
2018 - Mcdavid
2019 - Kucherov
2020 - Draisaitl
2021 - Mcdavid
2022 - Mcdavid
2023 - Mcdavid
2024 - Kucherov

Case in point, it’s hard to win it in the Mcdavid era as only other play to win happen to play in same team as him. Kuch has done it twice..

McDavid is a machine, one of my favorite players that isn't a Lightning.

 

[HFpapi]

1.78 vs 1.74. Excuses excuses. He played 76 games and lost period.

Excuses? Excuses on behalf of whom? I was just stating a fact, I'm a Leafs fan.

 

[Toby91ca]

That 107 point margin by Gretzky is ridiculous. How in the hell is that even possible?

It’s stats like that that people ignore when they dismiss Gretzky’s stats because they were from the 80s, scoring was so high!

 

[PaulD]

Kucherov wins his 2'd Art Ross in McDavid Era!! Joins Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr & McDavid in '100 Assists Club'!!

1) Nikita Kucherov wins his 2'd Art Ross in McDavid Era: - 128 Points in 2018-19, 144 Points in 2023-24! 2) And joins Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr & McDavid in '100 Assists Club'. And becomes first ever winger to reach 90 & 100 Assists: - The previous record of the most assists in a season by a...

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Best Russian career all time imo.
And he isnt nearly done.

 

[Toby91ca]

That 107 point margin by Gretzky is ridiculous. How in the hell is that even possible?

I think the 79pt margin in 1984 might be better when you consider the teammate was 2nd leading scorer in the league that year

 

[PaulD]

It’s stats like that that people ignore when they dismiss Gretzky’s stats because they were from the 80s, scoring was so high!

Gretz was sor far ahead of the rest.......nobody before or since was that much better than the rest of the league.
I chuckle at the guys today who try to diminish that. It just tells me they were not around then.