2023-24 Calder Memorial Trophy finalists: Connor Bedard, Brock Faber, Luke Hughes

[Fatass]

Bedard
Faber
Luke

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Well yeah Bedard is going to win with his 100…..checks notes….61 points……61? Really? Ok

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Luke was brutal, but I guess he has the right last name.

 

[Xirik]

Well yeah Bedard is going to win with his 100…..checks notes….61 points……61? Really? Ok

A lot of people on HF said Bedard was going to have 100 points and be better then Jack Hughe's this year.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Here is the prediction thread for reference:

2023-2024 Calder predictions

With the new season coming, annual Calder trophy will be awarded after the season. The last time #1 draft pick winning the trophy was AM34. I hope this will be another #1 pick 98 Connor Bedard to win Calder. Cheers!

forums.hfboards.com

Not to toot my own horn but I was literally the only person to mention Faber as a candidate in a 9 page topic.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Connor Bedard is going to win. He has to. Although the Calder is tainted because McDavid didn't win it, so who knows how voting will go. If anyone else other than Bedard wins it, its just as much as a sham as McDavids year.

 

[BKarchitect]

Here is the prediction thread for reference:

2023-2024 Calder predictions

With the new season coming, annual Calder trophy will be awarded after the season. The last time #1 draft pick winning the trophy was AM34. I hope this will be another #1 pick 98 Connor Bedard to win Calder. Cheers!

forums.hfboards.com

Not to toot my own horn but I was literally the only person to mention Faber as a candidate in a 9 page topic.

I’m not sure playing 25 minutes a night and scoring nearly 50 points was on the radar for even most Faber fans.

I figured he’d have an excellent rookie year as a second pair, 19-20 minute reliable guy with low scoring who would probably be in the convo for an all-rookie team.

What he actually did was pretty mind-boggling.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Kochetkov should have been 3rd nominee not Hughes

Hughes got nomination because of his last name

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

It's not just the age, but also the production.
Same reason an OLineman doesn't win rookie of the year

I never mentioned age. Simply that rookie forwards only have to be good at 1 thing to win this award; rookie defensemen have to be good at 2 (and probably great at at least 1).

 

[Hawkaholic]

Not that I agree, but the same production in less games has typically been seen as a negative by voters.

And Faber is a dman who was good defensively. He didn’t need to outscore Bedard to have been better

Wasn't even close to same production. And then factor in quality of teammates. Not close.

Maybe next year they can explain to him what the thing called the "D zone" on the other side of the red line is.

Meh, they need him to score and help score, since they have literally no one else. He'll get better at D when he is surrounded by NHL talent, not AHL players.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

weak crop

A lot of people on HF said Bedard was going to have 100 points and be better then Jack Hughe's in his rookie year.

he did have a much better rookie year than Jack tbf

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

he did have a much better rookie year than Jack tbf

I don't think that was ever in question.

Faber had the best overall season here.

True

Hughes and Bedard are flashy and skilled, but they absolutely blow defensively.

Bedard, yes. But Hughes was fine defensively, especially when he wasn't being anchored by Brendan Smith. At 5v5, I'd argue he was better defensively than he was offensively.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

I never mentioned age. Simply that rookie forwards only have to be good at 1 thing to win this award; rookie defensemen have to be good at 2 (and probably great at at least 1).

Maybe you shouldn't look at past Norris winners either.....

 

[wetcoast]

Surely there was a better pick than Hughes, he struggled a lot this year.

That one seems like name recognition only.

Voters tend to care about offense more for this trophy alot.

Seeing Bedard and Faber was 100% expected and Hughes isn't a bad choice but I doubt that he get many first or second place votes as it's the first 2 guys by a mile then the pack.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Maybe you shouldn't look at past Norris winners either.....

I don't think forwards compete for the Norris. I'll have to double check.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

I don't think forwards compete for the Norris. I'll have to double check.

LOL, even in an award for Dmen, they still focus on points

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Kochetkov should have been 3rd nominee not Hughes

Hughes got nomination because of his last name

He got the nomination because he was tied for 2nd in rookie scoring.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

even if he didn't deserve it , theres no way in hell the NHL would give it to anyone but Bedard anyway

 

[The Crypto Guy]

He got the nomination because he was tied for 2nd in rookie scoring.

That’s great I guess, but he was AWFUL defensively.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

Let's not forget the Corey Perry situation that Bedard also had to navigate --- whatever it may have been. That easily outweighs being a well-rounded rookie.

 

[joestevens29]

Kochetkov should have been 3rd nominee not Hughes

Hughes got nomination because of his last name

Some of the voters are so senile they probably weren’t even watching the right Hughes brother

 

[Roksta]

is Brock Faber the one year wonder that we will never hear of again in the future?

A lot of people on HF said Bedard was going to have 100 points and be better then Jack Hughe's in his rookie year.

Jack Hughe was useless and had 21 pts in 60+ games in his rookie year tho? So you're saying the people on HF were right?

 

[Xirik]

is Brock Faber the one year wonder that we will never hear of again in the future?



Jack Hughe was useless and had 21 pts in 60+ games in his rookie year tho? So you're saying the people on HF were right?

edited my post to make easier sense.

HF people were wrong about Bedard having a better season then Hughes this year.

 

[rynryn]

even if the nhl gave defensemen (in general) the love they deserve Bedard had a unquestionably worthy season AND he's from Chicago, a market the NHL very much wants to have as much positive press as possible.
Said it throughout the year IMO what Faber did (as a more defensive focused guy) was more impressive but Bedard is going to get it--at least he's obviously worth the award too. Won't be the last hardware he wins.
Grats, Bedard!

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

is Brock Faber the one year wonder that we will never hear of again in the future?

That's one way to highlight to everyone that you don't know what you're talking about.