Felidae
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I wasn't gonna bother doing this since I thought Bedard was the easy choice. But after looking at the team stats (29th in GA, 27th in PK%) and then looking at Mrazek's performance and even Seth Jones surface level stats.. it isn't as clear cut as I thought.
Here are the stats for the main candidates imo ..
Conor Bedard
-52nd in PPG leaguewide
-leads team in points (61), 7 points lead over 2nd
-leads team in PPG. 73 point pace over 82 games. 12 points gap over 2nd highest PPG on team
-leads team in EVP (40), 5 more than 2nd best
-leads team in goals. (Tied)
-27 goal pace, 5 more than 2nd highest pace on team
-highest ATOI on team for forwards
Petr Mrazek
-8th in GP (56)
-26th in sv% (.907)
-6th in SV and SOG (1724)
-35th in goals saved above expected per 60 (min 20gp)
-9th in high danger unblocked shot attempt sv%
-21st in xhigh danger unblocked shot attempt sv%
-backup goalie has a .879sv% in 20+ games.
Seth Jones
-4th in ATOI among defenseman(25:29)
-31st in points for dmen(31)
-45th in goals for Dmen(8)
-47th in PPG for Dmen
-44th in GPG for dmen
-averages 4 minutes more than next best dmen on team
-2nd in blocks on team (131)
-5th in team scoring
-3rd highest PPG on team (38 point pace)
HM
Kurashev
-2nd in points on team (54)
3rd in goals on team (18)
Dickinson
-2nd in goals on team(22)
-leads forwards on team in +/- (4). All but 1 forward is neutral or negative.
Vlasic
-leads team in blocked shots (148)
-43rd in blocked shots leaguewide
-best +/- on team among defenseman (-4..)
A few things, Bedard's -44 sticks out like a sore thumb, that's 2nd worst in the league.
It's a miracle Seth Jones is only at -14 with him having the 4th highest ATOI in the league.
And somehow, Mrazek has average to really good stats despite the heavy workload and tirefire team in front. Definitely seems like he was even better than his stats suggest.
That being said, as bad as the Blackhawks overall defense was, the offense is ranked even lower (32nd in G/GP and 28th in PP%) so very impressive for Bedard to lead in every offensive category on the team. Obviously has the most potential and talent on the team, just not sure he was the best/MVP given Jones and Mrazek rank higher in statistical categories relative to position.
Current winners from team MVP polls
(✓are clear cut winners)
(*Asterisk are really close polls)
SJS - Granlund
CBJ - Werenski✓
Flames - Weegar
Stars - Heiskanen
Canucks - Hughes✓
Coyotes - Keller
NYI - Dobson✓
Wild - Kaprizov✓
Blues - Thomas
Sabres - UPL*
NJD - Hischier*
Senators - Tkachuk*
Kraken - Daccord*
Canadiens - Suzuki✓
Ducks - Vatrano
LAK- Doughty
Wings - Larkin
Panthers - Reinhart*
Hurricanes - Aho✓
Capitals - Lindgren*
NYR - Panarin✓
Predators - Josi
Flyers - Konecny✓
MVP per position
Defenseman - 7
Goalies - 3
Centers - 6
Wingers - 7
Here are the stats for the main candidates imo ..
Conor Bedard
-52nd in PPG leaguewide
-leads team in points (61), 7 points lead over 2nd
-leads team in PPG. 73 point pace over 82 games. 12 points gap over 2nd highest PPG on team
-leads team in EVP (40), 5 more than 2nd best
-leads team in goals. (Tied)
-27 goal pace, 5 more than 2nd highest pace on team
-highest ATOI on team for forwards
Petr Mrazek
-8th in GP (56)
-26th in sv% (.907)
-6th in SV and SOG (1724)
-35th in goals saved above expected per 60 (min 20gp)
-9th in high danger unblocked shot attempt sv%
-21st in xhigh danger unblocked shot attempt sv%
-backup goalie has a .879sv% in 20+ games.
Seth Jones
-4th in ATOI among defenseman(25:29)
-31st in points for dmen(31)
-45th in goals for Dmen(8)
-47th in PPG for Dmen
-44th in GPG for dmen
-averages 4 minutes more than next best dmen on team
-2nd in blocks on team (131)
-5th in team scoring
-3rd highest PPG on team (38 point pace)
HM
Kurashev
-2nd in points on team (54)
3rd in goals on team (18)
Dickinson
-2nd in goals on team(22)
-leads forwards on team in +/- (4). All but 1 forward is neutral or negative.
Vlasic
-leads team in blocked shots (148)
-43rd in blocked shots leaguewide
-best +/- on team among defenseman (-4..)
A few things, Bedard's -44 sticks out like a sore thumb, that's 2nd worst in the league.
It's a miracle Seth Jones is only at -14 with him having the 4th highest ATOI in the league.
And somehow, Mrazek has average to really good stats despite the heavy workload and tirefire team in front. Definitely seems like he was even better than his stats suggest.
That being said, as bad as the Blackhawks overall defense was, the offense is ranked even lower (32nd in G/GP and 28th in PP%) so very impressive for Bedard to lead in every offensive category on the team. Obviously has the most potential and talent on the team, just not sure he was the best/MVP given Jones and Mrazek rank higher in statistical categories relative to position.
Current winners from team MVP polls
(✓are clear cut winners)
(*Asterisk are really close polls)
SJS - Granlund
CBJ - Werenski✓
Flames - Weegar
Stars - Heiskanen
Canucks - Hughes✓
Coyotes - Keller
NYI - Dobson✓
Wild - Kaprizov✓
Blues - Thomas
Sabres - UPL*
NJD - Hischier*
Senators - Tkachuk*
Kraken - Daccord*
Canadiens - Suzuki✓
Ducks - Vatrano
LAK- Doughty
Wings - Larkin
Panthers - Reinhart*
Hurricanes - Aho✓
Capitals - Lindgren*
NYR - Panarin✓
Predators - Josi
Flyers - Konecny✓
MVP per position
Defenseman - 7
Goalies - 3
Centers - 6
Wingers - 7
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