Holy shit.
Runaway Rocket winner with the 50th most power play minutes in the league, quite possibly 70 goals, horrendous goaltending behind him with an even strength save % below .900, and yet 4th in the league in this metric - whatever the hell it measures.
How is that not the definition of Hart?
Sorry.
Barkov is, in my opinion, going to be near unanimous Selke winner.
But there is a decent chance that Matthews guy ends up a finalist for the Selke.
That combination has never happened before - highest goal scorer also being top 5 Selke.
It was a great season for A LOT of players, a great season for hockey overall.
But don’t get the point to brag about Matthews accomplishment in a kinda Barkov appreciation-thread…
We all know he is a good player, and Leafs fans would want every individual awards it seems…
There is a pretty good chance AM isn’t even a finalist for ANY trophy this year other than the Rocket-winning obviously !
Canadian medias have been pushing for weeks to get Auston nominated in all sorts of categories, but it won’t happen IMO.
Either way, enjoy the individual accolades…
We’re here to talk about Barkov and the impact on his team, leading him to winning a meaningful trophy !!