Calder Watch & Predictions

[PWJunior]

Barzal now a part of the 80 point club. 60 assists too.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Barzal now a part of the 80 point club. 60 assists too.

"Secondary Barzy"

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

now the next question is will he be a PPG player in his rookie season... the goal for 82 in 82 is CLOSE!!!!... I wouldn't doubt if he hits 82 points tonight... gonna be a 3 point night for him today

 

[Islesfan22]

What a season for Mat Barzal. I never ever expected 80 points not even when he was tearing it up in Janurary. Almost all rookies hit a wall but he never did. Just shows how consistent Barzal was this season.

 

[Spybot]

good thing those arent GMs

Have you polled the GMs?

 

[Axel]

Barzal with a beauty of a goal!

 

[Axel]

Barzal with 2 goals and 1 assist so far tonight guaranteeing a PPG year for him...

 

[boredmale]

Barzal with 2 goals and 1 assist so far tonight guaranteeing a PPG year for him...

He just now needs 2 points in 2 more games to have a PPG career

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[AmericanDream]

Connor officially hits 30 - OT winner- and a 3 point night to boot!! great job kid!

 

[wingnutks]

Barzal cant play defense, except all of his stats show he knows how to play defense, especially for a rookie.

 

[AmericanDream]

I bet if someone asked Coach Q the same thing about DeBrincat he would have said something possibly similar -

question asked to Q - "Coach, how about the year Alex DeBrincat has had, where do you think he should be ranked for the Calder?"

Coach Q replies " yeah he has been good, his talent has really shined this year, we played him with Bowma and Wingles for the first 3 months because we felt he needed to earn his ice-time...even though he kept scoring goals somehow playing with pylons, I figured he still had more to "prove" to this team and kept playing him under 14 minutes a night consistently. I also forgot to play him on the power play almost 10 games this year, and another 28 games under 2:00 minutes of power play time...and somehow he is close to the lead in goals for rookies."

sounds about right...

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Barzal cant play defense, except all of his stats show he knows how to play defense, especially for a rookie.

Top 2 in possession metrics on the Isles all season in a non sheltered role. If having the puck is the best measure for good defence. Barzal has passed the test with flying colours. Best 5 v 5 player on the Isles.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I bet if someone asked Coach Q the same thing about DeBrincat he would have said something possibly similar -

question asked to Q - "Coach, how about the year Alex DeBrincat has had, where do you think he should be ranked for the Calder?"

Coach Q replies " yeah he has been good, his talent has really shined this year, we played him with Bowma and Wingles for the first 3 months because we felt he needed to earn his ice-time...even though he kept scoring goals somehow playing with pylons, I figured he still had more to "prove" to this team and kept playing him under 14 minutes a night consistently. I also forgot to play him on the power play almost 10 games this year, and another 28 games under 2:00 minutes of power play time...and somehow he is close to the lead in goals for rookies."

sounds about right...

Of course a coach will pump his players up, but Hynes isn’t wrong. Nico has been tremendous defensively, which is unheard of for a 19 year old.

 

[AmericanDream]

Of course a coach will pump his players up, but Hynes isn’t wrong. Nico has been tremendous defensively, which is unheard of for a 19 year old.

I am not saying Hynes is wrong, I am making fun of Q and how pathetic his handling is of DeBrincat who somehow managed almost 30 goals IN-SPITE of absolute incompetence from his coach...hopefully that was understood when I listed Q's massive fails with the kid...good for Nico, he has played well, he doesn't deserve top 3-4 consideration in my eyes, but I have no problems with a coach pumping the tires of his young star player.

 

[member 290103]

with the weight of the world on his shoulders, Barzal wins it, hands down.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I am not saying Hynes is wrong, I am making fun of Q and how pathetic his handling is of DeBrincat who somehow managed almost 30 goals IN-SPITE of absolute incompetence from his coach...hopefully that was understood when I listed Q's massive fails with the kid...good for Nico, he has played well, he doesn't deserve top 3-4 consideration in my eyes, but I have no problems with a coach pumping the tires of his young star player.

Ahhh I get you.

Yeah I don’t think he will get top 3 votes and that is fair.

This also isn’t even the craziest thing Hynes said to this question. He thinks Nico is going to win multiple Selke trophies in his career.

 

[wingnutks]

with the weight of the world on his shoulders, Barzal wins it, hands down.

Still with this shtick?

 

[clunk]

And yet some will still not put Barzal in the company of Auston Matthews...

 

[member 290103]

Still with this shtick?

What?

 

[brock0791]

So is Boeser suddenly ineligible because he got injured? If he was healthy he'd be closing in on 40 goals about now and this Keller and Kyle Connor nonsense wouldn't even be discussed.

Is Fleury your Vezina winner?

 

[Heldig]

with the weight of the world on his shoulders, Barzal wins it, hands down.

Huh?

 

[member 290103]

Huh?

It has been proposed here that no other players in professional sport has more weight on his shoulders than Matt Barzal. It has been said that the entire fanbase is relying on him to bring back the cup.

 

[AmericanDream]

Huh?

who?

 

[boredmale]

And yet some will still not put Barzal in the company of Auston Matthews...

As an Islanders fan, way to early to put him in Matthews or Eichel territory. Marner sure