Ah yes, the unsexy "State of Hockey".
Being in an unsexy market and having a team that is usually boring as shit are two different things.
Honestly, from marketing (not hocket tradition) point of view, is Minnesota hot?
Ah yes, the unsexy "State of Hockey".
Being in an unsexy market and having a team that is usually boring as shit are two different things.
Honestly, from marketing (not hocket tradition) point of view, is Minnesota hot?
Other NHL markets
You literally ARE trying to diminish his accomplishments.
Every player you just named is an incredible talent. Make him ineligible for the award if you want, but to come over and produce at a clip to be mentioned amongst those names is a win for Minnesota.
I'd think so. The Mpls St Paul metro area has over 4 million television viewers. Larger than most NHL markets, and also has the highest hockey playing population in America with the 4th highest television ratings for any US-based team.
I'd take Fox over Hughes, but thankfully Makar is on my team so I don't have to.There’s a thread on the first page of the poll section where Fox has 63% of the vote over Hughes.
I'm not saying Minnesota is not a big or traditional hockey market. What I'm trying to say is that Minnesota is not a "sexy" hockey market where players get more attention league wide that they should based on merit. And in this case it means Kaprizov is getting all the praise he deserves, and it's ridiculous to say other rookies are less talked about because the market they play in.
For the record, I do think the Calder is Kaprizov's to lose at this point and nobody was saying that he's at the top specifically because of being in a "sexy" market, though that seems to be what you inferred.
The initial comparison you responded to was specifically Dallas and the lack of enthusiasm for the market being a factor in many folks not putting Robertson into consideration for the Calder, just as there were many who didn't even have Heiskanen on their ballots when he was a rookie.
That all being said, if you really think that Texas and Minnesota are held in the same regard when it comes to hockey markets, you're being disingenuous at best.
Norm green seemed to think it was a better market
If he finishes on pace for more than 50 points over an 82 game schedule I think he’ll get itTy Smith made Sami Vatanen post good advanced stats today. Hand him the Calder yesterday
Seems a tad ridiculous that a guy with nearly 300 pro games and up to 5 years on his competition is considered a “rookie”. Makarov part 2.
I was honest, exactly as I said it. Years in a pro league, playing against men, 5 years older.I mean Lundell is going to have 106 pro games and up to 3 years on his competition...maybe even more (if they decide to move him to the AHL first).
Malkin had 3 years in a pro league
Ovie had 4 years in a pro league
Be honest; it isn't the years he has had in a pro league. Games I can kind of understand, but it's the age thing.
I was honest, exactly as I said it. Years in a pro league, playing against men, 5 years older.
There's not enough Alex Nedeljkovic in this thread
Record: 8-4
Save %: .924
GAA: 2.12
That wonderful. I'm not talking about any of them. If I were, I'd be offering my opinion on them accordingly.Lundell, Malkin and Ovechkin all have pro-experience.
That wonderful. I'm not talking about any of them. If I were, I'd be offering my opinion on them accordingly.
That wonderful. I'm not talking about any of them. If I were, I'd be offering my opinion on them accordingly.
Jesus Christ... there's nothing "ridiculous" about not talking about guys that were rookies 15 years ago. Should we talk about Makarov too? I don't think anyone who has played more than 50 games in any pro league should be eligible for ROTY. Happy?Seems a tad ridiculous to not then offer the same opinion to all of them accordingly.
Of course you're not talking about them, because if you did your entire argument would be destroyed. Instead of "Makarov 2.0", why didn't you say "Ovechkin 2.0" or "Malkin 2.0?" Both of them had multiple years of pro hockey playing against men 5 years older also.
Jesus Christ... there's nothing "ridiculous" about not talking about guys that were rookies 15 years ago. Should we talk about Makarov too? I don't think anyone who has played more than 50 games in any pro league should be eligible for ROTY. Happy?
I don't think anyone who has played more than 50 games in any pro league should be eligible for ROTY. Happy?