Race for the Rocket Richard 2021

[koyvoo]

Best thing about this thread is that oiler and leaf fans actually think they are any different from each other.

 

[2 others]

It's a 3-way-race between McD, Matt and Drai
My bet is on Drai

 

[HotPie]

Exactly.

They're never picked on, with rare exception and should just sit there and take it.
The nerve of people trying to be all like, fans and stuff.

No fanbase has a bigger victim complex than Leafs fans that's for sure. Let us all feel sorry for them! None of it can possibly be their fault!

 

[Spirit of 67]

Best thing about this thread is that oiler and leaf fans actually think they are any different from each other.

All fans are the same.

All sports. All teams. All the same.

Only real difference is volume. Bigger fan bases seem worse because there's more voices.

 

[Spirit of 67]

No fanbase has a bigger victim complex than Leafs fans that's for sure. Let us all feel sorry for them! None of it can possibly be their fault!

You're just upset because Leafs fans stand up to the bullying. Which is difficult for bullies to accept.

 

[North Cole]

I'd be far more concerned if he doesn't. This year is the perfect storm for him to add it to his collection

I feel like you could say this more about Matthews than McDavid. Matthews is the one that is more expected to win rockets going forward and take the torch from OV, so the perfect storm is more in his court than McDavid since he's usually regarded as a better goal scorer.

 

[Mez]

Does it come with Ovechkins torch?

 

[HotPie]

You're just upset because Leafs fans stand up to the bullying. Which is difficult for bullies to accept.

I'm not upset at all. Leafs fans pulling the victim card is actually quite hilarious to me.

 

[North Cole]

Any thread about any player being great is derailed by Oiler fans.

It's getting ridiculous.

Yep, just Leafs [Oilers] fans though.

Literally no other fan base does this.

Excellent observation.
Best point made, like, ever.

"Literally" one page apart. Sarcastic whining about the fanbase being singled out, then turn around and single a fanbase out. Right on!

 

[Dexter Colt]

You're just upset because Leafs fans stand up to the bullying. Which is difficult for bullies to accept.

Bullying is a very grave issue and I wish the term weren't thrown around so loosely.

Bickering and snide remarks about a team or its fanbase is not even remotely close to bullying.

 

[koyvoo]

Never compare Oilers fans to Leafs fans. Leafs fans are the most obnoxious but also most victim complexed fans in hockey.

Lol. Both the exact same pile.

 

[Norwegianoiler]

"Matthews had it, lost it" +1 to anyone who gets the reference.

Clearly a Joss Stone reference. Come on

 

[coopooter]

Matthews was shooting like 30% and Maple Leafs were converting almost 40% of their pp chances the first part of the season and people thought it was sustainable.
Matthews is still shooting 18.8% which is tops in his career
Mcdavid is shooting 14.2% which other than his second season is the worst of his career

 

[heretik27]

Now I'm picturing McDavid storming the stage and tearing the award from Matthews' hands, thus completing his sweep.

I just had this mental picture of McDavid in place of Kanye when he stormed the awards stage to interrupt Taylor Swift to say it should have gone to Beyonce.

 

[GreeningOil]

Matthews with more goals in 6 less games and 3 games in hand

Ya I’m sure mcdavids gonna take it from him lmao

Also his wrist is getting better so prepare for him to go back to his early season goal scoring pace

Nah

 

[Zamknij kurwa ryj]

He probably also thinks the Oilers is a real contender

Draisaitl actually has a legitimate claim to being in the conversation for the Selke. Unlike Matthews.

 

[LeafGrief]

Draisaitl actually has a legitimate claim to being in the conversation for the Selke. Unlike Matthews.

Did his ancestors forge the trophy? Cuz it’s probably not from play on the ice.

 

[Canovin]

Did his ancestors forge the trophy? Cuz it’s probably not from play on the ice.

Drai actually PK. Several seasons now. Matthews doesn't

 

[McFlash97]

So wait here.

Correct me if I'm wrong.....


With McDavid getting within striking distance of the rocket..does that make him a Selke favorite too ?

 

[snag]

Leafs fans, the biggest victims in the NHL.

Since 1967

 

[Zamknij kurwa ryj]

Did his ancestors forge the trophy? Cuz it’s probably not from play on the ice.

If you managed to stay up and watch other teams games from time to time, you'd realize that the manufactured narrative coming out of Toronto insinuating that McDavid and Draisaitl aren't good defensive players is simply yet another bullshit attempt to trivialize the substantial gap that exists between them and Matthews.

But hey, we can't all be so lucky to witness Selke level soccerhockeyball play.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Meh. Lots of players are playing through injuries, not just Matthews. If McDavid catches Matthews after his huge lead in goals and wins the Rocket he will be full value for the win.
I always thought McDavid would grab a Rocket or two if he just shot more instead of passing as much. It looks like he’s doing that this year.

 

[Sweetpotato]

It's a 3-way-race between McD, Matt and Drai
My bet is on Drai

He carries the puck too much on his own line to be the finisher, he'd have to have Connor or Hall on his line to carry the puck. Just IMO.

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Would be cool if he swept the hart , art Ross and the rocket. The team is doing way better too, it’s funny what happens when you get saves.

 

[LeafGrief]

Drai actually PK. Several seasons now. Matthews doesn't

Ooooh, 20 minutes of PK in 33 games. 36 seconds a game! Draisaitl's PK TOI/GP has been decreasing for three years in a row. I won't tell you that Matthews PK's a lot, with a whopping 17 seconds per game this season, but the "Drai PK's" line of arguing is drying up. (hehe)

Also, Alex Kerfoot PK's. 1:32 per game, which is more than Draisaitl has ever played on the PK in his career. I will stand before the hockey gods and declare that Alex Kerfoot is not good defensively. Matt Barzal and Brayden Point do not PK, and I will point out that they're considered good defensively.

PK'ing does not automatically mean a player is good defensively.