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Best player in the world: 2006
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After the 05-06 season it probably would have been a tossup between 4 or 5 guys including Jagr, Thornton, Lidstrom, Ovi and Crosby.
Also I get why he isn't a candidate but Pronger was considered an extremely dominant player just happened to be playing for a pretty crappy Oilers team.
Also I get why he isn't a candidate but Pronger was considered an extremely dominant player just happened to be playing for a pretty crappy Oilers team.
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Voted Thornton. His torrid streak the moment he got traded to San Jose that completely turned their season around is too hard to ignore. 70 assists and 92 points in 58 games and a 36-15-7 record. Helping Cheechoo get 56 goals after having just 7 in his first 24 games pre-Thornton arrival is one hell of a feat.
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Crosby was slightly better than Thornton and Jagr during the calendar year of 2006, statistically anyways.
All 3 were on fire the second half of the 05-06 season but contextually, Crosby had the worst supporting cast of the 3. Outside of just stats, I prefered Crosby's game eye test-wise over Jagr and Thornton. Lidstrom is also a great candidate but I take Crosby
All 3 were on fire the second half of the 05-06 season but contextually, Crosby had the worst supporting cast of the 3. Outside of just stats, I prefered Crosby's game eye test-wise over Jagr and Thornton. Lidstrom is also a great candidate but I take Crosby
jigglysquishy
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It's not about the 2006 calendar year, but the 05-06 season. OP insists on using confusing language.
Watching live, it was absolutely Jagr
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Ah, yeah that is confusing. 05-06 wise it's definitely either Jagr or Thornton. I may lean towards Jagr
Ben White
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Cmon man, if this is the 2005-06 season (as previous polls would suggest) you can’t exclude Forsberg who lead the league in ppg with a staggering 53 points in 32 games by New Year’s Eve. Then the injuries finally ended his career as we know it and he was falling like a rock in ppg and point totals as he tried to play the season through on one foot. The healthy Forsberg we saw in the first half of the season however was still one of the best in the game if not the best and he should be an option here over several other names.
Add healthy Peter Forsberg, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
Voted Jagr I guess? The whole 2002 to 2006 period is weird. No clear cut best in the world player. Every other year since the 80s is a lot more obvious.
Id agree Forsberg should be an option. Before injury he was up there.
Id agree Forsberg should be an option. Before injury he was up there.
GreatGonzo
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Thornton. He scored 125 points(league leading) with Cheechoo and Ekman on his wings and dragged the sharks from the bottom of the West to a playoff spot.
its Thornton
One of the greatest playmaking seasons of all time
One of the greatest playmaking seasons of all time
Gurglesons
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Yeah, Jagr did wonders on the Rangers too, but I think Nylander and Straka even at their ages were better.
I think Jagr was better than Thornton that year and I’ll always think the Hart was pretty ridiculous because of the narrative writers love. I’m not sure why a 26 year old number 1 center who was traded 1/3 of the way through the year for cents on the dollar because an organization didn’t believe they could win with him would be MVP of that same season because the team that he was traded to who was in the conference finals the last time hockey was played turned it around after they had a poor start to the year.
That said, if we’re taking into account more than just the season, Thornton’s lead up and following season might put him ahead. Brodeur and Lidstrom probably also deserve consideration for consistency and elite play, though Kiprusoff was playing better from mid2004 to the end of this year. think Forsberg was in contention until the end of 2005 but in hindsight, he was simply to unreliable physically at that point. I’m not sure if there’s a right answer tbh.
That said, if we’re taking into account more than just the season, Thornton’s lead up and following season might put him ahead. Brodeur and Lidstrom probably also deserve consideration for consistency and elite play, though Kiprusoff was playing better from mid2004 to the end of this year. think Forsberg was in contention until the end of 2005 but in hindsight, he was simply to unreliable physically at that point. I’m not sure if there’s a right answer tbh.
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Healthy Forsberg in ‘05-‘06:
It’s hard to make an argument that a player was the best that year because he was the best before injuries took him down. It would’ve been a different story had he come back next year at the same level but as we know he was never the same player again. The narrative works that way. In reality though it was very much the same story as in 2004 for Forsberg. Forsberg in his first 26 games in 2004 held a torrid ppg of 1.65, in his remaining 13 games, when the injuries was adding up, he had 0.92 ppg… (lower than he had in any season his entire career and you’d had a hard time finding any 13 games stretch where he was lower in his prime). in the 2005-06 season - in Forsberg’s first 21 games he held a pace of 1.86 ppg before his first injury that season, in his remaining 39 games again he held the, for his standards, underwhelming 0.92 ppg. The “true level benefit of the doubt” while playing injured only works as long as you return to that level again. So I can understand if Forsberg isn’t voted the best player for the season but he should be an option.
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Wings4Life
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Thornton's three year peak (2006-2008) where he led the league in assists for three straight years was a sight to behold.
He was just outdone by three generational talents coming into their own, partway through said peak.
He was just outdone by three generational talents coming into their own, partway through said peak.
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One of the years the Hart voting was dead on accurate.
Jumbo Joe had his failings, but in 2006 he was a god.
Jumbo Joe had his failings, but in 2006 he was a god.
dahrougem2
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Statistically he is not up there obviously but I have a hard time justifying anyone being as dominant as Chris Pronger in 06.
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Over Jagr or Thornton? No
Over the majority of the list? Yes
Save % .925 - 2nd in the league
GAA 2.09 - 2nd in the league
Shutouts 5 - tied for 4th
Goals Allowed Adjusted - 2nd
Record of 28-10
If he had played 50 games he might win the Vezina. He played 30 less games than Brodeur and had the same number of shutouts. Heck of a bounce back from Hasek after only playing 14 games in the NHL since the 01-02 season. He showed he was still the man that one year in Ottawa.
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Joe Thornton, that was the year he had 96 assists, there shouldn't even be a 2nd choice.
Any other vote is simply wrong
Any other vote is simply wrong
hamzarocks
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He had like 5 or 6 more pts than Jagr so 96 assists are amazing but Jagr was pretty much equal to him
Can go either player
2002 until 2006 is pretty clearly Forsberg.
He had 2 more points in 1 more game. Jagr was the better player I believe
He had 2 more points than Jagr, and only passed him the second to last game of the year.
