Epic Calder Battle in 2024-25 Season

[Kshahdoo]

14 points in 15 games is more impressive. And with 7 points in his last 4 games he looks like he's heating up and may leave all the other rookies in the dust. Not a slight on Michkov, he's very talented and I have him firmly in third after Celebrini and Wolf.

Well, Michkov had 9 points in 8 games which was even more impressive... And Stankoven has 1 point in the last 6 games after he had 14 points in 15 games.

 

[Bank Shot]

Oh he's talking about the same Celebrini that gets way better usage, plays with much better players 5v5, and doesn't play with 3rd and 4th line plugs? A Penguin fan thats unwilling to admit anything about a Flyers prospect, shocking. Yeah, no thanks, Michkov is superior offensively to Celebrini no matter how you slice it and the advanced statistics back that up. You can say PP merchant all you want, the Flyers PP was the worst in the NHL last year and now somehow its respectable running through a 19 year old, me thinks Michkov is the straw stirring the drink.

I dunno why people think Celebrini isn't a premier scoring talent.

He led the USHL in scoring at 16.

Then he was 3rd in NCAA scoring at 17. The other 4 guys in the top five all played for the same team.

Now he's nearly point per game in the NHL at 18. His shooting volume is pretty incredible with 47 shots in 15 games.

Looks like the sky is the limit for this kid.

 

[Kshahdoo]

I dunno why people think Celebrini isn't a premier scoring talent.

He led the USHL in scoring at 16.

Then he was 3rd in NCAA scoring at 17. The other 4 guys in the top five all played for the same team.

Now he's nearly point per game in the NHL at 18. His shooting volume is pretty incredible with 47 shots in 15 games.

Looks like the sky is the limit for this kid.

Of course Celebrini is a premier scoring talent. But if I count here all Michkov's records in junior and professional leagues, I'll get a much longer list. So let's talk about NHL.

 

[one2gamble]

Oh he's talking about the same Celebrini that gets way better usage

I mean, that's because he's a better hockey player

 

[Guy Larose]

I dunno why people think Celebrini isn't a premier scoring talent.

He led the USHL in scoring at 16.

Then he was 3rd in NCAA scoring at 17. The other 4 guys in the top five all played for the same team.

Now he's nearly point per game in the NHL at 18. His shooting volume is pretty incredible with 47 shots in 15 games.

Looks like the sky is the limit for this kid.

Don't bother trying to change that poster's mind, he's dug in with one opinion only and all he does is put laugh emojis because his takes are weak. Seems like he touches himself just at the thought of Michkov. Still too early to tell who wins, but that's just common sense that not really a strong suit on this site.

 

[luiginb]

I mean, that's because he's a better hockey player

Better all around player, Michkov might end up putting up better offensive numbers when it's all said and done. I have him above Stankoven who I also love.

 

[bossram]

He has more even strength points than power play points. But people with agenda's like you, don't take about ESP and move the goal posts to 5on5, as if his 3 overtime goals at 3v3 aren't significantly more impactful and important than a 5on5 secondary assist Celebrin, Stankoven or Hutson picks up.

5on5 points aren't more important than 3v3 points or 4v4 points, or PPP, they all count.

I'm not moving the goalposts at all. You just lack the ability to assemble a coherent argument.

I've been talking about 5v5 points the whole time. Not "Even strength" points, which include 3v3, and which I've already been talking about separately because it is an entirely different game state. 3v3 isn't real hockey, and being good at it (which Michkov is) is not in any way a representation of a player's actual playing ability.

I weigh 5v5 more points more heavily (and I've been saying this all along), because they are the the primary game state in hockey and most representative of a player's quality.

Learn to reason better instead of making up arguments I never made.