Epic Calder Race 2024-25

[wetcoast]

You do have a dog in the race, you’re just pretending you don’t

This is just the thing that I love to hear, when a clearly biased poster somehow knows my views better than I do?

The term WTF seems pretty reasonable here but then again maybe you think all posters are as biased as you are?

This.

Hutson has a trajectory to rewrite more than 100 years History in his rookie debuts.

I’m fine with Celebrini, but 25 minutes defenceman with those points > Great rookie forward.

Except that Hutson isn't even a 23 MPG Dman though right?

Also what history is Hutson going to rewrite this year?

Do you expect him to eclipse 76 points?

 

[Frank Drebin]

This is just the thing that I love to hear, when a clearly biased poster somehow knows my views better than I do?

The term WTF seems pretty reasonable here but then again maybe you think all posters are as biased as you are?

What have I said that was biased?

 

[Miller Time]

Today, Mack wins in a close race.


Imo, if Habs maintain their pace of the past 6 weeks, and Hutson keeps getting better (as he has every month this far), they will make the playoffs and he'll win by a comfortable margin.

But there's a lot of hockey left and things could change for all 3 front runners.

 

[wetcoast]

What have I said that was biased?

I don't expect you to get it, just like you don't seem to understand clear arguments or statements either.

 

[Frank Drebin]

I don't expect you to get it, just like you don't seem to understand clear arguments or statements either.

so you can't point out anything biased? Its pretty clear that the thought of Hutson winning the Calder bothers you. Downplaying his "fine" season, purposefully ignoring the potential to beat the all time record for assists by a rookie dman, appealing to the PWHA as if their votes really mean anything.

Instead of pointing out how clearly biased I am you start to lean into the personal insults.

 

[GhostfaceWu]

I know its not calder related but how is fantilli so unimpressive this year

 

[wetcoast]

so you can't point out anything biased?

I actually did though.

Its pretty clear that the thought of Hutson winning the Calder bothers you.

Why would it bother me, like I said i have no dog in the race and even though I think Celebrini is the better rookie so far, I really have no problem if hutson wins it becasue of an injury to celebrini or he steps up even more and ceelbrini declines in play.

Once again you are trying to state things for me, which kind of of shows your bias again.

I think that I would have a much better idea on my feelings on this thread than you do.

Downplaying his "fine" season, purposefully ignoring the potential to beat the all time record for assists by a rookie dman, appealing to the PWHA as if their votes really mean anything.

Sure why would the actual voters feeling right now on the award they will be voting for later this year mean anything?


So what if he breaks 60 assists, his overall play right now is what is being judged as for celebrini as well.

But who knows maybe some voters will be impressed by that.

Also if you want to look back Murphy didn't win the Calder that year when he had 60 assists and he had 16 goals too.

What if he scores 10 goals the rest of the way and only gets 20 more assists does that matter or is the actual overall play and impact the thing that should be judged here?

Instead of pointing out how clearly biased I am you start to lean into the personal insults.

You started the bias game here and didn't bother to read my comments and then pretended to speak for me on 2 occasions now so I wouldn't go down that road.

 

[wetcoast]

I know its not calder related but how is fantilli so unimpressive this year

He is still young but frankly if someone had said that Columbus would be in playoff contention halfway through the year one would think that fantilli's emergence might have been a reason why.

 

[NikolaTesla]

Like I said Celebrini is right now the overwhelming leader in the Calder race

Stuff like this removes all your credibility.

 

[wetcoast]

Stuff like this removes all your credibility.

I guess it removes the 90% of voters credibility as well right?

 

[NikolaTesla]

I guess it removes the 90% of voters credibility as well right?

Oh im sorry i must have missed the votes for the 2025 calder trophy

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Zadarov is an idiot he pushed me f*** out of here

 

[wetcoast]

Oh im sorry i must have missed the votes for the 2025 calder trophy

Here it is for you again from the people who actually vote on these things.

NHL Awards Watch: The MVP race tightens up -- and adds more contenders

At the midway mark of the 2024-25 season, are some awards already sewn up? We checked in with a panel of PHWA voters to check the temperature.

www.espn.com

From the article.

After finishing second to Michkov in the December NHL Awards Watch, Celebrini pulled nearly 90% of the first-place votes from our panelists to take control of the rookie of the year race.

 

[NikolaTesla]

Here it is for you again from the people who actually vote on these things.

NHL Awards Watch: The MVP race tightens up -- and adds more contenders

At the midway mark of the 2024-25 season, are some awards already sewn up? We checked in with a panel of PHWA voters to check the temperature.

www.espn.com

From the article.

Okay they're a whole bunch of idiots or they must be from west coast and don't watch hutson play then. Lets see their votes after the next 42 games. The one that actually matters.

 

[wetcoast]

Okay they're a whole bunch of idiots or they must be from west coast and don't watch hutson play then. Lets see their votes after the next 42 games. The one that actually matters.

Sure your argument is so convincing that..........

 

[NikolaTesla]

Sure your argument is so convincing that..........

Oh because yours is so good right?

 

[waitin425]

Here it is for you again from the people who actually vote on these things.

NHL Awards Watch: The MVP race tightens up -- and adds more contenders

At the midway mark of the 2024-25 season, are some awards already sewn up? We checked in with a panel of PHWA voters to check the temperature.

www.espn.com

From the article.

I appreciate you sharing. And quite frankly I am shocked by this. I have watched a handful of Celebrini's games and agree....he is lights out and a future superstar. Hutson by all measures has also shown he is a future superstar. I scoffed at AINEC @Zegs2sendhelp but clearly his opinion is based bolstered by this apparent polling of PWHA.

With that being said....last night was a huge game for Hutson and had to have swayed some voters.

 

[wetcoast]

Oh because yours is so good right?

Well now that you mention it yes I think that a rookie 18 year old center who is playing a great 200 foot game and is close to 505 on the dot and leads all rookies with .93 PPG compared to Hutson at .75 and Michkov at .76.

Celebrini is also playing with less impressive team mates on the ice 5 on 5.

So no I'm not surprised that close to 90% of the voters have him first on their ballots currently.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I appreciate you sharing. And quite frankly I am shocked by this. I have watched a handful of Celebrini's games and agree....he is lights out and a future superstar. Hutson by all measures has also shown he is a future superstar. I scoffed at AINEC @Zegs2sendhelp but clearly his opinion is based bolstered by this apparent polling of PWHA.

With that being said....last night was a huge game for Hutson and had to have swayed some voters.

I havnt read that….

My opinion is based of celebrin being that damn good…. I’d take celebrini over bedard.

Celebrini is best young player in the nhl, not just rookie

 

[bud12]

Here it is for you again from the people who actually vote on these things.

NHL Awards Watch: The MVP race tightens up -- and adds more contenders

At the midway mark of the 2024-25 season, are some awards already sewn up? We checked in with a panel of PHWA voters to check the temperature.

www.espn.com

From the article.

90% from espn panelists only. Do the same thing with RDS panelist and 90% would chose Hutson.....

 

[wetcoast]

I appreciate you sharing. And quite frankly I am shocked by this. I have watched a handful of Celebrini's games and agree....he is lights out and a future superstar. Hutson by all measures has also shown he is a future superstar. I scoffed at AINEC @Zegs2sendhelp but clearly his opinion is based bolstered by this apparent polling of PWHA.

The thing is that historically Calder voters have really favoured forwards to Dmen and that's apart of it.

That's why I brought up the examples of Lidstrom and Faber last year not winning, Hutson isn't having a better rookie season than either of those guys and my bet is that if Celebrini was doing this last season ahead of Bedard he very well may be beating out Bedard as well but that's a hypothetical.

With that being said....last night was a huge game for Hutson and had to have swayed some voters.

I dunno does one game against the Canucks whose defense has blown leads a lot lately change that much?

I had to go out and was in and out on the broadcast but the goal was fluky and Guhle seemed more impressive but like I said I didn't watch the end of the game as I was out.

All that being said a single game doesn't drive the needle that much.

 

[NikolaTesla]

Well now that you mention it yes I think that a rookie 18 year old center who is playing a great 200 foot game and is close to 505 on the dot and leads all rookies with .93 PPG compared to Hutson at .75 and Michkov at .76.

Celebrini is also playing with less impressive team mates on the ice 5 on 5.

So no I'm not surprised that close to 90% of the voters have him first on their ballots currently.

Doesnt Hutson have better defensive numbers? Albeit very similar. Also, .75 ppg as a rookie defensemen is more impressive than .93 as a rookie center. Whos the next best rookie defensemen? So damn far behind.

 

[wetcoast]

90% from espn panelists only. Do the same thing with RDS panelist and 90% would chose Hutson.....

Incorrect although they don't state numbers but they were pretty accurate last year.

We've polled a wide selection of Professional Hockey Writers Association voters anonymously to get a sense of where the wind is blowing for the current leaders. We've made sure it's a cross-section from the entire league, trying to gain as many perspectives as possible.

 

[NikolaTesla]

90% from espn panelists only. Do the same thing with RDS panelist and 90% would chose Hutson.....

Oh that article is espn only? Makes sense now lol.

 

[wetcoast]

Doesnt Hutson have better defensive numbers? Albeit very similar. Also, .75 ppg as a rookie defensemen is more impressive than .93 as a rookie center. Whos the next best rookie defensemen? So damn far behind.

Sure but then again how many of the voters look at which analytic numbers?

Sure on the surface a regular forward at a .93 PPG compared to dman at .75 means something but most rookie forwards, in fact I'm trying to remember the last one that is recent maybe Toews/Kopitar, don't have that 200 foot game either.

I also think that some voters are going to look at Celebrini having 20 ESP points compared to Hutson's 17 as an advantage for Celebrini.

Oh that article is espn only? Makes sense now lol.

No you're jumping the gun read the post above the one you made.

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