Jim Matheson should have his voting privileges revoked

[Muffin]

When you’ve shown you cannot make an unbaised judgment you shouldn’t be voting for NHL awards.

Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid was near unanimous 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy winner – Professional Hockey Writers Association

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[notsocommonsense]

You’re not wrong. Ultimately comes off as childish, he shouldn’t be voting anymore

 

[Viqsi]

I suppose the charitable explanation is that he was assuming the Oilers would win Game 7 and just didn't bother to update his ballot. But even then...

 

[jetsforever]

Top 3 of McDavid Hyman Bouchard
I guess they did all have great postseasons but that's pretty insane for the losing team

 

[Lshap]

Yeah... that's pretty bad. I don't know how anyone with credentials could justify picking three Oilers and completely ignore Bobrovsky and/or Barkov.

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

All of Edmonton's media guys are paid Oilers stooges and they are unashamedly biased.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Yeah an embarrassing ballot from a homer Edmonton writer. Considering what the Conn Smythe is, this is even worse than some of the other homer votes you see in other awards.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Even the least objective HFboards homer wouldn’t vote like that. Embarrassing.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I kinda respect it.

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

The Jim Matheson Award - Best player on the losing team

 

[Sasha Orlov]

That is absolutely brutal

 

[BB88]

Yeah... that's pretty bad. I don't know how anyone with credentials could justify picking three Oilers and completely ignore Bobrovsky and/or Barkov.

You think he watched a second of the Panthers prior to finals?

That’s a big problem with Can media, they had basically know idea about any of the Panthers players

 

[Arthur Morgan]

maybe he didnt understand the question lol

 

[hockeykicker]

I mean hyman did score 15 goals in the playoffs. its not that crazy

 

[CaptBrannigan]

This is an absurd ballot. He thought there were three skaters good enough to be the second skater ever to win from a losing team? This is laughable.

 

[WarriorofTime]

I suppose the charitable explanation is that he was assuming the Oilers would win Game 7 and just didn't bother to update his ballot. But even then...

Voters are allowed to submit conditional ballots. They collect them with about 10 minutes left. You can have a ballot that says "McDavid, then Hyman, but if Florida wins, McDavid then Barkov"

 

[Canadienna]

When you’ve shown you cannot make an unbaised judgment you shouldn’t be voting for NHL awards.

Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid was near unanimous 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy winner – Professional Hockey Writers Association

www.thephwa.com

That is pretty bad. I'm all for allowing heterodox voting, but listing 3 Oilers shows this isn't an off-base analysis, it's just bias.

Also as a secondary point the voters shouldn't have to vote before game 7. In a scenario where the Conn Smythe race is tight, it could end up badly.

 

[Bgav]

embarrasing, they shouldn't let fans vote like him

 

[Breakers]

He should have had them revoked when he gave Draisaitl a 2nd place Selke vote a couple years back when he was one of the worst defensive forwards in the league.

He’s done stupid things like last night a bunch when it comes to voting.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

Matheson should retire but in this case it's really not that unreasonable to have McDavid and the top goal scorer of the playoffs and the top point-producing dman of the playoffs on the ballot. It's not how I would have voted, but others had two Oilers. Since the outcome is unknown, voting Skinner, for example, at that juncture is also perfectly reasonable.

Florida's win was a quintessential team effort. Ekblad might have garnered a vote as well.

 

[hockeykicker]

Matheson should retire but in this case it's really not that unreasonable to have McDavid and the top goal scorer of the playoffs and the top point-producing dman of the playoffs on the ballot. It's not how I would have voted, but others had two Oilers. Since the outcome is unknown, voting Skinner, for example, at that juncture is also perfectly reasonable.

Florida's win was a quintessential team effort. Ekblad might have garnered a vote as well.

exactly, not sure why bouchard is there but hyman was 4th in points and first in goals by a good margin

 

[bucks_oil]

Total homer vote... that's clear.

Having said that IF the Oilers had won there are "colorable" arguments for Bouchard (most assists for D ever), Hyman (most goals since Crosby). I mean the Hyman argument is a bit weaker, but both Bouch and Hyman had exceptional playoffs.

Having said that:
1) Oilers didn't win, so you gotta have Panthers in there, what are you doing old man!
2) Every Oiler fan would be happy to see Matheson's credentials revoked...

 

[Rowlet]

Special shoutout to legendary hater Ryan S. Clark, the sole dissenting vote on McDavid unanimously winning. He was also the only writer to say the Canucks would win out of the 25 writers polled.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

What's the point of voting if dissent gets such a reaction? Just give it to the player with the best stats

 

[DaveG]

I mean hyman did score 15 goals in the playoffs. its not that crazy

Having Hyman on the ballot isn't crazy, but not having any of the Panthers players on the ballot at all is just asinine.