Nikita Kucherov is the clear favorite for the Art Ross Trophy

[Rschmitz]

And also disappeared in non COVID playoffs

*Poof*

 

[Breakers]

There is something about Kucherov on the half wall this season on the PP

It’s like a cheat code him standing over there

He has about 30% more pp points than 2nd place

 

[ViD]

There is something about Kucherov on the half wall this season on the PP

It’s like a cheat code him standing over there

He has about 30% more pp points than 2nd place

He’s like Draisaitl with magic first touch pass

 

[KevinRedkey]

And also disappeared in non COVID playoffs

Career playoff points-per game if you take away 2019-20 and 2020-21:
Kucherov: 1.00
P.Kane: 0.96

It's absolutely ridiculous to claim either of these players "dissapear" in the playoffs. You're either a troll or plain stupid. Your love of Kane and hatred of Kucherov probably has something to do with it.

 

[Video Nasty]

I think he should be the favorite for the Hart right now too. TB would be trending for a lottery pick without him.

Absolutely the favorite up to this point.

Leading the league in scoring, first in goals, first in assists, first in PPG, has factored in on 49.5% of his teams’ goals, and scored his fourth game-winning goal out of thirteen wins.

So far, he’s having a better campaign than 2018-2019.

 

[Coffey]

Absolutely the favorite up to this point.

Leading the league in scoring, first in goals, first in assists, first in PPG, has factored in on 49.5% of his teams’ goals, and scored his fourth game-winning goal out of thirteen wins.

So far, he’s having a better campaign than 2018-2019.

But he’s a -1 and does he block shots?

(OH THIS IS FUN)

 

[Video Nasty]

But he’s a -1 and does he block shots?

(OH THIS IS FUN)

This is also a true statement. Not that he should, but Kucherov certainly doesn’t get the grief that McDavid does when it comes to these matters.

 

[Coffey]

This is also a true statement. Not that he should, but Kucherov certainly doesn’t get the grief that McDavid does when it comes to these matters.

I know. It’s f***ing dumb.
Bad faith assholes do everything to discredit him.

 

[Dust]

Players with 30+ points in back-to-back postseasons in NHL history:

- Wayne Gretzky
- Mario Lemieux
- Nikita Kucherov

Players with > 125 points in a season in the 21st century:

- Nikita Kucherov
- Connor McDavid & Leon Draisaitl

When a player accomplishes multiple feats of that caliber that hadn’t been done in a generation or more, one of which puts him in a class with only himself and the consensus two greatest ever to play the game, I’d say that qualifies him as generational.

McDavid has the flash and the hype, not to mention the Canadian citizenship and team, but especially when you look at postseason performances there’s no question that Kucherov is a one-in-a-generation player.

That's impressive and all, but that's not generational.

 

[KevinRedkey]

Kucherov is on pace for 136 points (81 games)
McDavid is on pace for 124 points (80 games)

Though, McDavid has 21 points in his last 8 games since he's looked 'recovered' from whatever he was dealing with. If he were to continue that pace for the remaining 58 games, he'd finish with 186 points. Seems unlikely, but the race will be interesting either way.

 

[Iggys Dome]

Though, McDavid has 21 points in his last 8 games since he's looked 'recovered' from whatever he was dealing with.

This is an absolute f***ing insane sentence really

 

[Video Nasty]

That's impressive and all, but that's not generational.

Yes, when one of the feats is scoring a mere three points more than Thornton on a team that scored 60+ goals more (I don’t have the numbers for how many points he factored in on during the first third of the season in Boston or for the Sharks in his 58 games for them), it’s a flawed (not to mind you, cherry picked) argument.

Up until the 2018-2019 season, Thornton was the only player in the 21st century to hit 125 points, a similar argument as the one presented for Kucherov.

As for the playoffs, again very impressive for Kucherov, but we can do something similar for Thornton again. Back to back 90+ assist seasons. Only Gretzky and Lemieux have ever done it.

Does this make Thornton generational? No, and neither do these terrific accomplishments by Kucherov.

 

[Straight Fire]

Kuch is on such fire it's ridiculous

 

[Dust]

Yes, when one of the feats is scoring a mere three points more than Thornton on a team that scored 60+ goals more (I don’t have the numbers for how many points he factored in on during the first third of the season in Boston or for the Sharks in his 58 games for them), it’s a flawed (not to mind you, cherry picked) argument.

Up until the 2018-2019 season, Thornton was the only player in the 21st century to hit 125 points, a similar argument as the one presented for Kucherov.

As for the playoffs, again very impressive for Kucherov, but we can do something similar for Thornton again. Back to back 90+ assist seasons. Only Gretzky and Lemieux have ever done it.

Does this make Thornton generational? No, and neither do these terrific accomplishments by Kucherov.

I actually feel kind of bad because he's been one of the best players in the league since the 2017-2018 season. He is one of the elite of the elite in the league, and it seems he gets overlooked quite often when discussing who the best players are. But the word generational gets tossed around too much. A generational player is someone that comes into the league and immediately is special, not someone that takes until their 6th NHL season to get above the PPG barrier.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

There is something about Kucherov on the half wall this season on the PP

It’s like a cheat code him standing over there

He has about 30% more pp points than 2nd place

Those points have to be subtracted from his total, as powerplay points don't count. This is the HF way.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Didn’t Kucherov have the most play off points of his era? I mean the guy has 160 points in 142 play off games

Can't win without COVID... best regular season ever then chokes against Columbus

 

[Zalos]

He's not generational, but if he keeps this up he'll be in the top 50 players of all time. So pretty damn near the level of generational talents.

As for this year, I still think McDavid wins it, but it'll be close.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

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Thanks for proving my point...those numbers are quite a bit worse than those regular season numbers...huge choke job to the Blue Jackets too.

 

[Frolov 6'3]

Rooting for Kucherov.

Those McDavid worshippers have annoyed the hell out of me since he entered the league.

Too bad….he is a good and not arrogant player.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Kuch is going insane right now but McDavid is inevitable.

He has 5 games in hand.

I'd imagine once the teams are even in games played, McDavid will be within 3-4 points of Kucherov with more than half the season remaining.

Hope it's a battle down to the end but I do expect McDavid to win by 10+ points.

 

[Stammertime91]

Thanks for proving my point...those numbers are quite a bit worse than those regular season numbers...huge choke job to the Blue Jackets too.

Do you ever get tired of moving goal posts when you continuously get refuted?

 

[Sky04]

And also disappeared in non COVID playoffs

Didn't realize covid was from 2013-2023. Must've hid that fact like they do in Chicago, I'd rather score less and not be hiding sexual assaults tho.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

The Pittsburgh Penguins.

13 point lead.....

 

[MikeyMike01]

Kucherov is on pace for 136 points (81 games)
McDavid is on pace for 124 points (80 games)

Though, McDavid has 21 points in his last 8 games since he's looked 'recovered' from whatever he was dealing with. If he were to continue that pace for the remaining 58 games, he'd finish with 186 points. Seems unlikely, but the race will be interesting either way.

 

[Phil Kessels Hot Dog]

McDavid will need to score around 1.8PPG over the next 58 games to pass Kucherov.