Nikita Kucherov is the clear favorite for the Art Ross Trophy

[Five Alarm Fire]

95 assists for Kucherov now.

 

[RussianGuyovich]

Lol, what? Where were Kucherov and Mackinnon last year? Oh, yeah, 40 points below McDavid. Them having career years to barely outproduce him the next season mean nothing for the significance of McDavid's 2022. That will be the far and away best season of the salary cap era unless McDavid himself one ups it.

You will be waiting a long time to see somebody lead the league in goals in assists again in the same season.

Live in the now, man

 

[Video Nasty]

Kucherov is actually going to get 100 assists this season and he might somehow get there first.

What an interesting nightmare I’m having.

 

[Miro4Norris]

MacKinnon needs a huge game to stay on the race with Kuch already 2 pts tonight. 4 point game incoming for Nate. You heard it first here

Kuch getting closer to 100 assists, needs 5 in 4 games if he doesn't get more tonight. Hopefully he can pull it but Nate takes Art home.

 

[WarriorofTime]

If the situation with him and Point were reversed, people would say that Kucherov owes his entire paycheck to him.

What a playmaker this guy is. He’s two steps ahead of defenders.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Except it absolutley does. Every player has injuries and misses time. McDavid has actually been quite fortunate to not miss time during his peak.

His closest peers, Kucherov and Mac have missed time. Crosby and Malkin missed time. Stamkos missed time. Jagr missed time. Lindros, Mario, Orr etc....

I don't think you can reasonably play the would of, could of game with McDavid. He got off to a bad start and recovered but Kucherov also got off to a slow start. Him and Kucherov have a better PPG since Oct. 31:

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Kucherov's season, and Mac's, shed some doubt as to the where McDavid's previous season should rank all-time.



It's not perspective, it's hypothetical.

The last time that he missed out on the Ross was when he returned from a significant knee injury that happened at the tail end of the previous season. He was fortunate not to miss a ton of time since it wasn't early or even mid season but much like this season he wasn't at 100%. He has been pretty fortunate injury wise over his career but he has had 2 doozies in terms of his collar bone and his knee. Whatever his issue(s) have been this season he has been able to play through them even though it's clear that he hasn't been 100% or really even close to it this season.

 

[EmptyNetAssassin]

Kucherov tonight

 

[The Macho King]

96. Empty net points baybee

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Empty Net Mercantile is open for business.

 

[RussianGuyovich]

Empty net assassin!

 

[ccman68]

mcdavid and mackinnon really need to improve their empty net skills. this shit is so easy

 

[EmptyNetAssassin]

96. Empty net points baybee

Doesn't count he is russian and not a good old canadian boy. When was the last tiem Mckinnon had four straight games on 3 plus points?

 

[The Macho King]

Kucherov has 4 straight 3 point games. Not bad.

 

[Master P]

96. Empty net points baybee

 

[Rschmitz]

EN points are the best points

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

Cherry pickers unite. East Coast chapter.

 

[ViD]

Stammer getting paid too

 

[Stammertime91]

Great breakaway effort by Stamkos to pull that empty net out of its jock for Kucherovs third point

 

[EmptyNetAssassin]

Stammer getting paid too

By Champa Bay. No one else is going to feed Stammer like Kuch. Plus it is a scientifically proven fact everyone love some good kuche even the ladies.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Here for the salt.

Kuch only needs four more assists

 

[Hedmonster Bolt]

 

[Coffey]

lol holy shit Nik is gonna make sure Mack doesn’t get shit this year lmao

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Mack gonna have a huge game tonight

 

[Coffey]

Hahahahahaha

 

[EmptyNetAssassin]

lol holy shit Nik is gonna make sure Mack doesn’t get shit this year lmao

If you ever want to see the return of the Mack YouTube it. It hasn't been number since the 90s.