Race for the Calder

[goldenbladz1]

If Kurashev continues to centre Kane and Dcat expect his numbers to increase. He is off to a great start as well.

 

[LAINEC]

Kaprizov or Lankinen

 

[Silencio]

Stutzle is looking better every game (can't say the same for the rest of his team) and scored his 3rd goal last night. I'd expect to see his name in this race very soon.

 

[MrThomas]

Kevin Lankinen AINEC

 

[Szechwan]

Man, everyone was so sure it'd be Shesterkin, Samsonov or Sorokin, and all 3 have looked pretty mediocre or downright bad to start here.

 

[Blacephalon]

Stützle on fire

 

[TSJS2020]

Stützle on fire

‘He would be sure to win it I believe even as a 2020 draftee save for the incompetence in Ottawa from coaching down featuring the likes of molasses puck fumbling Stephan on the PP those first 10 games instead of u know

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Lafreniere isn’t going to be in contention. Just not good enough right now unfortunately.

Miller probably won’t be in serious contention. He’s been really good, but he doesn’t play PP and won’t pile up high point totals. If he gets top 5, that’ll be great. Top 10 seems very possible.

Shestyorkin is well placed. Started slightly slow, but picking it up and his stats are pretty good through 7 starts. The competition doesn’t look too tough. None of the defensemen are that good, and I expect the Hawks goalie to fall off like the Caps kid did. We’ll be there in contention when the season ends. Probably against Kaprizov for the title.

 

[PensandCaps]

Gonna have to throw POJ into the conversation.

 

[canuck2010]

Off topic and not pointing the finger at anybody in particular but really struggling with this. Is it too much to ask that we all use player names? Does it take too much time to type out 6 or 7 letters?

What happens when Pierre Olivier Simard plays by the way?

 

[wahsnairb]

Lankinen playing lights out on a team missing Toews and Dach on LTIR and then Debrincat, Boqvist, Wallmark, etc to COVID...

he’s in the discussion at worst

 

[Zats Muccarello]

Man, everyone was so sure it'd be Shesterkin, Samsonov or Sorokin, and all 3 have looked pretty mediocre or downright bad to start here.

Shesty is 3-3-1 with 2.31 GAA and a .916 SV %

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Off topic and not pointing the finger at anybody in particular but really struggling with this. Is it too much to ask that we all use player names? Does it take too much time to type out 6 or 7 letters?

What happens when Pierre Olivier Simard plays by the way?

That POS? Hopefully no one abbreviates his name.

 

[A1LeafNation]

That POS? Hopefully no one abbreviates his name.

You never heard of Patrick O'Sullivan. It's been done.

 

[JT Kreider]

Shesty is 3-3-1 with 2.31 GAA and a .916 SV %

And Samsonov has played 2 games

 

[Szechwan]

Shesty is 3-3-1 with 2.31 GAA and a .916 SV %

He was sub- .900 when I posted that

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

You never heard of Patrick O'Sullivan. It's been done.

don't forget shane o'brien

 

[Favin]

My 'so far' rookie team

Stutzle, OTT
Norris, OTT
Kaprizov, MIN
Smith, NJD
Miller, NYR
Vanecek, WAS

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

My 'so far' rookie team

Stutzle, OTT
Norris, OTT
Kaprizov, MIN
Smith, NJD
Miller, NYR
Vanecek, WAS

Vanecek? He's allowed 3+ goals in 7 of his last 8 games.

 

[Favin]

Vanecek? He's allowed 3+ goals in 7 of his last 8 games.

I had to pick a goalie...only 2 starting 1/2 their teams games. Otter too few games, Shesty shaky. Who is the better option?

 

[ViD]

I had to pick a goalie...only 2 starting 1/2 their teams games. Otter too few games, Shesty shaky. Who is the better option?

Shestyorkin is not shaky. At least not anymore

 

[TBF1972]

with the lack of balance of games played it's tough to compare players. using per game stats instead also doesn't do justice, as the sample sizes are too small.

 

[Favin]

Shestyorkin is not shaky. At least not anymore

We'll call it a four-way tie then. Shesty, Otter, Vanecek, the guy from Chicago.

Now, moving along from goalies...

 

[MaKarter]

Live look on the race for the Calder.

 

[NuxFan09]

Live look on the race for the Calder.

Pretty much. It's been a full season so far for rookies. I'm frankly shocked at Laf's struggles this year. I know not everyone is a Matthews or McDavid but there's a difference between not being this two and what's going on with Lafreniere. That's a legit story.