Who Wins The Rocket This Year?

[DitchMarner]

With Matthews having a slow start and now being out of the line-up and Ovechkin being hurt, the door seems open for a new Rocket Richard winner.


Who will win the Rocket Richard Trophy in 2024-2025?

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[joestevens29]

With Matthews having a slow start and now being out of the line-up and Ovechkin being hurt, the door seems open for a new Rocket Richard winner.


Who will win the Rocket Richard Trophy in 2024-2025?

Slow start? He isn’t playing

 

[Video Nasty]

Dr. Drai

 

[Regal]

Slow start? He isn’t playing

“And now being out of the lineup”

 

[Regal]

Drai has a strong start and has shown he can score 50+ multiple times before. And the Oilers PP has been terrible so there’s lots of room for improvement there even if his ES goals slow down. He’d be my favourite right now

 

[bobholly39]

Matthews still

 

[jigglysquishy]

Draisaitl seems most likely. Connor and Reinhart good bets too.

Matthews started too slow and missing 8 games will eliminate him

 

[leafsfan5]

Draisaitl seems most likely. Connor and Reinhart good bets too.

Matthews started too slow and missing 8 games will eliminate him

Matthews missed 9 games in 21-22 coming off surgery and he had 6 in his first 13 games as he was getting back into form. He started with 5 in 13 this year. So, it's still possible, when he goes on his runs he's basically scoring every night and in a field where no one looks particularly strong he could definitely come back and take it

With that said, the Leafs are taking his injury very slow and want him back at 110% before he's in the lineup. I'd best against him winning due to that

 

[Dread Clawz]

I'd say Reinhart or Drai

 

[Skolman]

Matthews missed 9 games in 21-22 coming off surgery and he had 6 in his first 13 games as he was getting back into form. He started with 5 in 13 this year. So, it's still possible, when he goes on his runs he's basically scoring every night and in a field where no one looks particularly strong he could definitely come back and take it

With that said, the Leafs are taking his injury very slow and want him back at 110% before he's in the lineup. I'd best against him winning due to that

Reinhart has 15 goals in 20 games.
Draisaitl has 15 goals in 21 games(13 even strength), that's with McDavid missing 4 games.

The Oilers PP is going to turn it around here at some point, I don't see how Matthews can realistically catch him.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Slow start? He isn’t playing

You stopped after 6 words?

 

[Roo]

Reinhart

 

[leafsfan5]

Reinhart has 15 goals in 20 games.
Draisaitl has 15 goals in 21 games(13 even strength), that's with McDavid missing 4 games.

The Oilers PP is going to turn it around here at some point, I don't see how Matthews can realistically catch him.

Reinhart is currently pacing for 62, for Matthews to match that he will have to comeback on Wednesday (which is his projected return) and score at a 73 goal pace. It is possible, if there's one guy who can score at that rate it's him as he basically did it last year. Regardless, I'd put the odds relatively low given the system we play + the leafs cautious nature with his injury

Also, Reinhart + Draisaitl are also at a stupidly high shooting%, even for the both of their standards. I'd expect some regression getting them down into the 50-60 goal range

 

[Dion TheFluff]

I think top 5 will be
Reinhart
Kucherov
Draisaitl
Nylander
Rantanen

 

[Regal]

Reinhart is currently pacing for 62, for Matthews to match that he will have to comeback on Wednesday (which is his projected return) and score at a 73 goal pace. It is possible, if there's one guy who can score at that rate it's him as he basically did it last year. Regardless, I'd put the odds relatively low given the system we play + the leafs cautious nature with his injury

Also, Reinhart + Draisaitl are also at a stupidly high shooting%, even for the both of their standards. I'd expect some regression getting them down into the 50-60 goal range

If anyone’s capable of coming back and winning it’s him. He’s shown a higher level when he’s on than anyone else and I wouldn’t be surprised if no one on this list tops 55 or so. It’ll be interesting to see where he’s at when he’s back because he won’t have that much leeway though.

 

[Regal]

Reinhart has 15 goals in 20 games.
Draisaitl has 15 goals in 21 games(13 even strength), that's with McDavid missing 4 games.

The Oilers PP is going to turn it around here at some point, I don't see how Matthews can realistically catch him.

Draisaitl’s career high is 55, and he’s on pace for 59. The Oilers PP will no doubt heat up, but Draisaitl has never scored ES goals at this rate. He’s already at 13 and his career high is 31 but he only had 20 and 19 the last two years. He’s shooting almost 30% at ES when his shooting percentage at ES since his first 50 goal season in 18-19 is 17.2. That same shooting percentage would put him at 5 fewer ES goals on the year. The PP heating up will likely just keep up with his expected drop in ES goals. He might beat his career high this year, but I wouldn’t expect more than high 50s.

If Matthews comes back Wednesday as expected, he’d have 61 games left. Last year he had 55 goals in his final 61 games, which would put him at 60 this year. In his final 61 games in 21-22 he had 54 goals, which would put him at 59.

Obviously those are best case scenarios but Matthews has shown that it’s definitely realistic to think he can make up a 10 goal lead in 60 games. It’s just probably not the most likely scenario at this point.