Will Connor McDavid win the Art Ross this season?

[Digitalbooya]

It is tough to bet against 97. Just not the 97 you’re thinking of.

 

[Video Nasty]

I pulled the 25min/game number randomly. No forward should ever play that much. Lets change it to 22 or even 20. McDavid shouldn't be playing 20mins+/game down the stretch so he has a bigger tank left for playoffs.
McDavid doesnt need to win any scoring races to be among top players in NHL. He certainly needs to win a cup.

Sure, I could change it to fit your revised parameters needed to rebuild your argument, but I’m good.

Shouldn’t be playing 20+ minutes? That’s what a top forward plays.

 

[LTIR]

Sure, I could change it to fit your revised parameters needed to rebuild your argument, but I’m good.

Shouldn’t be playing 20+ minutes? That’s what a top forward plays.

And top forwards could be rested in prep for playoffs instead of chasing individual titles.

 

[Video Nasty]

instead of chasing individual titles

Tell me when this happened then, since it seems to be common knowledge I’ve missed despite my obsession.

 

[Cup or Bust]

The way he is playing now, the odds are increasing.

 

[Video Nasty]

Big night for the league. The eight non-Oilers in the top 10 all play tonight, while half of them—the Avs trio and Kucherov lock up in the same game.

Oilers don’t play again until the 29th.

 

[McFlash97]

He's got the wedding hangover out of his system. Guys got 18 points in his last 8 games. Safe to say unless Nikita Mackinnon also go supernova, it's hard to bet against a 27 year old generational player in his prime years.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Down by 7 with this much season left? Basically a lock

 

[Video Nasty]

He's got the wedding hangover out of his system. Guys got 18 points in his last 8 games. Safe to say unless Nikita Mackinnon also go supernova, it's hard to bet against a 27 year old generational player in his prime years.

It’ll be another interesting race. I fully expect McDavid to go 2 PPG the rest of the way and perhaps sit a game at the end, giving him 146 in 78.

MacKinnon and Kucherov both went supernova at the exact point last season and never really let up—9 points in first 10 games for MacKinnon and 11 points in first 10 games for Kucherov before finishing with 131 and 133 in their final 72 games.

Kucherov has the same number of points through 19 games that he had last season, but has been more consistent with how he got there.

MacKinnon started much hotter this season and is in the midst of a brief cooldown with 2 in his last 4, after 33 in his first 17. He’s still 7 points ahead of where he was last season. Interestedly enough, he also “only” had 7 goals through 21 games last season, yet ended up with 51.

For fun, Kucherov had six points in Game 20 last season, MacKinnon had one in his Game 22. It’d be nice to see a low scoring affair to keep McDavid closer while he’s off, but I’m assuming they’re both going to exit tonight with 4-5 points apiece.