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  1. Holiday was a hell of a goal song too... why downgrade so much?
  2. You're aware Stutzle cherry picks constantly by refusing to help out on the defensive end? Something he and his captain have in common. That team's systems are a joke and all it does is overinflate their offensive numbers.
  3. I doubt the dinosaurs who have voting rights will be awake past 11 pm to watch Pettersson play enough to consider him winning it. Not a surprise that
  4. Kesler was a force to be reckoned with, in his prime. What a joy to watch on both ends of the puck. Defensively, I wouldn't say he was better than 2011 Malhotra, but the fact we had both on our side was a massive strength. Pettersson being among those players, while being amongst the Hughes, Draisaitl, Kucherov, MacKinnons etc... on the offensive end, displays perfectly how special he is as a player. He is the most balanced elite forward in the game.
  5. Wonder how much Montour is about to get next season..... 9+?
  6. Sorry, that was not my point. I'm saying that the actual defensive players (3Cs for example) don't get credit for the Selke nowadays. Yes, some elite defensive-minded players got Selke nominations and wins (although Kesler finally winning it the year Malhotra took over his defensive duties is quite laughable, shows how much the media watch the Canucks play), which makes Pettersson finishing in the top 10 in both points AND Selke votes all the more impressive imo. But don't mistake it, Selke votes are based purely on which forwards with high points also happen to be good defensively. After that, don't even get me started on how it's the most reputation-based trophy out there.
  7. So does Jack Hughes but he's being labelled a top 10 player in the league. You'd be hard pressed to find me a 100 point player that ends up top 10 in Selke voting. That's top 10 in scoring and top 10 in defensive prowess (amongst the elite forwards of course, since actual defensive forwards NEVER get credit for the Selke). You got Marner, who's a winger, which loses him just a tad of value in the discussion. So for me... top 10 in points + top 10 on the defensive end for forwards = top 5 forward.
  8. Pettersson was better offensively while having 20% less OZS%, on a much weaker team, and a year where he couldn't bury his one timer for half the season. THEN you add the elite defense, where he honestly got shafted ending up 7th in Selke voting, after being a projected nominee during the entire first 3/4 of the season. Basically, Pettersson's offense is better than Hughes' (and much better than the 3 point difference indicates), all while playing defense at an elite rate. Pettersson is objectively the better player. Most voters and people who create lists don't stay up until 1am to watch Pettersson play. This is no slight on Hughes, as he's an elite forward that's incredibly fun to watch. Pettersson is just a top 5 forward in the league and the media just haven't accepted it yet, mostly because they don't watch him play.
  9. Exactly. Offense is a wash, defense is a landslide win for Petey. Easy decision at this point in time.
  10. This is obviously such a cover-up. We all know they want out. Calgary hasn't found a fit yet and don't want the media to make a big deal about it. All 3 will be shipped when either Calgary find the right price, or they become desperate to recover any kind of return to the closest bidder.
  11. Kuzmenko-Hughes-Mikheyev Podkolzin-Miller-Garland Pearson-Suter-Beauvillier Joshua-Blueger-PDG/Aman Hughes-Cole Hughes-Hronek Soucy-Myers Demko
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