Connor McDavid Nominated for the Calder
By baggedmilk
7 years ago
In a surprise to no one Connor McDavid has been nominated for the Calder trophy. McDavid is going up against defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, and 48-year old Antemi Panarin. Who will win? That is yet to be seen. Who should win? It’s obvious.
Games played. This whole thing is going to come down to games played. While no one would argue that Connor McDavid is clearly the best rookie to play in the NHL this season, his broken collar-bone will likely prevent him from taking Rookie of the Year. We may not agree with it, but life’s not fair. Anyway, according to the rules at NHL.com:
The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League.
Finishing the season at 1.07 points per game sounds proficient to me, right? Not only was Connor McDavid the only rookie to finish the season at over a point-per-game clip, but he is also the only rookie expectedly to literally carry his team. Connor McDavid was the Oilers’ best player, and arguably one of the best players in the entire league. Best rookie? It’s not even close.
While I don’t think that Connor will win the trophy in the end, I would still bet Wanye’s money on him being the most impactful player among these three. At the end of the day, the Calder Trophy really doesn’t mean anything in terms of his career, and I would bet that a fair chunk of us Oilers fans are just annoyed that this is the only trophy that the franchise has yet to win.
Connor McDavid was our golden ticket to finishing off the trophy case. Unfortunately, the number under his games played column is fewer than that of Ghostbear and Panarin even though he is the most dynamic of the three players. As much as it would be nice to finally cross the Calder Trophy off of the Oilers’ to-do list, it doesn’t look like it’s in the cards. I guess we’ll just have to wait for the next first overall pick.
CONNOR MCDAVID
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 45 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 18 | -1 | |||||
| NHL Totals | 45 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 18 |
Why he should win?: He’s the best rookie. Period.
Why he won’t win?: Games played, bruh. For real.
SHAYNE GOSTISBEHERE
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | -2 | |||||
| 2015-16 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 64 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| NHL Totals | 66 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Why he should win?: Succeeding on defense, as a rookie, is much more difficult than it is for a forward.
Why he won’t win?: Games played could affect Ghostbear as well.
ARTEMI PANARIN
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Chekhov Vityaz | KHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009-10 | Chekhov Vityaz | KHL | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010-11 | Chekhov Vityaz | KHL | 40 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 8 | -6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Chekhov Vityaz | KHL | 38 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 49 | 1 | |||||
| 2011-12 | Kazan Ak-Bars | KHL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| 2012-13 | Chekhov Vityaz | KHL | 40 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012-13 | St. Petersburg SKA | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | St. Petersburg SKA | KHL | 51 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | St. Petersburg SKA | KHL | 54 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 37 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 30 | 47 | 77 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| NHL Totals | 80 | 30 | 47 | 77 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
Why he should win?: He shouldn’t. He played over 200 games in the KHL.
Why he won’t win?: He will win, and I demand that Patrick Kane’s name be inscribed on the trophy beside his.
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