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I don't really think the market a player plays in factors in all that much. I mean, the last 5 winners have come from Colorado, Florida and Carolina. Not exactly huge market teams. Colorado, kinda I guess.

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I would say it is the team success that drives the bias more than the market.

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Yeah. On my biased side I look at 2003. Zetterberg scored 22 goals and 44 points for the 2nd best team in the West while Barret Jackman scored a total of 19 points and a +23 for the 5th seeded Blues and Jackman won the Calder. I think people said "Well look at the team Zetterberg played with." Which I can turn that around and say he was able to get ice time and score those goals with all the super stars that team had.

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Completely agree, that was a joke of a vote, heck Zetterberg only placed third behind Jackman and Nash. Jackman only tallied 19 points while Nash had 39 and Zetterberg had 44. It is like these voters are either drunk or bought off.

On the plus side it is great for the game to have a crop of rookies like we have this year. Reminds me of 2007 when you had Kane, Backstrom, Cogliano, Toews, Staal, Lucic, Dubinsky and Price all making immediate impacts

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Not sure he see enough ice time to even be in the conversation to be honest.

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3rd in rookie scoring with 45 points on a team like the Coyotes should make him at least part of the conversation.

The ice time stat... eh. It's a few seconds behind Larkin and still at 16 minutes a game. On a Dave Tippett-coached team that loves to roll lines fairly evenly, that's about right. And that should make his point totals all the more impressive.

I wouldn't put him in my top 3 rookies this season, but he's right up there. The point I was making is that I think playing for a team like the Coyotes has kept him out of a spotlight he'd probably be more in if he played for a larger market team (and was playing at an equal level).

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I loved seeing Jackman get the Calder. For obvious reasons.

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I don't care about your homosexual tendencies.

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Oh sorry, I phrased that wrong.

Meant to say, "I loved seeing Jackman get MY Calder."

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Pretty damn good win for the Caps tonight

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Good god Kaner. #backhandsauce

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Yeah, appreciate that one knocking off Nashville. My concern for Washington is they seemingly always allow the first goal and have to come back. Hopefully Calgary can hold on too and do me another favor.

So that is what getting 2 points feels like, I had almost forgotten! Very classy homecoming for Ladd between the video celebration of his time up there and then again the fans were on their feet cheering when he scored.

Good day all around so far from my perspective, only thing I am not happy about is finding out that Seguin is going to miss the rest of the season with a partially torn achilles tendon.

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Lol, wut? You worried the Avs will catch the Hawks? Don't be, my friend.

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Nah, it is not that I am concerned about them catching the Hawks - I think it is mathematically impossible. That said I would rather not face them in a first round series. Not that I think they will make much noise in the playoffs if they get in but they may be one of those trap teams (like the Wild or Preds) that could turn it on for one series and knock off a legit contender.

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Yeah, if any lower seeded team could give the Hawks trouble, it may just be the Avs. Best case scenario would be for the Avs to stay in 8th and the Stars in first. I would much rather face the Stars than the Hawks or Kings.

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Huge game at 1 today. Lets go Flyers!

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How is this game not on national tv?

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so dumb. NBC has like drag racing or motocross too.

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What a beautiful three on one by the Flyers stopped by the stupid Flower

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Can't believe Giroud has the most points in the NHL in the past 5 seasons

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Yeah a bunch of crap on NBC, NBCSN and the NHLN. I know there are a bunch of rules to nationally televise a game but come on NHL.

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Flyers!!!!

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Well that lead was short lived

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Yeah, the Avs are a pesty team. The are not all that great but could conceivably give a good team trouble, maybe drag out a series to 6 or 7 games or even win - though they don't have the talent to make any sort of deep run IMO.

Hell, I would rather face Dallas in the first round, their defense is not very solid at all, their goaltending is hit or miss on any given night and lastly you will be facing a team who will just be getting Seguin back from injury so you really cannot predict how effective he will be when he comes back.

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God damn Flyers playing with no energy and getting outplayed and out hustled by the Penguins

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No idea, it is a marquee matchup with playoff considerations for two rival teams. This should be the game of the day for the NHL network IMO.

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The Pens have owned the second period this season against everyone.

Lot of hockey left, though.

That third goal will not help your situation, though.

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Yeah Pens. Now don't let up in the third.

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Some inconsistent bullshit with the refs in this game

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What the fuck is this horeshit. Not that it won't mean much but come on refs, you sucked all night and this is just a kick in the nuts