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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
If age works in favor of Ekblad, shouldn't size work in favor of Gaudreau? They're both physical attributes that they have no control over, and is supposed to "hinder" how good they are. Is age supposed to be a criteria for Calder consideration? If not, it seems terribly biased to give it to someone just because they're younger.
I don't understand how Ekblad keeps being the favorite when Klingberg has better stats than him in less games played.
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Ekblad has the draft position cachet. PLus, if the age factor plays at all, it works the most against Klingberg.
I'd say the emergence of Klingberg helps Johnny, because there is little other than age to differentiate him and Ekblad, who I now consider to be Johnny's biggest rival (as long as Johnny stays ahead of Forsberg in points).
In other words - I see the only difference between Johnny and Forsberg being points, so whoever is higher has the edge. Johnny was in tough against Ekblad because of difficulty of position (although Ekblad is sheltered more than Johnny). With Klingberg potentially splitting the "he plays defence which is tougher" vote, Johnny's chances go up.