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Originally Posted by Iggy Snipe
Price. HUGE reason why the Canadiens are as good as they are.
I would even go as far as saying Tavares deserves the Hart over Ovy.
Lets not forget Crosby is leading the league in points again, although not a Hart worthy performance this season IMO. Still the best player in the League though.
Ovy scores a ton, and the guy basically gets 50 every season, but he plays at one end of the ice, and has no play making abilities. He doesn't make players around him better. He is an elite shooter but not very good without the puck. Backstrom is a huge asset to Ovys line, and he wouldn't have as many goals with out a puck distributer like him.
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Price is definitely a huge reason for Canadiens success. Crosby for my money is still the best player in the world.
But you can't honestly sit there and downply Ovi's accomplishments THIS year. 11 game winning goals. That is 22 points in the standings directly attributed to him. Price has been instrumental, and I'm sure he's contributed at least 22 points to his teams success too. However, 52 goals with a few games to spare is exceedingly rare in this era, and especially this year. And although a goal and assist both count as a point for a player, I'd never place a former Hart winner like Sedin in the same conversation as a guy who averages 47 goals a year. Goals are harder to come by.
The league average for goals per player is 7.2
The league average for assists per player is 19.5