[TheOnlyBilko]

Originally Posted by JJ1532

Got to say Scorpion, I'm kinda with you there. Take Kane out of the Hawks team, do they still make the play offs? Easily. With Toews, Panarin, Keith, Seabrook etc, they would have still made it in. But for me, it's no coincidence that the Pens took off as Crosby did. I think, given the injuries to Malkin and Kessel having an underwhelming season, that if you took Crosby out of this current Pens team, they don't have a cat in hells chance of even making it into the play offs, let alone be 1 game away from knocking out the favourites.

I think Crosby is more important to the Pens than Kane is to the Hawks this season. The Hawks would still win games without Kane. But I don't think the Pens would without Crosby. But if Kane wins it, so be it. Really not going to get into a bind over this award.

You would have no idea who Panarin even was if not for Kane.