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Originally Posted by gvitaly

Are we going to do it as a game by game comparison, or through the whole season? Zary had a bigger impact on games IMO. I can bring up the game against MTL for example.



I'm not applying it as a direct relationship, as much as using it to prove a point. Zary energized the team. Zary helped Kadri turn his game around. Had the season started in NOV I would argue that Kadri is the MVP, but his month of Oct, was absolutely dreadful.

Here are the numbers from the first stars(NHL.com) after the heritage classic:
Kadri 1 x 1st star, 1 x 2nd star, 2 x 3rd star
Sharangovich 1, 1 , 1
Zary 0, 2, 0
Lindholm 1, 0, 1
Hanifin, Coleman, Backlund, Markstrom, Vladar = 1 x 1st star.
Pospisil, Huberdaeu = 1 x 2nd star

* I don't treat those numbers as a definitive proof of anything, just more information regarding who were the difference makers each game. For me it has been the Kadri line on most nights.

I don't mind the argument that we're winning by committee, and don't have an MVP, but Zary had the biggest impact on energizing the team on most nights IMO.

They've only played 23 games. Of course you look at it game by game.

Zary's been great for what he is but there's also some low expectations he's had to meet. He still has plenty of issues on the ice.