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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Wolf padded his stats against bottom feeders. Got the job done but his deployment was curated
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While I agree Hutson was very deserving, I don't see how that applies negatively to Wolf. You could make that argument for a ton of starting goaltenders. Vladar typically received the harder starts on the tail end of back to backs but that's a common strategy that coaches use to bank points, and not a reflection on Wolf.
Keep in mind that Hutson received incredibly opportunistic deployment with some very productive NHL talent (Suzuki+Caufield). Only one defensemen in the NHL who played over 1000 minutes received a higher offensive zone start % in the entire NHL this season (Darryn Raddysh). In the playoffs for example Hutson started just three shifts in the defensive zone the entire series.
Regardless - I think the voting played out exactly how it should have. Wolf's dip in play during February/March sealed it for Hutson.