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Old 04-30-2019, 11:40 AM   #21
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Crosby was a special case because of the lockout and Ovechkin, in most years he would have won it. McDavid also almost won despite his injury. You should know these are not good examples.

The last ten forwards to win the Calder have been Barzal, Matthews, Panarin, MacKinnon, Huberdeau, Landeskog, Skinner, Patrick Kane and Malkin. The only arguably weak pick in that lineup just scored 40 goals.
My point is that it doesn't matter what the career outlook is and voters shouldn't consider that. It's who had the best season as a rookie. If it's a goalie, so be it. Just because a couple goalies went on to be mediocre, so what?
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Old 04-30-2019, 11:50 AM   #22
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Of all the awards, this is the most interesting because I think you can make a case for all 3
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