NHL 2017-2018

[StCapps]

MacKinnon's on pace for 38 goals and 104 points, on a bubble team, vs 50 goals and 112 points on the best team in the league, there's no chance MacKinnon takes it, on the current pace.

If he comes up 8 points short he won't make it, if he comes up 5 or less, he'll take it.

The only way MacKinnon wins it, is if he outscores Kucherov, on current pace, it's Kucherov ftw going away.

If he doesn't get any extra bonus points for playing with inferior talent surrounding him, that's stupid, beyond stupid. Anyone who votes that way, I say burn them all, they don't know shit about hockey, and they won't be missed.

[Smitty-48]

If he comes up 8 points short he won't make it, if he comes up 5 or less, he'll take it.

The only way MacKinnon wins it, is if he outscores Kucherov, on current pace, it's Kucherov ftw going away.

If he doesn't get any extra bonus points for playing with inferior talent surrounding him, that's stupid.

They don't vote like that, they don't punish Lemieux for playing with Jagr, nor vice versa, I mean, obviously, with 4 MVP's between them.

[Smitty-48]

Like, they don't put that much thought into it, 50 goals, 112 points, on the top team in the conference, is a lock, that's a no brainer, don't over think it.

[StCapps]

They don't vote like that, they don't punish Lemieux for playing with Jagr, nor vice versa, I mean, obviously, with 4 MVP's between them.

It's the award for most valuable player, it's not the Art Ross, the Art Ross winner does not always win the Hart, and this should be one of those cases, if MacKinnion is within striking distance of winning the Art Ross, he has more primary points than Kucherov, and the Avs make the playoffs. If they just want to hand out the Hart to whoever wins the Art Ross, no matter what, then what is the point of the Hart even existing?

[Smitty-48]

It's not really tho, and MacKinnon wouldn't be the MVP if it was, because Colorado is not in the playoffs, if it really was most valuable, there would be guys ahead of MacKinnon, probably a goalie, like Smith, Hellerbuck, or Andersen.

[StCapps]

It's not really tho, and MacKinnon wouldn't be the MVP if it was, because Colorado is not in the playoffs, if it really was most valuable, there would be guys ahead of MacKinnon, probably a goalie, like Smith, Hellerbuck, or Andersen.

None of those goalies are more important to their teams than MacKinnon is to the Avs, are you drunk? I don't give a shit about the Hart voters silly habit of just handing the Hart to the Art Ross winner without even thinking about it, that is not the way that it should be.

[Smitty-48]

You're not counted as most valuable, if your team doesn't make the playoffs, the most valuable player to the teams that made the playoffs, the only other way to do it is to lead the league in scoring, by either measure, it's gonna be Kucherov.

[StCapps]

You're not counted as most valuable, if your team doesn't make the playoffs, the most valuable player to the teams that made the playoffs, the only other way to do it is to lead the league in scoring, by either measure, it's gonna be Kucherov.

The Avs will probably make the playoffs, they can still blow it, wouldn't be that surprised if the did, but they are on pace to make it. Games in hand motherfucker, ever heard of them?

67.8% chance, better chance of making the playoffs than St. Louis right now.

[Smitty-48]

I don't think they're gonna make it, they won seven in a row, and they still ain't in the playoffs, dug too much of a hole for themselves, they can't keep this pace up, it all evens out, and all things being even, they're gonna miss.

[StCapps]

I don't think they're gonna make it, they won seven in a row, and they still ain't in the playoffs, dug too much of a hole for themselves, they can't keep this pace up, it all evens out, and all things being even, they're gonna miss.

They might miss, but right now the hole isn't big at all, you're embellishing for effect. The two teams in the wild card right now, the Avs should finish with more points than them, so look again and re-calibrate your estimate accordingly, because Minnesota and Dallas ain't shit.