Rookie of the Year Award

[CrespoBlows]

put lidstrom on any hockey team and i guarantee he will have a +/- of at least +20 . A good defensive foward will have a good +/- and a purely offensive foward will have a crappy +/-

 

How about the 1974 Washington Capitals?

[redsoxrules]

How about the 1974 Washington Capitals?

 

let me rephrase that . put lidstrom on any current hockey team and he will get a +/- of at least +20

[YazsTripleCrown]

so how come crosby +/- was lower than staal ?

 

Because Crosby matched up against the other teams' best lines, perhaps?

 

Do you even watch hockey?

[YazsTripleCrown]

I don't know' date=' maybe special teams affect it?[/quote']

 

Special teams do not affect +/-.

 

BTW, Kopitar was on the top PP line, and also killed penalties -- something that neither Malkin nor Staal did. Kopitar is more than a one-dimensional player, and if he played all year (missed some games with an injury) should have been considered for the Calder. Of course, the East Coast Bias writers gave it to Malkin before the season began.

[adam123]

I vote Sargent Stdanko.... oh I mean The Man DDDDDDustin Pedroia ..

[See Red]

In regards to the hockey talk... where's the Paul Stastny love?