Vanflyer Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Interesting to see the posts regarding this. Most think Kessel is MVP.http://www.nhl.com/i...vid=DL|NHL|home First quarter has Flyers' Giroux atop MVP raceThursday, 11.24.2011 / 9:00 AM / Trophy Tracker By Dan Rosen - NHL.com Senior WriterTROPHY TRACKER ARCHIVE ›Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers -- He has been Mr. Everything for the Flyers, which is why Giroux is getting this nod. His overall game has been as impressive as his 11 goals and 15 assists for 26 points, which ties him for second in the League behind Phil Kessel. He's been centering Philadelphia's most productive line and his wings, Jaromir Jagr and Scott Hartnell, each have 17 points. Giroux is being used by coach Peter Laviolette in all situations, averaging more than 21 minutes of ice time per game, a number that is on the rise during the past month. His presence on the penalty kill is just as important as his production on the power play. Laviolette does not hesitate to use Giroux in the final minutes of tight games. And, oh by the way, a lot of the time he gets the call to play against the opposition's best forward line.Finalists Phil Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs -- There hasn't been a more productive player in the NHL than Kessel, who leads the League with 16 goals and 30 points. He's been on the ice for 36 of the Maple Leafs' 68 goals for and just 17 of their 69 goals against. Kessel has been economical, too, scoring on more than 20 percent of his 77 shots on goal. He isn't doing it only on the power play either, as just four of his goals and five of his 14 assists have come with the man advantage. About the only thing Kessel isn't doing is killing penalties, but he's still averaging more than 20 minutes of ice time per game and he's helped linemate Joffrey Lupul move into the League's scoring race as well.Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings – While people may see his minus-1 rating and wonder, Kopitar is playing more minutes than any other forward in the NHL this season so he's bound to be on the ice for some goals against. The fact is that the Kings have scored only 51 goals this season and he's been involved in almost half of them. Kopitar has scored 10 goals and dished out 14 assists to pace an offense that would likely be a black hole without him. He's been on the ice for 28 of the Kings' goals. Los Angeles would also not be among the top teams in the Western Conference without Kopitar's all-around game.Follow Dan Rosen on Twitter at: @drosennhl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digityman Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 @Vanflyer Can't argue with that. Hopefully Jagr gets back in the lineup soon....(I moved this to the Flyers forum) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom88 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I agree with the quarter mark MVP, but there is no such award. Let's see if Giroux can keep up the good work for an entire season at this level overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulin20 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 What????? Not Crosby??? Are you kiding me??? Giroux sucks next to Sid who is CLEARLY the MVP after 3 games back from injury! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Like him or not, Crosby has 7 points in 3 games back. That's pretty damn good for a player who should be rusty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom88 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Like him or not, Crosby has 7 points in 3 games back. That's pretty damn good for a player who should be rusty.Unless he was sandbagging or trying to force the NHL's hand into tougher headshot rules...Tin foil hat, on.(sarcasm on the NHL, semi-serious about sandbagging) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 It was pretty obvious he wasn't coming back until he was 100% (or as close as a concussed player could be) healthy. Which is exactly how your franchise player (or any for that matter) should be treated nowadays with the information about concussions available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhlyersPhan Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 (edited) I don't hate Crosby--the only thing I hate about Crosby is that he is not wearing a Flyers uniform. He's not the "dive-queen" or prima-donna that he was when he started. He is absolutely the best player in the NHL.But, my favorite player in the NHL--Claude Giroux. After all I am a Flyers fan above all... And, he's the first new jersey I've purchased since John LeClair (well I haven't purchased it yet; I'm hoping Santa will put it under the tree).Thanks for posting the article--It was a great read! Edited November 27, 2011 by PhlyersPhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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