So at last I have found someone else who believes the race for the Calder Trophy this season is not a fair one. For months I had been saying that Alexander Ovechkin should not be held at the same leave as Sidney Crosby and in fact should not be considered a rookie in the NHL at all. Ovechkin has spent the last few seasons playing with Dynamo of the Russian Superleague, developing his skills against the best players in Russia as well as some of the top players in the NHL thanks to the lockout last season.
So why is it that he is still up for the rookie of the year honors? The criteria for the award is clearly stated:
Well, I did think of him as a rookie. But you found a link on the Interweb, so I must be wrong.
:rolls eyes:
He’s a rookie, you best just start accepting that, son.
So like the rest of North America you are going to sit back and think the NHL is all there is when it comes to professional hockey?
Sad.
Yes.