The 'Iginla for MVP,' cries are few and far between this year. The common argument against him is that he only has 34 goals and 85 points this season, not really MVP material. Currently, that ranks him 13th in the NHL leaders page. When broken down however, you see that his 1.33 points per game ranks him 3rd in the NHL. He is behind only Crosby’s 1.53 and Thornton’s 1.37 points per game average, those two names are heard in nearly every MVP debate.
The Rookie of the Year debate all but ended in early October, when Mr. Malkin took the NHL by storm. The runners up have pretty much solidified themselves as well in Paul Stastny (who only set the rookie record for consecutive game scoring streak), and Jordan Staal (who has put up a solid 29 goals thus far). Unfortunatly, have you heard anyone argue a case for Minnesota goaltender Niklas Backstrom? All he has done is lead the league in Goals Against Average at 2.12, and Save Percentage at .925%. Backstrom has won his last seven starts and has been key to the Wild’s current run to the top of the Northwest Division.
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Backstrom is too old to be considered a rookie. He was 28 when the season began and you cannot be over 26 by the current NHL rookie definition.
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