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Old 12-17-2017, 11:36 AM   #111
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1934-35 NHL Regular Season





I'm gonna start making my pick for the best player in the NHL before each season. It would be nice for the game to do this like OOTP. Another thing i think can be implemented fairly easily.

I believe going into the season, Charlie Conacher, of the New York Rangers is the top player in the NHL. Here is a look at his ratings.





Ya, I'm a bit obsessed. St. Louis is 1-18-1 over their first 20. Turk Broda, the goalie drafted 2 years ago is doing amazing. A .938 save percentage. Frank Brimsek, last years top pick is backing him up, and is allowing 5.63 goals per game, with a save percentage at .884. Bill Durnan is in the minors. Meanwhile, Syl Apps has 15 points in his first 19 games this year. Doug Bentley is a point a game player in the minors as a 18 year old. The Eagles leading scorer is Norm Collings, with 8 points in 20 games. DUMB.


Broda, Durnan and Brimsek. A crowded crease.

Last years Busher Jackson/ Frank Boucher trade might be the best outcome for everyone type deal in the NHL so far. Frank Boucher played a major role in the Red Wings winning their first Stanley Cup, and this year, Jackson has flourished veteran C Howie Morenz. The 32 year old has 21 goals in 24 games, while Busher Jackson leads the NHL in assists with 20. He’s also potted 11 goals. Jackson has become the force his potential suggested he could be years ago when he was drafted.


Busher Jackson enjoying a breakout season

Howie Morenz has broken the single season goal scoring record! Morenz scored 33 goals this year, beating his own record of 31 goals scored in 1927. Infact, no one else has ever scored 30 goals in a season. Here is the top 10 goal scoring seasons in NHL history.



Here are the final standings.



What a great turnaround for the Montreal Canadiens. After a 44 point performance in 1934, they improve by 23 points. The only major addition was Busher Jackson. It worked!



What a season for 41 year old George Hainsworth. He finishes 2nd in the NHL in wins, Save Pct and GAA. That’s amazing at any age, but at 41! Hainsworth will probably go down as the greatest goalie in NHL history when he does retire. I’m thinking of naming the Vezina trophy after him.
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