In case you haven’t heard, Artemiy Panarin was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay award earlier this week. The Ted Lindsay award, formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson award, is awarded to the “most outstanding player” in the NHL as voted by the NHL Players Association. Essentially it is the player’s choice for MVP, and throughout history the NHLPA has gone with a player who ultimately didn’t win the Hart Trophy voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
Panarin’s first campaign in New York saw the Russian winger put up 32 goals and 63 assists for 95 points in just 69 games, a season more than worthy of such a nomination.