Alright, enough beating around the bush already. Earlier today I alluded to my burgeoning man-crush on Boyd "Muffins" Gordon. Back in early January I proclaimed a Selke Trophy to potentially be in his future, Dave Fay, to his credit, had a piece on Gordo's maturation as a player back in mid-December, and the fellas at OFB have been fans of Boyd's for quite some time, even if they didn't know who he was at first (really, who did?).Now here we are - it's Friday, I'm in love (or perhaps I should quote "Working For The Weekend" by... Loverboyd).
Consider:
- Gordon leads the team in plus/minus (+6; Bryan Muir's anomalous +8 doesn't count), made all the more impressive by the fact that he's often matched-up against the opponent's top line and is on a team that has given up 24 more goals than it has scored.
- He leads the team in faceoff winning percentage (50.9%), made all the more impressive by the fact that he's often matched-up against the opponent's top center.
- He's sixth on the team in scoring and eight on the team in assists, despite rarely getting shifts with the team's top wingers and despite averaging a measly three seconds of power-play time per game.
- He has taken only four minor penalties all season, despite the fact that he's often matched-up against the opponent's top line.