Auston Matthews Got the Calder Trophy, but Patrik Laine’s Moustache Won the NHL Awards
The Auston Matthews vs. Patrik Laine debate can finally be put to rest — for now, at least. While the two whippersnappers put forth impressive rookie campaigns this past NHL season, only one could take home the 2016-17 Calder Trophy. That person was most definitely Matthews. And it wasn’t even remotely close: the Leafs star got 164 of 167 first place votes, with Laine getting the other three.
Which is all well and good and stuff, but Matthews’ 69-point season had nothing on the real star of the NHL Awards: Patrik Laine’s absolutely dastardly ‘stache and slicked back hair combo.
Patrick Laine's stache tho…#NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/nKdtUDK4kU
— Nabil Karim (@NabilKarimTV) June 22, 2017
The Jets star looked like Draco Malfoy…if Draco Malfoy grew up to work for the KGB and moonlight as the coach of Team Iceland in Mighty Ducks 2.
Naturally, Twitter had a time with this one.
https://twitter.com/S_Medvid/status/877693635235528705
Live statement from Patrik Laine regarding Auston Matthews:
"If he dies, he dies" #ivandrago pic.twitter.com/CZ0gk9a52o— David (@ohbedave) June 22, 2017
is auston matthews the chosen one? because that would really explain patrik laine’s look at the nhl awards pic.twitter.com/KRnaLMKSOn
— dom 📈 (@domluszczyszyn) June 22, 2017
Laine is absolutely terrifying. pic.twitter.com/rtsi5tVjLh
— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) June 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/flexthurnis/status/877747348981633024
Laine has a moustache! That's great. Does Matthews even have armpit hair?
— Pete Tessier (@Teddier) June 22, 2017
Patrick Laine showed up to the #NHLAwards looking like Draco Malfoy with a weak mustache pic.twitter.com/2y9eMhKgZG
— Andrew Wright (@ADUB112) June 22, 2017
Calder, schmalder.
