Gord McHelper getting some front page love.
https://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/story/ ... ya-sorokin
Robert Thomas, C, St. Louis Blues
Jordan Kyrou inhaled all the "breakout season" air out of the room in St. Louis, leaving little for a player who not only had a hand in that level-up, but has experienced one of his own.
Thomas, 22, has hovered around the team lead in points all season with a career-best 3.3 points per 60 minutes average through 62 games. He's blossomed into an elite playmaker who's second behind Johnny Gaudreau in primary assists per 60 at 5-on-5 (1.52). He's improving defensively -- his faceoff percentage, previously a liability, peaked at over 50% this season -- but that part of his game might be the only thing keeping him from overtaking Ryan O'Reilly as the Blues' No. 1 center. Well, that and power-play time.
My theory on why Robert Thomas is underappreciated? Because his name is "Robert Thomas."
If his name was Gord McHelper, he'd be up for the Hart Trophy. But seriously, maybe go with "Robbie" or the Matchbox 20-adjacent "Rob" to garner some more buzz.