Decision time is almost upon us. With the SMJHL regular season on its way to completion, here’s a quick look at who might win the s36 Raymond Lindsay Trophy for league MVP.

Who’s in the mix: Matthew Auston (STL), Finn Krüger (COL), Crossfit Jesus (STL), Angelo Odjick (VAN), Dani Forsberg (PGF), Shoyu Kikkoman (VAN)

Heading into the final stretch of the season, many have pegged this as a two-horse race between Jesus and Auston. One; the prolific goal scorer, the other; the creative playmaker. Both outstanding in their own right, but in the end who will it be?

Probably Auston.

But who should it be…

There’s been some fantastic individual performances by D-men, but none better than that of Colorado Mammoth’s Krüger who despite playing each night against the opposition’s best forwards has been able to keep pace in the scoring race with the likes of the aforementioned Auston.

With 15 lamp-lighters from the back end, Krugers’ goal total is equal to that of Auston. The biggest difference is just how few shots it’s taken to get them. While St.Louis’ scoring dynamo has fired 167 shots on goal to land himself his 15 tallies, for Kruger it’s taken just 76.

To give an idea of the shooting percentage between both, Auston is firing at an 8.98% clip, while Colorado’s beast on the backend is hitting at a 19.74% success rate. Based on shooting efficiency alone, Auston would be last of the six candidates listed.

But we digress, as is often the case the league’s most valuable player award typically goes to the player with the most stats at season’s end. It’s because of this that it would seem unlikely Kruger gets the nod.

Sad but true.

Finn Krüger… You get our vote!