By that logic, it wouldn't make sense to compare players to other seasons either. I'm fine with that though, we're talking about someone who literally 'stood out' this season. That was Stopko for me, even in the regular season. Thompson didn't stand out to me because he was surrounded by plenty others doing well on the Seattle squad. I get that that brings us dangerously into MVP =/= MOP territory, but that's just what it takes to 'stand out' to me.