i love all the johns bashing that occurs on this forum, if he didn't get injured, he would have given it a good run regardless of what you say, not because he is a "protected species" but simply because he is the best player in the world. While some of his ealry performances in the season may have been uninspiring, when the team needed him he was outstanding. He got something like 10 motm awards this year, and was a fair way ahead when voting went behind closed doors on the dally m's, despite a 2 week suspension.