Our #NHLAwards picks:
Hart:
Nominees: Crosby, Getzlaf, Giroux
Winner:
Crosby
By
far the worst trio to be picked for the Hart in a long time. None of these guys
really deserve it but we’ll give it to Crosby.
Vezina: Nominees: Bishop, Rask, Varlamov
Winner:
Varlamov
Varly all the way on this one, and not because we’re
biased. Rask played behind a great defense and awesome team, and Bishop had a
good year but people seem to confuse breakout seasons with a Vezina worthy
campaign. Varly played with a not so strong defense and was a HUGE reason the
Avs finished third in the league.
Norris
– Nominees: Chara, Keith, Weber
Winner:
Chara
Weber
didn’t do enough to help his team be successful. Keith got ot play with a great
defensive forward corps, and Chara is getting old and is still absolutely
unbeatable.
Calder:
Nominees: Johnson, Palat, MacKinnon
Winner:MacKinnon
Again,
no bias here. Johnson was good this year as demonstrated in his games versus
the Avs. Palat was OK but nothing special. MacKinnon was an explosive game
changer that could make the difference between 2 points and a loss. The
Lightning pair were just to overshadowed and under exposed for us to give them
the nod, and we think the same will go for the voters of this trophy.
Lady
Byng: Nominees: Marleau, O’Reilly, St. Louis
Winner:
Marleau
The
sportsmanship award. St. Louis requesting a trade because he was left off team
Canada. O’Reilly is being a greedy little snob. And Marleau is who is left.
Congrats.
Jack
Adams: Nominees: Babcock, Cooper, Roy
Winner:
Roy
Again,
NO BIAS. Babcock coached his team to a solid limp into the playoffs. Why is he
here? Why not Therrien or Boudreau? Cooper has done a great job in Tampa Bay
even though they missed the playoffs. But Roy turned a 29th overall
team into a 3rd place team, and you can’t just credit that too the
players starting to develop. Roy’s new system and demeanor with the players
snags him the first of many Jack Adams awards.
Selke:
Nominees: Bergeron, Kopitar, Toews
Winner:
Bergeron
Toews
was a close 2nd in our books and Kopitar was a far away third. But
Bergeron takes the cake as the best 2-way man in the league.
Bill
Masterton: Nominees: Jagr, Malhotra, Moore
Winner:
Malhotra
Malhotra
suffered that eye injury and many thought his career was over. But after successful
rehab and a stint with the Charlotte Checkers has him back in the big leagues.
Jagr is just old and defected to the KHL for a bit. Moore is a close 2nd.
These
next awards are kind of…well, pointless, so we’ll just give a quick rundown.
Mark
Messier Leadership: Nominees: Brown, Getzlaf, Toews
Winner:
Toews. Duh.
NHL
Foundation Player Award: Nominees: Bergeron, Burns, Keith
Winner:
Burns
GM Of
The Year: Nominees: Bergevin, Lombardi, Murray
Winner:
Bergevin. Murray with those
Perry/Getzlaf contracts…LOL.
Ted
Lindsay Award: Nominees: Crosby, Getzlaf, Giroux.
Winner:
Crosby. Pointless award.
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