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Post by GEO's Backup Account on Apr 22, 2008 10:47:55 GMT -5
Each day over the next week or so, candidates for the NHL Awards will be announced. We'll update and talk in this thread until they're done.
Vezina - Martin Brodeur, Evgeni Nabokov, Henrik Lundqvist
Norris - Nick Lidstrom, Zdeno Chara, Dion Phaneuf
Calder - Patrick Kane, Jonathon Toews, Niklas Backstrom
Lady Byng - Pavel Daysyuk, Jason Pominville, Martin St. Louis
Selke - Pavel Datsyuk, Henrick Zetterberg, John Madden
Hart - Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Jarome Iginla
Jack Adams -
What are your predictions for both winners and nominees?
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Post by Sensrule on Apr 22, 2008 16:43:58 GMT -5
Chara, a norris trophy candidate? I'm surprised that Sergei Gonchar isn't on the list. Anyways its going to be the usual...Lidstrom winning the norris. I'm not sure about the Vezina...Brodeur really faltered in the playoffs. And Lundqvist and Nabokov have continued to stay strong. I say that Henrik wins the Vezina.
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Post by malkin on Apr 22, 2008 17:38:53 GMT -5
as i said before, i will be surprised if Michel Therrien doesn't win the Jack Adams Award. with all the adversity that the team faced with injuries, he still managed to keep them on track and lead them to victory.
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Post by GEO on Apr 22, 2008 18:37:19 GMT -5
I will be surprised if Therrien wins the Jack Adams I'd expect it to go to Bordeau, Carbonneau, or even a guy like Claude Julien. All of those guys made success stories out of teams who were supposed to miss the playoffs and finish near the bottom of the conference. Every coach has to deal with injuries and a lot of them dealt with more than the Penguins had to. The Hart nominees will probably be Ovechkin, Malkin, and Iginla, with no real mystery as to who will win it. Calder will see Kane, and then either Toews, Backstrom, Enstrom, Mueller, or Cogliano as the other candidates. Lundqvist getting nominated for the third time in his first three years is impressive. I hope he gets it.
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Post by HockeyEdge on Apr 22, 2008 18:43:05 GMT -5
So far, Nabokov for Vezina and Lidstrom for the Norris. My predictions. Should be given to them. I also agree Gonchar should have been considered. He gets passed up every year.
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Post by GEO on Apr 23, 2008 18:38:13 GMT -5
Kane, Toews, and Backstrom for the Calder.
I feel like Toews would have won it easily had he stayed healthy, but it'll probably be Kane's award this year. Backstrom may have gotten started a little too late.
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Post by HockeyEdge on Apr 23, 2008 18:58:11 GMT -5
Backstroms team did make it to the playoffs though and he did get 6 points in 7 games druing the playoffs. I want and feel Backstrom will win.
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Post by Sensrule on Apr 23, 2008 18:58:38 GMT -5
Patrick Kane for Calder.
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Post by GEO's Backup Account on Apr 27, 2008 20:17:50 GMT -5
The first post has been updated.
Who are your picks for the Selke and Lady Byng?
Datsyuk has won the Byng two straight years and there is really no reason why he shouldn't win it again.
The Selke is a toss up in my opinion by I think it will go to Zetterberg who has an awesome +/-.
The Hart candidates will be announced on Tuesday.
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Post by Sensrule on Apr 28, 2008 13:44:15 GMT -5
I think that Datsyuk will win the lady byng and John Madden will definitely win the selke trophy, he's a defensive specialist!
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Post by Sensrule on Apr 29, 2008 12:51:13 GMT -5
Hart trophy finalists are announced...
Evgeni Malkin Jarome Iginla Alexander Ovechkin
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Post by GEO on Apr 29, 2008 14:26:37 GMT -5
I was thinking about it this morning and realized that this may be one of the only years over the next decade that Sidney Crosby is not a candidate for the Hart.
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Post by HockeyEdge on Apr 29, 2008 18:59:47 GMT -5
Datsyuk should win both the Selke and Lady Byng. 144 takeaways! Second to that was Modano at 86! Its not only taking it away, its keeping control of it and making a scoring chance come of it.
As for MVP, I like Ovechkin. Second Iginla then Malkin.
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Post by Nyi28nhl on Apr 30, 2008 15:02:06 GMT -5
Vezina - Evgeni Nabokov Norris - Nick Lidstrom Calder - Niklas Backstrom Lady Byng - Martin St. Louis Selke - Pavel Datsyuk Hart - Alex Ovechkin Jack Adams - Guy Carbonneau That's my predictions ![:)](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/Ge__off/smileF.gif)
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Post by GEO on Apr 30, 2008 15:53:35 GMT -5
Vezina - Henrik Lundqvist Norris - Nick Lidstrom Calder - Patrick Kane Lady Byng - Pavel Datsyuk Selke - Pavel Datsyuk Hart - Alex Ovechkin Jack Adams - Bruce Bordeau That rounds out my list ![:P](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/Ge__off/tongueF.gif)
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