This is the second installment in our three-part preseason prediction series. We’ve covered the NHL standings and now we look at who could win the NHL Awards.
Here are the picks from the SCH staff. Share your picks in the comments.
Hart Trophy — MVP
Brandon: Nathan MacKinnon (COL)
Dave: Nikita Kucherov (TB)
Ian: Connor McDavid (EDM)
Matt: Connor McDavid (EDM)
Shepard: Sidney Crosby (PIT)
Art Ross — Top scorer
Brandon: Kucherov
Dave: McDavid
Ian: McDavid
Matt: McDavid
Shepard: McDavid
Norris Trophy — Top defenseman
Brandon: John Carlson (WSH)
Dave: Victor Hedman (TB)
Ian: PK Subban (NJ)
Matt: Roman Josi (NSH)
Shepard: John Klingberg (DAL)
Vezina Trophy — Top goaltender
Brandon: Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB)
Dave: Philipp Grubauer (COL)
Ian: Vasilevskiy
Matt: Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA)
Shepard: Corey Crawford (CHI)
Calder Trophy — Top rookie
Brandon: Cale Makar (COL)
Dave: Kaapo Kakko (NYR)
Ian: Jack Hughes (NJ)
Matt: Kakko
Shepard: Quinn Hughes (VAN)
Rocket Richard Trophy — Top goal scorer
Brandon: Leon Draisaitl (EDM)
Dave: Steven Stamkos (TB)
Ian: Alex Ovechkin (WSH)
Matt: Ovechkin
Shepard: Ovechkin
Selke Trophy — Top defensive forward
Brandon: Aleksander Barkov (FLA)
Dave: Barkov
Ian: Barkov
Matt: Mark Stone (VGS)
Shepard: Stone
Jack Adams Award — Coach of the Year
Brandon: John Hynes (NJ)
Dave: Rod Brind’Amour (CAR)
Ian: Joel Quenneville (FLA)
Matt: Quenneville
Shepard: Brind’Amour
GM of the Year
Brandon: Joe Sakic (COL)
Dave: Sakic
Ian: Don Waddell (CAR)
Matt: Sakic
Shepard: Ray Shero (NJ)