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Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:35 pm EDT

The NHL honors its best with pretty trophies, awkward comedy

By Greg Wyshynski

Let's get in our way-back machine and remember what the NHL Awards looked like back in 1997: A clumsy mix of extraordinary production values, awkward timing and the most humble professionals in team sports participating in the time-honored tradition of singling out individual achievement. So pretty much the same way it looks today.

Krycek from "The X-Files," King of Comedy. Anyhoo, we've already handicapped the field for most of these awards earlier in the season. Check out our picks for:

• The Hart Trophy (Well, we'll leave it the NHL Shop on this one.)
• The Vezina Trophy
• The Norris Trophy
• The Jack Adams Award
• The Calder Trophy
• Selke Trophy
• Masterton Trophy

The hockey blogosphere is covering the hell out of these awards because, as Melt Your Face Off points out, the NHL didn't exactly hype this thing to the sky.

MYFO is live blogging the awards show tonight and presents the "Lasties," as in the players who likely finished last for each award. More awards previews from Knee Jerk City, the FanHouse, and Bettman Hates Hockey.

More live-bloggin' action from A View from the Cheap Seats and Abel To Yzerman. Y! Sports Ross McKeon has his breakdown of the awards, while Eric McErlain wonders if you'll still watch the awards if you already know the winners. Anything we missed, George James Malik has cited over on Snap Shots. 

We'd like to hand out the night's first award: Best rental. Nominees are Marian Hossa, Brian Campbell and Pavel Datsyuk's tux. And the winner is ... Dats, by a poorly fitted cummerbund.

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  1. habs_freak
    1. Posted by habs_freak Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:15 pm EDT

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    Who presented the Lady Byng? I missed his intro so didn't recognize him. He seemed a little out of it. Too many pucks to the head? Banged his head on the ice? I'm in the medical field and I'm worried about him! He needs a thorough workup before release.
  2. norticus
    2. Posted by norticus Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Pavel is hilarious. F'n love that guy.
  3. jc
    3. Posted by jc Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    Henrik Lundquist got straight up robbed, he deserved the Vezina more than MarTAN.
  4. Meg
    4. Posted by Meg Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:28 pm EDT

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    How many Europeans won tonight, then? Don Cherry is fuming somewhere.
  5. James M
    5. Posted by James M Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    I didn't watch the whole program, some parts were rather painful to watch. Sooo, how many awards did "the face of the new NHL" recieve? I know about Ovechkin, Lidstrom, Datsyuk, and Boudreau. Just wondering how the Kid did? Maybe Kane would be a better "face of the new NHL".
  6. angela s
    6. Posted by angela s Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:30 pm EDT

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    Vezina Trophy was given to the biggest @$*hole in the league. good job NHL for wasting this award. I do not care how good a goalie you are, unsportsman like attitudes should never be awarded. Lundquist deserved this award.
  7. Nandu M
    7. Posted by Nandu M Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:33 pm EDT

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    James - The Kid was out for half the season. It's not even reasonable to think he could pick up any regular season hardware.
    I can imagine Ovechkin is going to be the highest goal scorer in the NHL for years to come, but Sid is built to get points. I would imagine it is going to be a competition between Sid and Ovechkin to see who gets the most number of points, is the MVP, and best offensive player.
    In any case, Ovechkin had a monster season. He deserves it.
  8. James M
    8. Posted by James M Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    Nandu M- listen, it's early, I haven't had enough coffee yet, the wife's out of town, so I have to get it myself, and I have to tape & seam the drywall in the kitchen. I'm in a bad mood, and this is the only place I can vent.
    I do agree with you, but with some reservations. What I don't like is what the NHL (Bettman) is trying to do with Sidney. Playing in the NHL is hard enough, nobody need the added pressure, of being the next "great one". Let the NHL, as a whole, sell its self.
    Again-sorry, bad morning, I needed someone to pick on.
  9. rps.design@...
    9. Posted by rps.design@... Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:53 pm EDT

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    are you kidding me? Evgeni Nabokov played in just as many games as Brodeur last season (77) and had 2 more wins (46), a lower goals against average (2.14) and had 6 shutouts to Brodeur's 4. How in the heck did Martin Brodeur win the Vezina Trophy as best goaltender in the league over Nabby? It makes you wonder if the Eastern Conference General Mangers even bother to stay up late enough to watch Sharks games. Say what you want about the stats. The single most important statistic for a goaltender is wins. Nabby led the league in W's. End of story.
  10. beer_man_beer_here
    10. Posted by beer_man_beer_here Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:25 pm EDT

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    In 50 years they will be giving out a trophy for the biggest over rated pansy diver, and that trophy will be called the Sidney Crosby Award...Just kidding I love the kid but sometimes he can get carried away with the crying to the refs.
    GO WINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    P.S. Looking sharp Pavel...
  11. wingnut1_2000
    11. Posted by wingnut1_2000 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:47 pm EDT

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    Nabokov deserved the Vezina Trophy. Played in 51 consecutive games led all goalies in wins, best GAA of the 3 nominees. Maybe if the NHL had a better TV deal, the West would get more coverage. How many games did VS show with 2 teams from the West coast, let alone of any 2 Western Conference teams? All VS shows is basically a combination of the Rangers Penguins Flyers and Devils. Yet we are talking about a league that can't figure out a way to let all teams play a home and away with the opposite conference, even though the NBA can, with the same conference set up as the NHL and the same number of games/year.

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