Dark Horse Award Winners?

[dumbdick]

Who do you see as the plausible dark horse candidates for the major individual awards this year (norris, hart, calder, etc.)?

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[Coffees]

No such thing as dark horses at the NHL level

 

[Esq]

Jake Oettinger Vezina book it.

 

[PeteEakins]

Daniel Sprong will win the Rocket.

He’s such a dark horse, call him “Black Beauty”. (The book)

 

[joestevens29]

No such thing as dark horses at the NHL level

Sure there is

 

[Sasha Orlov]

No such thing as dark horses at the NHL level

Caufield winning the Vezina

 

[dalewood12]

Kaprizov winning the Hart.

 

[rogking65]

No such thing as dark horses at the NHL level

why not?

 

[RebuildinVan]

No such thing as dark horses at the NHL level

Taylor Hall and Jose Theodore were definitely not Hart trophy front runners when they won

 

[Heldig]

Hart Memorial Trophy
Most Valuable Player
Nick Suzuki

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Player who "exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability"
Elias Petterson

Vezina Trophy
Top Goalie
Jake Oettinger

Calder Memorial Trophy
Rookie of the Year
Connor Geekie

Art Ross Trophy
Top Point Scorer
Leon Draisatl

James Norris Memorial Trophy
Top Defenseman
Miro Heiskanen

Conn Smythe Trophy
Most Valuable Player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Igor Shesterkin

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Qualities of Perseverance and Sportsmanship
Thatcher Demko

Ted Lindsay Award
Most Outstanding Player as Selected by the NHLPA; FKA Lester B. Pearson Award
Leon Draisatl

Frank J. Selke Trophy
Top Defensive Forward
Roope Hintz

William M. Jennings Trophy
Goalie(s) With the Fewest Goals Scored Against
Jake Oettinger


King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution
??

Maurice Richard Trophy
Top Goal Scorer
Connor McDavid

Mark Messier Leadership Award
Exhibiting Best Leadership
Nick Suzuki

Jack Adams Award
Coach of the Year
Martin St Louis

 

[Aurinko]

Hart Memorial Trophy
Most Valuable Player
Nick Suzuki

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Player who "exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability"
Elias Petterson

Vezina Trophy
Top Goalie
Jake Oettinger

Calder Memorial Trophy
Rookie of the Year
Connor Geekie

Art Ross Trophy
Top Point Scorer
Leon Draisatl

James Norris Memorial Trophy
Top Defenseman
Miro Heiskanen

Conn Smythe Trophy
Most Valuable Player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Igor Shesterkin

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Qualities of Perseverance and Sportsmanship
Thatcher Demko

Ted Lindsay Award
Most Outstanding Player as Selected by the NHLPA; FKA Lester B. Pearson Award
Leon Draisatl

Frank J. Selke Trophy
Top Defensive Forward
Roope Hintz

William M. Jennings Trophy
Goalie(s) With the Fewest Goals Scored Against
Jake Oettinger


King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution
??

Maurice Richard Trophy
Top Goal Scorer
Connor McDavid

Mark Messier Leadership Award
Exhibiting Best Leadership
Nick Suzuki

Jack Adams Award
Coach of the Year
Martin St Louis

These are not out of the question.

 

[hangman005]

Plausible...... damn

Puts away random goalie for the Rocket Richard Guess.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Aside from the Rocket which is pure production based, most of these rewards involve reputation and a body of work over time to.a certain degree. For a dark horse to emerge they would need to be exceptional. For the sake of this discussion I would go with a guy like Jake Sanderson for the Norris.

 

[Deadly Dogma]

Yakemchuk for the calder and norris

 

[Crow]

Brandon Saad for byng

 

[PaulD]

Sure there is

Paceriotty winning the Rocket.

 

[Rob Brown]

Kaprizov winning the Hart.

He 100% deserves more consideration for the Hart and if the Wild make the playoffs I think he'll be up there in voting. Guy is severely underrated around the league. I think if he plays the full season he should also crack 50 goals and finish towards the top in the Rocket Race.