NHL Hands Out Hardware

Ah yes the handing out of the hardware. At this time of the year, the National Hockey League honors the best individual achievements in this great team game. All the awards were given out in Tampa and we will dive right into all of it right now.

All-Rookie Team
Forwards: Michael Bunting (Maple Leafs), Lucas Raymond (Red Wings), Trevor Zegras (Ducks)
Defencemen: Alexandre Carrier (Predators), Moritz Seider (Red Wings)
Goaltender: Jeremy Swayman (Bruins)

First All-Star Team
Forwards: Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs), Mitchell Marner (Maple Leafs), Johnny Gaudreau (Flames)
Defencemen: Cale Makar (Avalanche), Roman Josi (Predators)
Goaltender: Igor Shesterkin (Rangers)

Second All-Star Team
Forwards: Connor McDavid (Oilers), Matthew Tkachuk (Flames), Jonathan Huberdeau (Panthers)
Defencemen: Victor Hedman (Lightning), Charlie McAvoy (Bruins)
Goaltender: Jacob Markstrom (Flames)

Now for the individual hardware.

Lady Byng Trophy (Most Gentlemanly Player): Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets

King Clancy Trophy (Leadership on and off Ice): P.K. Subban, New Jersey Devils

Bill Masterton Trophy (Dedication to Hockey): Carey Price, Montreal Canadians

Selke Trophy (Best defensive forward): Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins

Jack Adams Award (Coach of the Year): Darryl Sutter, Calgary Flames

Calder Trophy (Top Rookie): Moritz Seider, Detroit Red Wings

Veznia Trophy (Top Goalie): Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers

Norris Trophy (Top Defenseman): Cal Makar, Colorado Avalanche

Hart Trophy (League MVP): Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

Some of these winners came as a bit of a surprise, while others were obvious choices. Like for best goalie. Igor had a season for the ages. Sure he might not have put up the win totals, but his goals against and save percentage were off the charts. He's a huge reason why New York went as far as they did this season, and also why he was a finalist for MVP this year. Matthews winning said MVP I think was kind of a given this year. Scoring 60 goals for the year is a monster reason for that. Yes Toronto was a loaded team, but the Leafs don't finish near that pace of play if it wasn't for the overall play of Matthews and the season he had this year.

Makar winning the Norris was a slight edge over Josi. Only reason he got it was he had more total votes than Josi did, as Josi had more of the first place votes. Lets be honest, no disrespect to Josi who had a great year in Nashville. Makar was just that much better in Colorado.

So what say you? Did the voters get these right?