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LONG SHOTS...

Hart Trophy
CONNOR MCDAVID

He’s a sure bet to
lead the league in
points again. The
Oilers just need to play
well enough not to
torpedo his candidacy.

Calder Trophy
DANIEL SPRONG

Playing wing on
Pittsburgh is the
easiest way to
accumulate massive Aggressive Expansion Ovi’s Nonstop Celebration
point totals as a
rookie. Significant PT The Golden Knights had 109 No one enjoyed the Caps’ Stanley
with Evgeni Malkin or points and a finals berth in their Cup win more than Alexander
Sidney Crosby first season. That leads to an Ovechkin. And why should the fun
means goals. unprecedented 329 expansion stop just because the calendar
applications to the league office, changes? This season expect him
from towns as unlikely as Homer, to celebrate every goal by taking
Norris Trophy Alaska, and Santa Claus, Indiana. the trophy for a lap.
VICTOR HEDMAN MARK LOMOGLIO/ICON SPORTSWIRE/GETTY IMAGES (BLUES VS. LIGHTNING); ANDY DEVLIN/NHLI/GETTY IMAGES (MCDAVID); GAVIN BAKER/ICON SPORTSWIRE/GETTY IMAGES (SPRONG); SCOTT AUDETTE/NHLI/GETTY IMAGES (HEDMAN); ROY K. MILLER/

No one has repeated ICON SPORTSWIRE/GETTY IMAGES (VASILEVSKIY); DANIEL BARTEL/ICON SPORTSWIRE/GETTY IMAGES (FOSTER); TWITTER (MARCHAND); CHRISTOPHER MAST/ICON SPORTSWIRE/GETTY IMAGES (EXPANSION HATS); DAVID E. KLUTHO (OVECHKIN)
as Norris winner
since 2008. But
Hedman has the
rare combination of
all-around game and
gaudy numbers that
voters love.

Vezina Trophy
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY

Hey, we Nonemergency Goalies
picked Tampa, Getting Grosser
right? With After 36-year-old accountant Scott
one season The NHL had to censure Bruins Foster made seven saves on seven
of a starter’s star Brad Marchand last year for shots as an emergency backup last
workload licking opponents (seriously). Ever year for the Blackhawks, we predict
under his creative, Marchand gets around more teams try to catch lightning
belt, Vasilevskiy the ban by licking a sweaty sock in a bottle, such as the Sabres
should come after warmups. It’s the same putting a 54-year-old geography
back stronger. flavor with half the hassle! teacher in net.

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