The awarding of the Conn Smythe in 2015 to Duncan Keith felt like a dose of sanity, he was well deserving of it. Unfortunately, since the award’s introduction in the mid ’60s, it hasn’t always been so obvious and oftentimes the writers responsible for voting for the award have picked odd, sometimes even terrible winners. …
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2015-16 NBA Awards
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2015-16 NHL Awards
For the second time in as many years, I watched barely any hockey. But that won’t stop me from deciding who was good! I can’t decide whether I am doing this as some kind of self-parody, or just because, really, I want to know who was good, so that I can do better on Sporcle …
2014-15 NHL Awards
I watched as little hockey this season as I have since I was 16 (i.e. half a lifetime ago) in part because Nonis was still in charge of the Maple Leafs until very recently and in part because basketball is slowly winning the battle of allegiances in my heart. So I’m not making any post-season …
2015 NBA 1/2 Season Awards
It’s about mid-season in the NBA. Let’s take some stock of the awards races.
2014-2015 NHL 1/2 Season Awards
The Maple Leafs played their 41st game of the season on Saturday – a loss, unsurprisingly, as it’s that time of year – and so I guess it’s time for a little report on the NHL Awards Arms Race. I don’t know the last time I’ve done one of these, both because of personal issues …
Did Justin Williams Deserve the Conn Smythe Trophy?
The Professional Hockey Writers Association’s members love clutch goals. At least recently, that appears to be the driving force in so many of the Conn Smythe winners’ resumes, whenever those players are not goalies. So Justin Williams has been given the award this year. Did he deserve it?
The Campaign to Fire Dave Nonis: Dion Phaneuf and the Liles Trade
On New Year’s Eve the Toronto Maple Leafs extended Dion Phaneuf. On Year’s Eve they traded John-Michael Liles and a prospect for Tim Gleason.
Does Patrick Kane deserve the Conn Smythe Trophy?
So, earlier in this final, I had a post ready to go about the Bruins and the Leafs and how the Bruins’ success meant nothing to the Leafs despite what most Leafs fans on Facebook seem to believe. I had to delete the post this morning and I must say that it was actually a …
2013 NHL Awards
Here is my annual wrap-up of the NHL awards. As usual, it includes both real awards and made-up awards that should exist to save the voters from themselves.
2010-11 NHL Awards
Part 1: Automatic Awards Rocket Richard: Corey Perry Adam Oates (my award for most assists): Henrik Sundin Art Ross: Daniel Sedin Plus-Minus: Zdeno Chara Paul Coffey (my award for most goals by a defenseman): Byfuglien Bobby Orr (my award for most points by a defenseman): Visnovsky Jennings: Tim Thomas Crozier: Tim Thomas