Brian Boyle of the New Jersey Devils (Picture by Ethan Miller/Getty Visuals)

The New Jersey Devils are not successful any awards this season. Each and every 12 months, we go in excess of which awards the Devils players could quite possibly get if every thing goes properly. This year, we didn’t do it. That is mainly because it just appears to be like a prolonged shot to even make the argument. Could Dougie Hamilton get the Norris? Most likely not. Would Mackenzie Blackwood at any time have a shot at profitable the Vezina? It’s pretty not likely. The only reasonable 1 was Dawson Mercer battling for the Calder Trophy, and that is starting to be a more substantial lengthy shot with just about every Lucas Raymond help and Trevor Zegras aim.

The NHL hasn’t created a new award in a prolonged time. They introduced the Maurice Richard Trophy in 1999. That goes to the player with the most goals in a season. There is no serious suspense in that. These awards are looking to get men and women debating for months and months prior to the NHL Awards in Las Vegas.

It is time the NHL launched some new awards. The awards they have now are a little much too cookie cutter. We’re not saying the league should just throw awards out there like Oprah giving out vehicles. There are some genuinely enjoyable features of the recreation that are not represented in today’s NHL.

As much as the Devils go, they may possibly in fact have a possibility to acquire some of these awards. There is no motive to just take out fanbases in the debate by producing it a further MVP wherever a staff has to make the playoffs. Let us be a minor much more inclusive with these awards. Which awards would make the NHL Awards a very little more enjoyable?