GDT: 2015 NHL Awards - 7p.m. ET - Sportsnet - Odds, Predictions and Reactions

[DrunkUncleDenis]

2015 NHL Awards - Live from Vegas!

With special guest appearance from:

Here's who we care about:

I couldn't find odds for the Masterton Award but the nominees are:

Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild
Andrew Hammond, Ottawa Senators
Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins

Other odds here

Full list of awards and nominees:

Hart Trophy (league MVP): Alex Ovechkin, Carey Price, John Tavares.
Norris Trophy (best defenseman): Drew Doughty, Erik Karlsson, P.K. Subban.
Vezina Trophy (best goaltender): Devan Dubnyk, Carey Price, Pekka Rinne.
Calder Trophy (top rookie): Aaron Ekblad, Johnny Gaudreau, Mark Stone.
Selke Trophy (best defensive forward): Patrice Bergeron, Anze Kopitar, Jonathan Toews.
Lady Byng Trophy (most gentlemanly forward): Pavel Datsyuk, Jiri Hudler, Anze Kopitar.
Masterton Trophy (dedication / perseverance): Devan Dubnyk, Andrew Hammond, Kris Letang.
NHL Foundation Award (community service): Brent Burns, Mark Giordano, Henrik Lundqvist.
Mark Messier Leadership Award: Ryan Getzlaf, Andrew Ladd, Jonathan Toews.
Ted Lindsay Award (MVP voted by players): Jamie Benn, Alex Ovechkin, Carey Price.
Jack Adams Award: Bob Hartley, Peter Laviolette, Alain Vigneault.
GM of the Year: Bob Murray, Glen Sather, Steve Yzerman.

Enjoy the show!

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[BonkTastic]

So... Karlsson is the odds-on favorite to win the Norris by a LONG shot, and Stone seems to be a distant 3rd as far as odds are concerned?


I would have thought Stone's odds were a bit better. I'm curious a to how those betting lines are set.

 

[BondraTime]

1.25 as a payout is as low as I've seen. They're all over Karlsson winning.

 

[BUCKLE UP]

Price is going to walk out with a whole lot of hardware.

Hart, Vezina and Ted Lindsay. wow

 

[BonkTastic]

They're all over Karlsson winning.

Yeah, no kidding.

It seems that - betting-wise - the shoe-ins for awards are Karlsson for the Norris, Hartley for the Adams, Price for the Vesina & Hart (and Lindsay)...


In fact, the only awards that are even "open" are the Calder, the Lady Byng, and the Selke. Possibly the Lindsay as well, I could see Ovie winning that one, if the PA decide to split the award and deny Price his trifecta.

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

Interestingly, Pierre McGuire believes that Karlsson should win, but Doughty will win.

 

[Six Assets]

Interestingly, Pierre McGuire believes that Karlsson should win, but Doughty will win.

That's what I believe as well

What does 1/4 for Karlsson mean?

 

[BonkTastic]

What does 1/4 for Karlsson mean?

You get one dollar back for every $4 you bet.

For example, if you made a $20 bet on Karlsson and won, you would only get $25 back (your original $20 bet, plus an extra $5)


1/4 odds on anything are very close to being a shoe-in.

 

[Super Cake]

The one reason why i don't think Doughty is going to win is that for the last 20+ years, the norris trophy has gone to a player on a playoff team. Is it suddenly going to change now? Maybe.

If you want to stay true to what the Norris is really about though, the award should go to Doughty.

 

[BonkTastic]

... If you want to stay true to what the Norris is really about though, the award should go to Doughty.

... and what is that?

I only ask because the term "all-around" is not really elaborated upon as far as the award is concerned, and it's phenomenally vague. Does "all-around" refer to the best two-way defenceman? Should the award go to the defenceman who best blends offensive and defensive skill? Because that might not be the better defenceman overall. Or does "all-around" refer to the best defenceman overall? Because that excludes lesser-skilled-but-slightly-more-well-rounded defencemen.

 

[Super Cake]

... and what is that?

I only ask because the term "all-around" is not really elaborated upon as far as the award is concerned, and it's phenomenally vague. Does "all-around" refer to the best two-way defenceman? Should the award go to the defenceman who best blends offensive and defensive skill? Because that might not be the better defenceman overall. Or does "all-around" refer to the best defenceman overall? Because that excludes lesser-skilled-but-slightly-more-well-rounded defencemen.

All-around in my opinions means that a defenseman is both good at providing offense and providing defense.

But i do kind of agree with you. It is a vague concept.

 

[jbeck5]

You get one dollar back for every $4 you bet.

For example, if you made a $20 bet on Karlsson and won, you would only get $25 back (your original $20 bet, plus an extra $5)


1/4 odds on anything are very close to being a shoe-in.

So you win $5 for every $2 you bet on stone?

 

[Caeldan]

My predictions:
Hart Trophy (league MVP): Carey Price
Norris Trophy (best defenseman): Erik Karlsson
Vezina Trophy (best goaltender): Carey Price
Calder Trophy (top rookie): Johnny Gaudreau
Selke Trophy (best defensive forward): Patrice Bergeron
Lady Byng Trophy (most gentlemanly forward): Pavel Datsyuk
Masterton Trophy (dedication / perseverance): Kris Letang.
NHL Foundation Award (community service): Brent Burns
Mark Messier Leadership Award: Jonathan Toews.
Ted Lindsay Award (MVP voted by players): Carey Price
Jack Adams Award: Bob Hartley
GM of the Year: Steve Yzerman.

 

[Oil For The Boys]

The odds for Stone when I bet were +500.

 

[BonkTastic]

So you win $5 for every $2 you bet on stone?

Yep.

 

[Senscore]

This Johnny Gaudreau **** is just irritating.

There's literally no reason for him to win outside of HYPE! HYPE! HYPE!

 

[OmniSens]

I predict Subban, Gaudreau and Letang win.

 

[BonkTastic]

This Johnny Gaudreau **** is just irritating.

There's literally no reason for him to win outside of HYPE! HYPE! HYPE!

If he wins it, everyone will copyright their own nickname. Damn copycat league...

 

[Caeldan]

This Johnny Gaudreau **** is just irritating.

There's literally no reason for him to win outside of HYPE! HYPE! HYPE!

Since it's the media voting on the Calder, HYPE HYPE HYPE makes them money.

 

[BonkTastic]

Since it's the media voting on the Calder, HYPE HYPE HYPE makes them money.

Yep.

"Mark Stone" winning the Calder is 5th page filler news.
"Johnny Hockey" winning the Calder is a story you can sell.

 

[OttawaSenators11]

SN personalities loves Subban! How many writers employed by Rogers get a vote?

 

[Super Cake]

The NHL really needs to find a different way to vote for these awards rather than having the media vote for them.

 

[Caeldan]

The NHL really needs to find a different way to vote for these awards rather than having the media vote for them.

Only some are media (Norris, Calder).
Some are GMs (Vezina)
Some are players (Lindsay)
Some are coaches (GM of the Year I believe)

But basically they need to involve the media, to get media presence for the awards.

 

[MiscBrah]

For the ones the media votes I just use the HF board polls. Most media members only watch a few games outside of their division and just vote on the flavour of the year.

 

[BonkTastic]

For the ones the media votes I just use the HF board polls. Most media members only watch a few games outside of their division and just vote on the flavour of the year.

... and how exactly are the HFBoards polls any different?