GDT: 2018-19 NHL Award Ceremony in Las Vegas, June 19

[LightningStrikes]

Let's put our awful post-season, its aftermath and surrounding drama aside for a moment. After a historical regular season the Lightning could have a winning representative in the following categories at the NHL Award Show in Las Vegas on June 19:


Vezina Trophy (best goaltender)
voted by: the general managers of the NHL teams
confirmed nominees: Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL), Ben Bishop (DAL), Robin Lehner (NYI)


Norris Trophy (best defenseman)
voted by: members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association
confirmed nominees: Victor Hedman (TBL), Mark Giordano (CGY), Brent Burns (SJS)


Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player)
voted by: members of the NHL Players Association (NHLPA)
confirmed nominees: Nikita Kucherov (TBL), Connor McDavid (EDM), Patrick Kane (CHI)


Hart Trophy (most valuable player to his team)
voted by: members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association
confirmed nominees: Nikita Kucherov (TBL), Connor McDavid (EDM), Sidney Crosby (PIT)


Art Ross Trophy (league's point leader)
awarded by: NHL
confirmed winner: Nikita Kucherov (TBL)


Jack Adams Award (top head coach)
voted by: members of the NHL Broadcasters Association
confirmed nominees: Jon Cooper (TBL), Craig Berube (STL), Barry Trotz (NYI)

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[JoVel]

My wishlist for the event:

Getting to hear some epic Kucherov speeches.
Cooper gets fired and wins Jack Adams on the same day.

 

[DFC]

Seriously, how many players in history have been legitimately embarrassed while taking the stage to accept a Hart trophy?

 

[Vasilevskiy]

This will be awkward

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[T REX]

Looks like another sweep

 

[J T Money]

Part of me hopes no one shows up out of pure shame for the playoffs schlacking they endured.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Perhaps this could be their formal attire for the event?

Just imagine what the press interviews are going to be like.

 

[Maelmoor]

Maybe the shame will do the players good?

 

[ultra63]

Money and awards seems to be all they want judging by their playoff efforts

 

[LightningStrikes]

Giving this a bump with just a few more days left.

 

[The Macho King]

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Kuch accepting the Art Ross

 

[JoVel]

Is there a term that describes being embarrassed to receive an award because you feel you don't deserve it?

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Is there a term that describes being embarrassed to receive an award because you feel you don't deserve it?

Imposter Syndrome.

 

[The Gongshow]

It'll be a nice reminder of how well we did during the regular season and remind us how catastrophic the choke was and how we've become playoff chokers now since 2015

 

[LightningStrikes]

 

[J T Money]

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Waiting for that famous Kucherov scowl.

 

[Master P]

I hope everyone wins

 

[LightningStrikes]

Tonight's the night.

 

[Kusic]

 

[DFC]

I have never dreaded an NHL Award show until tonight's. I don't think I can watch.

 

[CupsOverCash]

I have never dreaded an NHL Award show until tonight's. I don't think I can watch.

Too much cringe. Even before it starts.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]