Bochenski award - extra-NHL accomplishment that will fall flat

[Flamingo]

Who wins the Bochenski in a season with no pre-season?

Was the original Bochenski charter that it be awarded to the best pre-season performance worldwide before it was entrusted to the Sens hfboard? Can it be awarded to an amateur since the pros couldn't get their act together?

Because I had a fantastic pre-season, scoring over a ppg, when I'm lucky to score 5 goals on a season.

Might as well vote based on best Euro, OHL, or AHL season that won't convert into NHL success. That can be interpreted as having a sudden nosedive in performance in the NHL, or not being awarded an invitation to training camp after a fantastic pre-NHL-season.

#7 Kyle Turris
#9 Milan Michalek
#12 Stefan Noesen
#13 Peter Regin
#19 Jason Spezza
#22 Erik Condra
#23 Kaspars Daugavins
#33 Jakob Silfverberg
#68 Mike Hoffman

#5 Cody Ceci
#46 Patrick Wiercioch
#61 Andre Benoit
#55 Sergei Gonchar
#65 Erik Karlsson
#74 Mark Borowiecki

#30 Ben Bishop
#40 Robin Lehner

Non-vites:

Mika Zibanejad
Mark Stone
Stephane DaCosta
Matt Puempel
Shane Prince
Andre Petersson
JG Pageau
Fredrik Claesson
Erik Gryba


O'Brien, Alfredsson, Anderson, Neil, Methot, Latendresse, Phillips, Smith, and Greening didn't play anywhere.

I'd make it a poll, but there are too many candidates and too many options.

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[source]

Benoit

 

[PatrickEaves]

No preseason = No Bochenski award winner.

There wasn't a Stanley Cup awarded during the last full lockout. It's the same deal here.

 

[TheBradyBunch]

I predict that Spezza struggles to hit even 50 pts this season.

 

[BonkTastic]

I guess if we're going strictly on the metric of "player everyone seems impressed by who won't have a very long career", of all the players there, I'd have to give it to Hoffman, Daugavins, or Benoit.

Everyone else are either established already, or have been highly touted for some time (as opposed to Bochenski, who at the time of his "success" was a bit of a surprise story)

 

[metalfoot]

I predict that Spezza struggles to hit even 50 pts this season.

The troll-fu is strong in this one.

 

[dumbdick]

Zach Smith.

 

[Benjamin]

Bishop. He gives up at least 1 weak goal per game.

 

[robsenz]

Foligno

am I doing this right?

 

[Rumcajs]

Stefan Noesen. Wasnt seeing the hype while watching him at training camp but its way too early to say he wont pan out.

 

[source]

Stefan Noesen. Wasnt seeing the hype while watching him at training camp but its way too early to say he wont pan out.

You're doing it wrong.

 

[DrEasy]

Da Costa. Plays well but doesn't get the call.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

No pre-season makes this aware invalid.

 

[Flamingo]

No pre-season makes this aware invalid.

So put an asterisk next to it.

I'm gonna agree with the Da Costa nomination. To not even get training camp time, that's rough.

 

[John Holmes*]

Damn...Foligno's not here anymore.

 

[Beville]

Greening and Smith played in Denmark?