If Lehner is there... Binnington deserves it more than Lehner frankly
Its ridiculous. Lehner is good but hes clearly a product of Trotz and the team defense, as evidenced by his backups numbers.
Both are HOF top 100, 10 for sid calibre players.And Crosby was merely "good" because Malkin is also doing fine on the second line?
Both are HOF top 100, 10 for sid calibre players.
Lehner and Greiss are not even average starters aside from this year
30 starts? okIf Lehner is there... Binnington deserves it more than Lehner frankly
Greiss was 2.36 and .925 in 15/16. excellent numbers.Both are HOF top 100, 10 for sid calibre players.
Lehner and Greiss are not even average starters aside from this year
I was wondering how often these nominees are being announced:
Updated list for 2019 NHL awards: Ben Bishop, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Robin Lehner finalists for Vezina Trophy
- April 22: Mark Messier Leadership Award
- April 23: King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian Award)
- April 24: Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award
- April 25: Ted Lindsay Award (Most Outstanding Player as voted by the players)
- April 26: Jack Adams Award (Top head coach)
- April 27: Calder Trophy (Top rookie)
- April 28: Hart Trophy (Most Valuable player to his team)
I'll skip right over the annual exercise in pandering that is the Messier award, and look ahead to the rest.
The Messier Leadership award has to be the single dumbest award they've added.
I think Lehner should get it and i'm a Dallas fan. Bishop was great do get me wrong but to backstop the Isles to 5th best team in the NHL during the regular season after trading Tavares speak volumes.
I think Lehner should get it and i'm a Dallas fan. Bishop was great do get me wrong but to backstop the Isles to 5th best team in the NHL during the regular season after trading Tavares speak volumes.
So, Barry Trotz wins the Vezina?Its ridiculous. Lehner is good but hes clearly a product of Trotz and the team defense, as evidenced by his backups numbers.
Makes sense as the gap between starter and back up is also diminishing due to training, coaching, and the success of the butterfly style. Doesn't make sense to play your starter 65+ games anymore when you'll wear him out for the playoffs, when your backup can jump in and produce numbers only a notch or two lower. As opposed to back in the day when the differences were drastic.Bishop was the best IMO but worthy to note none of them reached 60 GP, backups becoming more and more important these days.
Added it at the height of trying to justify toews as a top five player wasn't it ? I guess they could have chosen someone else with messes bad blood with the nucks .The Messier Leadership award has to be the single dumbest award they've added.