We can argue about who the League's MVP or Rookie of the Year should be until we're all blue in the face, but at the end of the day, there's no right answer - they're all great players (or, if there's a cliche you prefer, feel free to use that). So wouldn't you rather spend your time making fun of the League's worst players? Of course you would.Without further ado, then, here are the nominees and winners of some, um, alternative awards:
Scott Mellanby Trophy (player who most needs to retire... three years ago): Jeff Friesen, Calgary; Derian Hatcher, Philadelphia; Jeremy Roenick, Phoenix. And the loser is... Roenick. With seasons like this (11 goals in 70 games), it's hard to remember that JR was a two-time 50-goal scorer and all-around dominant center.
Bill Mikkelson Trophy (worst defenseman): Adrian Aucoin, Chicago; Derian Hatcher, Philadelphia; Jason York, Boston. And the loser is... Hatcher. In 82 games, he only registered nine points and had a minus-24 rating, all for the bargain price of $3.5 million. The "new" NHL has not been kind to Hatch.
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Todd Bertuzzi Trophy (least gentlemanly player): Sean Avery, Los Angeles/New York Rangers; Ben Eager, Philadelphia; Josh Gratton, Phoenix. And the loser is... Avery. Eager may have led the League in penalty minutes and misconducts, but Avery led in number of penalties and diving minors and only dropped the gloves four times - not very sporting.
This Guy Award (worst goalie): Marc Denis, Tampa Bay; Brent Johnson, Washington; Jose Theodore, Colorado. And the loser is... Denis. Brought in to be "the guy" in Tampa, he repeatedly lost his job to a guy with a 2.85 goals against average and .893 save percentage on a good team. Happy Birthday, Tampa fans! Hope you like crap!
Alexei Yashin Award (least valuable player to his team): Sergei Fedorov, Columbus; Derian Hatcher, Philadelphia; Jose Theodore, Colorado. And the loser is... Theodore. While maybe not the worst goalie in the League, Jose cost the Avs $3,146 per minute of ice time, and for that money they got a 13-15-5 record, a 3.26 GAA, a .893 save percentage... and an early April tee time.
So which stiffs did I miss? Are there any awards I need to add?
8 comments:
Can we argue about the league's worst players?
I'll take Hatcher for the Mellanby trophy. roenick was a worse player, but he plays a position where he can be hidden little more easily.
Hatcher plays D, and is in a 6-7 man rotation. He can't be hidden nearly as easily.
And maybe the Jack Ass award needs to be called the "Playfair awards... even the Red Wings beat writer called him out
I don't know if you saw this or not, but it's certainly timely...
http://nhlpa.com/Content/Feature.asp?contentId=3697
I knew he'd retired. I was trying to think of a better name for the award - a guy who hung on waaaaaay too long - but Mellanby's the best I could do at the time. Any suggestions?
1) Wow Hatcher by virtue of being nominated for multiple categories wins hands down
2) No category for most over paid? Guess the Yashin award for LVP is as close as you got there LOL. Very funny/well done all around post!
JP, I don't know how you do it but I'm glad you do - coming up with these "relevant" and highly entertaining posts on a consistent basis. And you have a great writing style. Keep it up.
Bill Mikkelson's kid was drafted by The Ducks wonder how he'll do haha
And, hey wait you said Fedorov wasn't valuable to the Jackets...I'm going to take offense to that. Because, Fedorov plays defense and center. When we were down a TON of defensemen he stepped up and proved to be a great defensemen for us. His numbers were decent. Now, I know his salary makes him a bit untouchable but he is extremely valuable to the Jackets. That's all for my Rant. *In case you didn't notice not only am I a Jackets fan but I am also a big Fedorov fan*
That was pretty good...
Maybe a Jaromir Jagr Defensive forward award to the player most afraid to dip over the blueline to play some D.
And the winner is....Alex Ovechkin!
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