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Tim Sassone’s NHL predictions

Stanley Cup favorites

1. Pittsburgh

2. Blackhawks

3. Washington

4. San Jose

5. Vancouver

Stanley Cup Finals

Pittsburgh over Blackhawks

Hart Trophy (MVP)

1. Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh

2. Alex Ovechkin, Washington

3. Henrik Sedin, Vancouver

Norris Trophy

(Top defenseman)

1. Shea Weber, Nashville

2. Zdeno Chara, Boston

3. Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit

Calder Trophy (Top rookie)

1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton

2. Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado

3. Brayden Schenn, Philadelphia

Adams Trophy (Top coach)

1. Todd McLellan, San Jose

2. Barry Trotz, Nashville

3. Dan Bylsma, Pittsburgh

Art Ross Trophy (Top scorer)

1. Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh

2. Henrik Sedin, Vancouver

3. Alex Ovechkin, Washington

Richard Trophy

(Top goal scorer)

1. Steven Stamkoa, Tampa Bay

2. Alex Ovechkin, Washington

3. Corey Perry, Anaheim

Selke Trophy

(Defensive forward)

1. Jonathan Toews, Blackhawks

2. Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit

3. Ryan Kesler, Vancouver

Vezina Trophy (Top goalie)

1. Pekka Rinne, Nashville

2. Ryan Miller, Buffalo

3. Henrik Lundqvist, N.Y. Rangers

First coach fired

Ron Wilson, Toronto

Comeback player

David Perron, St. Louis

Breakout season

James van Riemsdyk, Philadelphia

Most annoying player

Sean Avery, N.Y. Rangers

Dirtiest player

Matt Cooke, Pittsburgh

Most likely to be traded

Ales Hemsky, Edmonton

Famous faces in new places

1. Jaromir Jagr, Philadelphia

2. Mike Richards, Los Angeles

3. Jeff Carter, Columbus

4. Dany Heatley, Minnesota

5. Martin Havlat, San Jose

Where ex-Hawks have landed

1. Brian Campbell, Florida

2. Kris Versteeg, Florida

3. Cam Barker, Edmonton

4. Troy Brouwer, Washington

5. Tomas Kopecky, Florida

6. Jake Dowell, Dallas

Top 10 unrestricted free agents for 2012

1. Ryan Suter, Nashville

2. Zach Parise, New Jersey

3. Shane Doan, Phoenix

4. Pekka Rinne, Nashville

5. Alex Semin, Washington

6. Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh

7. Ales Hemsky, Edmonton

8. Dustin Penner, Los Angeles

9. Tuomo Ruutu, Carolina

10. Braydon Coburn, Philadelphia