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Sassone's NHL predictions for 2010-11 season

Posted October 05, 2010 11:00 pm

Here are some predictions and observations for the 2010-11 NHL season:

Stanley Cup favorites

1. Pittsburgh

2. Blackhawks

3. Detroit

Stanley Cup Finals

Pittsburgh over Blackhawks

Hart Trophy

(Most valuable player)

1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh

2. Alex Ovechkin, Washington

3. Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit

Norris Trophy

(Top defenseman)

1. Duncan Keith, Blackhawks

2. Drew Doughty, Los Angeles

3. Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit

Calder Trophy

(Rookie of the year)

1. P.K. Subban, Montreal

2. Tyler Seguin, Boston

3. Taylor Hall, Edmonton

Adams Trophy

(Coach of the year)

1. Joel Quenneville, Blackhawks

2. Jacques Martin, Montreal

3. Barry Trotz, Nashville

Art Ross Trophy

(Leading scorer)

1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh

2. Henrik Sedin, Vancouver

3. Alex Ovechkin, Washington

Richard Trophy

(Leading goal scorer)

1. Alex Ovechkin, Washington

2. Steve Stamkos, Tampa Bay

3. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh

Selke Trophy

(Defensive forward)

1. Jonathan Toews, Blackhawks

2. Dave Bolland, Blackhawks

3. Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit

Vezina Trophy

(Top goalie)

1. Ryan Miller, Buffalo

2. Ilya Bryzgalov, Phoenix

3. Jaroslav Halak, St. Louis

First coach fired

1. Randy Carlyle, Anaheim

2. Peter DeBoer, Florida

3. John Tortorella, Rangers

Comeback player of the year

1. Johan Franzen, Detroit

2. Willie Mitchell, Los Angeles

3. Mike Komisarek, Toronto

Breakout seasons

1. Wayne Simmonds, Los Angeles

2. James van Riemsdyk, Philadelphia

3. Kyle Turris, Phoenix

Most annoying players

1. Kevin Bieksa, Vancouver

2. Alex Burrows, Vancouver

3. Matt Cooke, Pittsburgh

Most likely to be traded

1. Tomas Vokoun, Florida

2. Bryan McCabe, Florida

3. Brent Sopel, Atlanta

Famous faces in new places

1. Mike Modano, Detroit

2. Marty Turco, Blackhawks

3. Dustin Byfuglien, Atlanta

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