Important dates:

June 22nd-NHL Awards
June 24th-25th-NHL Draft
July 1st-NHL Free Agency

Award Winners:

Hart Memorial
Corey Perry

Vezina:
Tim Thomas

Norris:
Nicklas Lidstrom

Selke:
Ryan Kesler

Jack Adams
Dan Bylsma

Lady Byng:
Martin St. Louis

Calder:
Jeff Skinner

Masterton:
Ian Lapierre

Ted Lindsay:
Daniel Sedin

GM Of the year:
Mike Gillis (VAN)

The_Crosby_Show;804945 wrote:Award Nominees:

Hart Memorial
Correy Perry, Martin St. Louis, Daniel Sedin

Vezina:
Tim Thomas, Roberto Loungo, Henrik Lundqvist

Norris:
Zdeno Chara, Nicklas Lidstrom, Shea Weber

Selke:
Pavel Datsyuk, Ryan Kesler, Johnathan Toews

Jack Adams
Dan Bylsma, Barry Trotz, Alain Vigneault

Lady Byng:
Loui Eriksson, Martin St. Louis, Nicklas Lidstrom

Calder:
Logan Couture, Jeff Skinner, Michael Grabner

Masterton:
Ray Emery, Daymond Langkow, Ian Lapierre

Ted Lindsay:
Correy Perry, Daniel Sedin, Steven Stamkos

GM Of the year:
Mike Gillis (VAN), David Poile (NSH), Steve Yzerman (TBL)

My votes

Raw Dawgin' it;805534 wrote:My votes

HOMER pick on Chara and Thomas. Thomas for post season sure, but for regular season take the B glasses off.

Commander of Awesome;805566 wrote:HOMER pick on Chara and Thomas. Thomas for post season sure, but for regular season take the B glasses off.

Thomas set the save percentage record this season. He'll get it.

Raw Dawgin' it;805570 wrote:Thomas set the save percentage record this season. He'll get it.

Chara over Weber? Really?

Commander of Awesome;805574 wrote:Chara over Weber? Really?

Yup

Raw Dawgin' it;805579 wrote:Yup

lol thought so. Exactly no come back you know its going to be Weber. Thanks for playing.

Commander of Awesome;805583 wrote:lol thought so. Exactly no come back you know its going to be Weber. Thanks for playing.

Hart Memorial
Correy Perry, Martin St. Louis, Daniel Sedin

Vezina:
Tim Thomas, Roberto Loungo, Henrik Lundqvist

Norris:
Zdeno Chara, Nicklas Lidstrom, Shea Weber (Suter is still better)

Selke:
Pavel Datsyuk, Ryan Kesler, Johnathan Toews

Jack Adams
Dan Bylsma, Barry Trotz, Alain Vigneault

Lady Byng:
Loui Eriksson, Martin St. Louis, Nicklas Lidstrom

Calder:
Logan Couture, Jeff Skinner, Michael Grabner

Masterton:
Ray Emery, Daymond Langkow, Ian Lapierre

Ted Lindsay:
Correy Perry, Daniel Sedin, Steven Stamkos

GM Of the year:
Mike Gillis (VAN), David Poile (NSH), Steve Yzerman (TBL)

Bylsam....HOMER!

Who is this Bylsam you speak of? haha.

Chara has the plus minus advantage big...+33 this year which blows Weber and Nick out of the water. However Lidstrom had 62 points this year and Weber had 48. Idk I think it comes down to Lidstrom and Chara and at the end of the day whether the voters value plus/minus or points and leadership

Rumor has it that Jagr is interested in coming back to the NHL. He wants to play for either of these teams.

Pittsburgh, Detroit, New York (Rangers), or Montreal.

The_Crosby_Show;807199 wrote:Rumor has it that Jagr is interested in coming back to the NHL. He wants to play for either of these teams.

Pittsburgh, Detroit, New York (Rangers), or Montreal.

I like Jagr, so i really hope he doesn't go to Montreal

Who are the top free agents? Any guesses as to if Columbus will end up with one? I'm not holding my breath but seeing a top-flight center or goalie come on board would make me pretty happy with the franchise for the first time in a while.

gorocks99;807335 wrote:Who are the top free agents? Any guesses as to if Columbus will end up with one? I'm not holding my breath but seeing a top-flight center or goalie come on board would make me pretty happy with the franchise for the first time in a while.

ESPN will put out a list in July of all the FA and who they end up signing with

Does Jagr have anything left in the tank for the NHL? I haven't seen the guy play recently and didn't really follow his career in the NHL toward the end but I can't imagine he can make an impact on one of the teams listed. I could see him maybe going to some team who doesn't have anything else going for it, to maybe draw some kind of interest in an attempt to increase ticket sales for a while. But even that seems like a stretch.

But like I said, haven't seen his game so idk.

I Am Ahab;807405 wrote:Does Jagr have anything left in the tank for the NHL? I haven't seen the guy play recently and didn't really follow his career in the NHL toward the end but I can't imagine he can make an impact on one of the teams listed. I could see him maybe going to some team who doesn't have anything else going for it, to maybe draw some kind of interest in an attempt to increase ticket sales for a while. But even that seems like a stretch.

But like I said, haven't seen his game so idk.

Jagr had 5 goals and 4 assists in 9 games at the IIHF World Championships a few months ago. I'd say he still has the ability to be a 2nd or 3rd liner.

Lidstrom is returning for season #20: http://www.cbssports.com/#!/nhl/story/15249465/sixtime-norris-winner-lidstrom-to-return-to-wings

These are the top UFA's:

Brad Richards (DAL)
Ed Jovanoski (PHX)
J.S. Giguere (TOR) *Goalie
Bryan McCabe (NYR)
Andrei Markov (MTL)
Tomas Vokoun (FLR) *Goalie
Simon Gagne (TBL)
Tim Connolly (BUF)
Jason Arnott (WSH)
Scott Hannan (WSH)
Tomas Kaberle (BOS)
Eric Brewer (TBL)
Ilya Bryzgalov (PHX) *Goalie/Rights were traded to Philly for a 3rd rd pick
Michael Ryder (BOS)
Joni Pitkanen (CAR)
Pascal Leclaire (OTT) *Goalie
Kevin Bieska (VAN)
James Wisniewski (MTL)
Christian Ehrhoff (VAN)
Radim Vrbata (PHX)
Jamie Langenbrunner (DAL)
Dwayne Roloson (TBL) *Goalie
Scottie Upshall (CBJ)
Brooks Laich (WSH)
Jan Hejda (CBJ)
Nikolay Zherdev (PHI)
Jussi Jokinen (CAR)
Joel Ward (NSH)
Anton Babchuk (CGY)
Marty Turco (CHI) *Goalie
Mathieu Garon (CBJ) *Goalie
Jose Theodore (MIN) *Goalie
Max Talbot (PIT)
Raffi Torres (VAN)
Ville Leino (PHI)

LeBrun has tweeted that the Red Wings and Penguins are serious about getting Jagr.

The_Crosby_Show;807464 wrote:These are the top UFA's:

Brad Richards (DAL)
Ed Jovanoski (PHX)
J.S. Giguere (TOR) *Goalie
Bryan McCabe (NYR)
Andrei Markov (MTL)
Tomas Vokoun (FLR) *Goalie
Simon Gagne (TBL)
Tim Connolly (BUF)
Jason Arnott (WSH)
Scott Hannan (WSH)
Tomas Kaberle (BOS)
Eric Brewer (TBL)
Ilya Bryzgalov (PHX) *Goalie/Rights were traded to Philly for a 3rd rd pick
Michael Ryder (BOS)
Joni Pitkanen (CAR)
Pascal Leclaire (OTT) *Goalie
Kevin Bieska (VAN)
James Wisniewski (MTL)
Christian Ehrhoff (VAN)
Radim Vrbata (PHX)
Jamie Langenbrunner (DAL)
Dwayne Roloson (TBL) *Goalie
Scottie Upshall (CBJ)
Brooks Laich (WSH)
Jan Hejda (CBJ)
Nikolay Zherdev (PHI)
Jussi Jokinen (CAR)
Joel Ward (NSH)
Anton Babchuk (CGY)
Marty Turco (CHI) *Goalie
Mathieu Garon (CBJ) *Goalie
Jose Theodore (MIN) *Goalie
Max Talbot (PIT)
Raffi Torres (VAN)
Ville Leino (PHI)

Guys i'd go after

Top RFA's:

Shea Weber (NSH) *In arbitration
Steven Stamkos (TBL)
Tyler Bozak (TOR)
Drew Doughty (LAK)
Zach Parise (NJD) *In arbitration
Luke Schenn (TOR)
Andrew Ladd (WPG)
Ryan Callahan (NYR)
Blake Wheeler (WPG)
Anton Stralman (CBJ)
Brandon Dubinksy (NYR)
Devin Setoguchi (SJ)
Karl Alzner (WSH)
Chris Campoli (CHI)
Ladislav Smid (EDM)
Michael Frolik (CHI)
T.J. Oshie (STL)
Jakub Voracek (CBJ)
Keith Yandle (PHX)
Josh Gorges (MTL)
Clarke MacArthur (TOR)
Troy Brouwer (CHI)
Marc Methot (CBJ)
Andrew Cogliano (EDM)
Jamie McGinn (SJ)
Nick Holden (CBJ)
Max Lapierre (VAN)
Nicklas Bergfors (FLR)
Nick Spaling (NSH)
Yannick Weber (MTL)
T.J. Galiardi (COL)
Alec Martinez (LAK)
B.J. Crombeen (STL)
Jhonas Enroth (BUF) *Goalie
Nathan Gerbe (BUF)
Viktor Stalberg (CHI)
Jannik Hansen (VAN)
Brad Marchand (BOS)
Wayne Simmonds (LAK)
Artem Anisimov (NYR)
Sami Lepisto (CBJ)
Teddy Purcell (TBL)
Tyler Kennedy (PIT)
Mike Blunden (CBJ)
Victor Oreskovich (VAN)

Jagr negotiated with Detroit and one other NHL team over the weekend, but sources say the Penguins have since been contacted by Jagr's agent, Petr Svoboda. Dialogue is ongoing. There's even a report that owner Mario Lemieux has (or will) get involved.

Remove Jagr's name from the equation. Would you pay a legit top-six forward, say, $2.5m? Sure, you would. Heck, the Pens paid Miroslav Satan $3.5m. The Penguins have approximately $7.7m worth of cap space.

While Jagr's name and reputation might frighten the uneducated, it should do exactly the opposite. Jagr would return to the NHL with a chip on his shoulder, with something to prove: "There would be some people who think I'm not good enough," Jagr said. Style-wise, he'd be a perfect fit for Evgeni Malkin. Jagr is a power-play PHENOM. Sure, he's best in the right circle, just like Malkin and Sidney Crosby. But he's BETTER AT IT. Enough placating egos. Time to win.

UPDATE: Rob Rossi says that, everything else being equal, the Penguins are Jagr's first choice.

http://www.1059thex.com/pages/markmadden.html

Make it fucking happen Shero!!!