Feiler's Favorites: NHL Award Picks

Calder Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche

Landeskog was in top three among rookies in just about every statistical category. He was first in power play goals with six and his 52 points tie him for first as well. He also played in all 82 games for the Avalanche, while logging over 18 minutes per game.

Runners-up: Adam Henrique, New Jersey Devils and Matt Read, Philadelphia Flyers

Vezina Trophy (Top Goalie): Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings

Quick led the league with 10 shutouts. His numbers are essentially indistinguishable from the Lundqvist's and Rinne's except for one thing. The Kings were 29th in the league in scoring and they still made the playoffs. The Rangers have one of the best defensive cores in the league and Ryan Suter and Shea Weber are one of the NHL's best D-pairings.

Runner-ups: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers and Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators

James Norris Memorial Trophy (Best Defenseman): Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators

The 21-year-old, who logged more than 25 minutes per game is not the most physical defenseman, but his offensive production puts him atop all others. With 78 points in 81 games he had 25 more points than any other defenseman. If fact, he had more assists than other blue-liners had points and was third in the league in helpers.

Runners-up: Brian Campbell, Florida Panthers and Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins

Jack Adams Award (Best Coach): Ken Hitchcock, St. Louis Blues

Hitchcock took over after the Blues went 6-7 and fired Davis Payne. He led the Blues to their first division title since 1999-2000, all despite the Blues having the ninth most games lost to injury and the eighth lowest pay roll in the league.

Runner-ups: Dan Bylsma, Pittsburgh Penguins and Barry Trotz, Nashville Predators

Hart Memorial Trophy(Most Valuable Player): Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins

Malkin put the team on his back with a league-leading 109 points after Crosby, Chris Letang and Jordan Staal all missed time due to injuries. Malkin also helped line mate James Neal have a 40-40 season of his own and led the Penguins to the fourth best record in the league.

Runners-up: Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning and Jonathon Quick, Los Angeles Kings

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