Thursday, November 22, 2007

THE NHL'S BIGGEST TURKEY AWARDS

In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday I will be handing out “The NHL’s Biggest Turkey” awards. These awards are given to the worst the NHL has to offer so far this season. I’ll break them down into two categories for your viewing pleasure. I hope you all have a safe and wonderful holiday. Enjoy!

INDVIDUAL AWARDS

The “You mean I’m supposed to play defense?” award goes to…
Scott Hannan of the Avalanche for his –11 through 20 games.

The “I’ll be taking a bus to games soon” award goes to…
Sergei Samsonov of the Blackhawks for his uninspired play.

The “Boy this game is fast” award goes to…
David Steckel of the Capitals for being a rookie in over his head.

The “Did they make the nets bigger?” award goes to…
Miikka Kiprusoff of the Flames for his 2.96 GAA and .888 SV% through 21 games.

The “I was supposed to repeat that?” award goes to…
Jordan Staal of the Penguins for his 2 points and –8 through 21 games.

The “I’m supposed to lead this team?” award goes to…
Maxim Afinogenov of the Sabres for not stepping up.

The “NHL’s Biggest Turkey” award goes to…
Sean Avery of the Rangers for being Sean Avery.

TEAM AWARDS

The “Can’t play for 60 minutes” award goes to…
The Washington Capitals

The “Failed experiment” award goes to…
The Edmonton Oilers

The “Boy do we suck” award goes to…
The Buffalo Sabres

The “What do you mean the Coyotes are better than us?” award goes to…
The L.A. Kings

The “Weren’t we supposed to win the division?” award goes to…
The Pittsburgh Penguins

The “We forgot how to play defense” award goes to…
The N.J. Devils

The “What’s so special about special teams anyway?” award goes to…
The N.J. Devils

The “Thank God we have a good goalie” award goes to…
The N.Y. Rangers

The “We play better a man down” award goes to…
The Edmonton Oilers

The “NHL’s Biggest Turkey” award goes to…
The Washington Capitals

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