2010-11 NHL Standings & Awards

No statistical analysis here. Just pure unadulterated postulating for the sake of postulating. Here are my top picks for award winners and winning teams come the 2010-11 NHL season’s end.

Stanley Cup Champion

1. Pittsburgh Penguins
- The team with the deepest core on defense and a previous Cup winner in net wanting to redeem his substandard performance from a season ago.

2. Vancouver Canucks
- The team with an amazing core finally gets it right, beating a degraded Blackhawks squad in the playoffs.

3. Detroit Red Wings
- The wily evil empire returns to glory and dispatches the West with ease.

Stanley Cup Matchups
1. Detroit vs. Pittsburgh
2. Vancouver vs. New Jersey
3. San Jose vs. Washington

Western Conference Standings
1. Detroit Red Wings
2. Vancouver Canucks
3. LA Kings
4. Chicago Blackhawks
5. San Jose Sharks
6. St. Louis Blues
7. Colorado Avalanche
8. Phoenix Coyotes
9. Anaheim Ducks
10. Calgary Flames
11. Nashville Predators
12. Minnesota Wild
13. Edmonton Oilers
14. Columbus Blue Jackets
15. Dallas Stars

Eastern Conference Standings
1. Pittsburgh Penguins
2. Boston Bruins
3. Washington Capitals
4. Philadelphia Flyers
5. New Jersey Devils
6. Buffalo Sabres
7. Montreal Canadiens
8. Ottawa Senators
9. Atlanta Thrashers
10. Tampa Bay Lightning
11. New York Rangers
12. Toronto Maple Leafs
13. Florida Panthers
14. Carolina Hurricanes
15. New York Islanders

Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP)
1. Alex Ovechkin / Sidney Crosby
2. Steven Stamkos / Nic Backstrom
3. Drew Doughty

Art Ross Trophy (Most Points)
1. Ovechkin
2. Henrik Sedin
3. Stamkos

Norris Trophy (Best Defensemen)
1. Doughty
2. Shea Weber
3. Dan Boyle

Vezina Trophy (Best Goalie)
1. Roberto Luongo
2. Jaroslav Halak
3. Cam Ward

Rocket Richard Trophy (Most Goals)
1. Ovechkin / Stamkos / Crosby
2. Zach Parise
3. Jeff Carter

Selke Trophy (Best Defensive Forward)
1. Ryan Kesler
2. Pavel Datsyuk
3. TJ Oshie

Calder Trophy (Top Rookie)
1. Jordan Eberle / Taylor Hall / Magnus Paajarvi
2. PK Subban
3. Cam Fowler