Award season is still months away, but the watch begins now with the start of the 2015-16 NHL campaign. And the start of the new season wouldn't be the same without some predictions from Bleacher Report's hockey writers.
First, here's the full disclosure from last year's selections. We were way off with our Hart Trophy predictions, with no mention of either Carey Price—the runaway winner—or long-distance runner-up Alex Ovechkin. In our defense, goalies don't get the nod very often, and Price may never again do so much with so little offensive support.
We were 0-for-2 after the Norris, with our consensus Alex Pietrangelo pick outplayed by teammate Kevin Shattenkirk and eventual winner Erik Karlsson not even making our top five (hey, his defense has always been questionable).
But we redeemed ourselves somewhat with the rookie group and nailed the Selke winner with Patrice Bergeron.
This year is equally difficult to predict. The field is wide open in pretty much every category, with the league's superstars all looking to lead their teams to glory with stellar individual efforts.
In an effort to redeem ourselv ...
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Article written by Steve Macfarlane
B/R Experts’ Predictions for the 2015-16 NHL Awards
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