LHH Zeitgeist: Moulson Racks Up 10 More Award Nominations
Matt Moulson is getting so many good-guy honors, what's a few more for the New York Islanders winger?
Matt Moulson is getting so many good-guy honors, what's a few more for the New York Islanders winger?
Thanks to injuries the New York Islanders used 15 different defensemen this year, but picking their team Norris winner is an open-and-shut case for Andrew MacDonald.
The New York Islanders possessed several high-skilled, low-penalty taking forwards in Michael Grabner, Frans Nielsen and Matt Moulson. That criteria is as good as any for the Lady Byng Trophy.
The New York Islanders deployed two outstanding defensive and penalty-killing forwards in Frans Nielsen and Michael Grabner. Separating who was better is a challenge.
If each team put forth a nominee for the NHL's major awards, the Isles might not have an obvious pick for Calder or Hart.
It was an ugly, injury-plagued season for the Islanders, but some performances were still worth noting for end-of-season awards. Mark Streit, Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo were the highlights.