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I copied & pasted from the NHL website and it kept the links...no big deal. Here they are and here's who I think will win:

CALDER MEMORIAL TROPHY (outstanding rookie): Evgeni Malkin, Penguins; Jordan Staal, Penguins; Paul Stastny, Avalanche.

Malkin will win. Paul Stastny made some headway towards the end of the season but Malkin should prevail

FRANK J. SELKE TROPHY (outstanding defensive forward): Rod Brind'Amour, Hurricanes; Samuel Pahlsson, Ducks; Jay Pandolfo, Devils.

Brind'Amour was probably the only Hurricane to keep up his Stanley Cup championship form from last year. He had a good season and I'll pick him.

HART MEMORIAL TROPHY (most valuable player to his team): Martin Brodeur, Devils; Sidney Crosby, Penguins; Roberto Luongo, Canucks.

At only 19 years old, Sidney Crosby is the player that will carry the league for the next generation and this year he demonstrated he's worth the hype. I don't think the league will want to hand out the award to a goalie.

JACK ADAMS AWARD (outstanding coach): Lindy Ruff, Sabres; Michel Therrien, Penguins; Alain Vigneault, Canucks.

Michel Therrien molded his rookie squad from a dismal non-playoff position last season and put them on the map with 105 points to close out the year. This team will win championships in the near future.

JAMES NORRIS MEMORIAL TROPHY (outstanding defenseman): Nicklas Lidstrom, Red Wings; Scott Niedermayer, Ducks; Chris Pronger, Ducks.

Nicklas Lidstrom is the workhorse of the Red Wings. He leads defencemen in almost every category; he should win despite the great year of the Ducks' best blueline tandem.

LADY BYNG MEMORIAL TROPHY (sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct): Pavel Datsyuk, Red Wings; Joe Sakic, Avalanche; Martin St. Louis, Lightning.

Joe Sakic should get it. Despite avoiding the penalty box, he still plays hard and leads by example.

LESTER B. PEARSON AWARD (most outstanding player as voted by fellow members of the NHLPA): Sidney Crosby, Penguins; Vincent Lecavalier, Lightning; Roberto Luongo, Canucks.

I think the players will go with Sidney Crosby

VEZINA TROPHY *** (outstanding goaltender): Martin Brodeur, Devils; Miikka Kiprusoff, Flames; Henrik Lundqvist, Rangers; Roberto Luongo, Canucks.

Kiprusoff and Lundqvist are the ones that tied for third. Luongo and Brodeur is a close call...I'll pick Luongo since the voters might consider the Canucks weren't much of a team until Luongo brought them to the post-season after they missed it last year.