Could also have the Stu Bickel "Phew, that was close!" award, given out to the player who most often makes a terrible play, just to quickly recover and save his lucky ass with a good play.
The HFBoards Scapegoat Award
Awarded to the player who best responds to needless criticisms by posters on HFBoards.com.
The Brad "I swear to God I'll shoot!" Richards Award
Awarded to the player who fakes the most slap shots from the point on the powerplay.
The Staredown of Doom Survivor
Awarded to the player who survives the most staredowns from Henrik Lundqvist after he lets in a goal.
The "Ok, seriously, dude. You can't pull that off." Award
Awarded to Marian Gaborik by default for trying to one-hand-flip the puck by the defender every time he rushes the puck up the ice.
The Potty Mouth Award
Voted on by NYR Beat Writers and given to the individual who swears the most in post-game interviews. Automatically awarded to John Tortorella because he threatened to beat up Larry Brooks if he didn't receive it.
The "Who the hell is this guy?" Award
Awarded to the player who wins a spot in the lineup over all the over-hyped Rangers prospects.
The Slow-as-**** Award
Awarded to the player who receives the most "He should visit Barb Underhill" comments.
Though limited in scope, we can't be without the "Holy f ing christ, stay in the god damn crease!" award, given to the goaltender who most often tries to clear the puck just to quite simply, fail.
The Anisimov Head Down Skating Award - awarded to the player who manages to get destroyed by big hits all the time because they keep their head down...
Or maybe also a Delstaalbickardi "Wait, you mean that wasn't a good idea?" award, given to the player who most often tries to clear the puck by shooting it through the middle.
The "Ok, seriously, dude. You can't pull that off." Award
Awarded to Marian Gaborik by default for trying to one-hand-flip the puck by the defender every time he rushes the puck up the ice.
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Ha, huge pet peeve of mine.
Dont think hes tried it much this series. Then again, I dont think hes ventured in between the faceoff dots in the offensive zone since game 1.
The Anisimov Head Down Skating Award - awarded to the player who manages to get destroyed by big hits all the time because they keep their head down...
Definitely gotta have a Dubinsky "Tomorrow's a New Day!" award, given to the player who most often claims a dominant future performance, just to well, go out on the ice and do, quite simply, umm, nothing.
The "Ok, seriously, dude. You can't pull that off." Award
Awarded to Marian Gaborik by default for trying to one-hand-flip the puck by the defender every time he rushes the puck up the ice.
first thing that came to my mind was dubinsky's mustache...
Daniel Alfredsson most smashed water bottles award. Do we really need an award for everything we don't like? Why not an award for lame threads? You can nominate the threads and have a poll at the end of the season.
The Anisimov Head Down Skating Award - awarded to the player who manages to get destroyed by big hits all the time because they keep their head down...
