Crikey!

The NHL awards are tonight, and the Devils are hoping for a hat trick. Marty Brodeur and Jay Pandolfo have been nominated for the Hart, Vezina (both Brodeur) and Selke (Pando).

The Hart is for the MVP. Sidney Crosby and Roberto Luongo are also in the running. Maybe it's just because I worship him, but I think Marty deserves it. He lead the league in shutouts, was third in GAA and save percentage, and broke the 33 year old wins record. Sid the kid did lead the leauge in scoring, but he didn't play as big a part in the Pens' sucess as Marty did in the Devils. Luongo, well, I think he had a little more help from his D than Marty did, and Marty just played better.

The Vezina goes to the best goalie. Luongo, Henrik Lundqvist and Miikka Kipursoff are going against Marty. If you ask my, it's really between Marty and Luongo. Kipursoff was amazing in the playoffs, but he wasn't as good as the other two. I think breaking the wins record should have put it in the bag for Marty, but Loungo did tie it (although he tied it after Marty broke it, so he really didn't do anything too special). Not only did he actually break the record, but Marty also had him beat in GAA and SV%.

The other candidates for the Selke (best defensive forward) are Rod Brind'Amour and Sami Pahlsson. I'm not quite sure who I think should win this, but I don't think it will be Pandolfo. I didn't see either of the others play too much, but I've seen better defensive play from forwards other than Pando. Who knows. Maybe we will get that hat trick tonight.

I'll post the winners of each award after it's over. The awards start at 7:30 and will be aired on Versus and CBC.