It does not seem to be the Colorado Avalanche’s year for award contention despite sitting at the top of the league’s standings. Part of the reason is a committee approach to team success with good depth and a variety of top contributors in key roles.
While Mikko Rantanen is currently second in goals both he and Nathan MacKinnon would have to put together quite a finish to qualify for any of the scoring titles. The Lady Byng might be out of the question after MacKinnon’s unsportsmanlike conduct fine and there hasn’t been enough production from any of the rookies for the Calder.