The first quarter of the NHL season is over. Each quarter marker is a convenient time to waste some words arguing about who’s in the lead for the NHL awards. Never one to miss an opportunity to waste words, here are my early season leaders in the race the Hart, Norris, and Vezina.
Let’s start with the methodology I’m using to assess the skaters. First of all, it’s not a methodology. It’s some bad math paired with my own opinions from watching hockey while drinking and tweeting. Specifically, I used three stats that I think are good representations of how a player has performed this season.