Sean McIndoe, also known as Down Goes Brown, wrote a very interesting article for SportsNet about the idea of splitting NHL awards by conference. While he doesn’t mention any Lightning players adding hardware to the trophy case, I could think of at least two awards right off the top of my head that the Bolts could take home.
McIndoe’s idea is that if the NHL followed MLB’s model of splitting awards by conference, it would have strengthened the legacy of several players. The MLB model would also create some multi-time winners for very good players. (For example, Erik Karlsson and Drew Doughty could have both won Norris Trophies over the past couple seasons.