Every year the NHL hands out its awards in Las Vegas. And while there’s a team in Vegas now that plays very good hockey and has one of the best players in the league in only its second year of existence, you’re supposed to remember that Vegas is a showbiz town, and you’re meant to realize that the awards are showbiz awards.
Mika Okänd, the obscure but talented young player you’re fond of, is not going to win an award. Not unless he’s got a really good sob story going on in his life and can take the Masterton.