Every season the Maple Leafs have a player or two who are shoo-ins to win an award.
Auston Matthews was going to win the Rocket, Hart, Calder, and Ted Lindsay after he set a record for most goals scored in a debut game. The 2016 first-overall pick settled for one out of those four. Nazem Kadri also had his name already written on the Selke while people still argue why Mike Babcock was robbed of winning the Jack Adams two years ago.
This year is no different, with Morgan Rielly getting the buzz to be the league’s best defenceman and take home the Norris Trophy in Vegas next summer.