The NHL has announced the Three Ted Lindsay Award Finalists: Leon Draisaitl Nathan MacKinnon Artemi Panarin
The Ted Lindsay Award, formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award, is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHLPA.
This award is in many ways the least publicized award, but many players will be quick to tell you this is the award that maybe matters most because it is voted on by your peers. These are three worthy candidates, but I personally feel this one has to go to Artemi Panarin....and if you are a player you should feel 100% the same. Not only did Panarin have a killer year and essentially will the Rangers into the Play-in round, but Panarin did so AFTER signing a MEGA UFA Deal....which almost NEVER happens, but if you are a player, you are thanking him for helping GMs everywhere justify these sorts of deals!
Source: "Blues are 90% going to have walk away from their captain.."
This is a big blow, but really no one's fault. The flat Salary Cap is going to mean the Blues simply won't be able to make it work unless Pietrangelo leaves MULTI millions on the table. Several teams are going to get involved, including Toronto I am told...
more to come this evening...
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