The Vegas Golden Knights will unveil their inaugural roster during Wednesday night’s NHL Awards Show, and will appropriately do so in the Sin City.
The last time a player on the Toronto Maple Leafs won a major NHL award was in 2002-03 when Alexander Mogilny took home the Lady Byng Trophy for Gentlemanly Conduct.
Doug Gilmour won the Selke in 1992-93, the same year the late Pat Burns earned the Jack Adams Award as the top coach in the NHL.
Yes, Winnipeg’s Patrik Laine and Columbus’ Zach Werenski had great campaigns, but Matthews was a force all season long and was just as dynamic in the Leafs’ first round playoff series against Washington.
Interestingly enough, I think Toronto’s Mike Babcock will win the Jack Adams, almost a quarter century after Burns did, after resurrecting the last-place Leafs and guiding a bunch of rookies to a 95-point season and a playoff spot.
- It is finally Mike Babcock's turn to win Jack Adams Award?National Post
- Down Goes Brown: Breaking down Babcock vs. Quinn vs. BurnsSportsnet.ca
- It's out of the cauldron and into the Calder for Leafs' Auston MatthewsToronto Star
- Leafs' Babcock says he'd like to have Matt Hunwick on team in 2017-18Sportsnet.ca
- Leafs' Hyman pulling for Matthews' Calder bidToronto Sun
- Picking and choosing: We'll take Connor McDavid as MVP and Auston Matthews as ...Toronto Star
- Mike Babcock and Auston Matthews meet the press in VegasPension Plan Puppets
- Matthews would join diverse group of Leafs Calder winnersTSN
- Will NHL awards honor Leafs, Oilers, Columbus?ABC News
