Apples Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=716428&navid=nhl:topheads NEW YORK -- Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins and Semyon Varlamov of the Colorado Avalanche are the three finalists for the 2013-14 Vezina Trophy, which is awarded "to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position," the National Hockey League announced today. The general managers of the 30 NHL clubs submitted ballots for the Vezina Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists. The winner will be announced Tuesday, June 24, during the 2014 NHL Awards from Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. The 2014 NHL Awards will be broadcast by NBCSN in the United States and CBC in Canada. Following are the finalists for the Vezina Trophy, in alphabetical order: Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning Bishop set multiple franchise records in backstopping the Lightning to a second-place finish in the Atlantic Division in his first season as a starter. He became the Lightning's all-time leader for wins in a season with his 31st on Mar. 15 against New Jersey and finished the season ranked fourth in the NHL with 37. Bishop also set a franchise mark in save percentage (.924). He tied for fourth in the League in shutouts (five) and placed seventh in goals-against average (2.23). Bishop is a Vezina Trophy finalist for the first time and the first Lightning nominee for the award since Daren Puppa placed third in 1996. Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins Rask posted a 36-15-6 record, highlighted by a career-best 10-game point streak from Mar. 20-30 (9-0-1), as the Bruins captured their first Presidents' Trophy since 1990 and led the Eastern Conference in team defense (2.08 GA/game). He allowed two goals or fewer in 37 of 58 starts, set single-season highs in wins and appearances, and was the only goaltender to rank among the NHL's top five in each of the major statistical categories: first in shutouts (seven), second in save percentage (.930), fourth in goals-against average (2.04) and fifth in wins. Rask is a first-time Vezina finalist. Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche Varlamov led the NHL and set a franchise record with 41 victories, surpassing Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy's previous single-season high of 40 in 2000-01, and joins Roy (1996-97) as the only goaltenders in club history to top the League in wins. He ranked first in the NHL in shots faced (2,013) and saves (1,867) and thrived under the heavy workload, posting a 7-1-1 mark when facing 40 or more shots and going 32-4-4 when facing 30-plus shots. Varlamov is a Vezina finalist for the first time and the first Avalanche goaltender nominated for the award since Roy was runner-up to Montreal's Jose Theodore in 2001-02. History Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau and Joe Cattarinich, former owners of the Montreal Canadiens, presented the trophy to the National Hockey League in 1926-27 in memory of Georges Vezina, the outstanding Canadiens goaltender who collapsed during an NHL game on Nov. 28, 1925, and died of tuberculosis a few months later. Until the 1981-82 season, the goaltender(s) of the team allowing the fewest number of goals during the regular season were awarded the Vezina Trophy. IMG Productions, a division of the global sports, entertainment and media company, IMG Worldwide, will produce the 2014 NHL Awards, under the helm of executive producer Steve Mayer. A full line up of presenters and entertainment, as well as information on official 2014 NHL Awards travel packages, will be announced in the coming months. Fans can enter for a chance to win a trip to the 2014 NHL Awards. Full details are available at www.NHL.com/Vegas. Tweet about the event using the official hashtag #NHLAwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Gotta be Varlamov.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Varlamov should win it. Rask will probably win though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Here are the numbers for those interested: Varlamov: 41-14-6 (2.41 GAA, .927 sv%) Bishop: 37-14-7 (2.23 GAA, .924 sv%) Rask: 36-15-6 (2.04 GAA, .930 sv%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Here are the numbers for those interested: Varlamov: 41-14-6 (2.41 GAA, .927 sv%) Bishop: 37-14-7 (2.23 GAA, .924 sv%) Rask: 36-15-6 (2.04 GAA, .930 sv%) Price had slightly better stats than Varlamov and should've been nominated over him IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 It was Pavelec's award to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 New generation goalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring_Back_Bertuzzi Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 when tampa traded for him. I thought tampa got screwed. Now bishop is vezina finalist and conacher got sent to buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 funny that all 3 were traded from non-playoff teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanucklehead10 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Wow, no Price? Shocker. I'm going with Varlamov or Rask, I think Bishop is a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Price had slightly better stats than Varlamov and should've been nominated over him IMO Did you watch Varlamov this year? He might be the most deserving to win, he bailed Colorado out time and time again. Numbers aren't everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Varlamov. The Avalanche managed to make the playoffs because of him. He makes Colorado's subpar defence look good IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glory_Days Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Should be Bishop or Varlamov. Rask plays behind maybe the deepest team in the league, upfront and on the backend. Bishop, Varlamov play for shoot first, think about defense later teams, also look at Chad Johnson's numbers in Boston as the back-up, could put Pavelic in net for Boston and he'd have good numbers...maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absent Canuck Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 So who lost the least? Forsberg Raycroft Conacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 So who lost the least? Forsberg Raycroft Conacher Really makes you wonder about the Schneider trade... Biggest loss is Toronto(buyout), Followed by Ottawa (waivers), then Washington (Erat for Varly essentially) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Price had slightly better stats than Varlamov and should've been nominated over him IMO Are you kidding? Varly is the only reason they made the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Rio Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Wow, no Price? Shocker. I'm going with Varlamov or Rask, I think Bishop is a long shot. What you mean? All had better seasons than Price, who struggled at times. The 3 nominated were all consistent the whole year. But Rask deserves it hands down. He has had had a few great seasons in a row now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Should be Varlamov winning, but it'll probably be Rask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3KBieksa Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 VARLY i wonder who he is gonna bring to the NHL award show.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I think it has to go to Rask. Best GAA, best Sv%, most shutouts, only 1 and 5 wins behind Bishop and Varlamov respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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