-Vintage Canuck- Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 The Canadiens goaltender looks like the heavy favorite: The general managers have had their say and unsurprisingly they’ve picked Montreal’s Carey Price, Minnesota’s Devan Dubnyk, and Nashville’s Pekka Rinne as the three finalists for the 2015 Vezina Trophy. Of course, Price is regarded as the heavy favorite for the 2015 Vezina Trophy. He led the league in wins (44), GAA (1.96), and save percentage (.933) while starting in 66 games. He’s also been the single biggest component of the Canadiens’ successful 2014-15 campaign and consequently the discussion has shifted as to whether or not he’s worthy of the Hart Trophy as well. For a time though it looked like fellow nominee Rinne might be able to take the Vezina instead as he was having almost as good of a campaign. However, while Price stayed strong throughout 2014-15, Rinne did falter in the second half. After the All-Star break the Nashville goaltender posted a 2.48 GAA and .911 save percentage in 27 contests. That was enough to make him slip to the point where he finished third in GAA (2.18) and tied for seventh in save percentage (.923) in 64 starts. He still tied for second in wins though with 41. That being said, Price wasn’t the league’s best goaltender after the All-Star break, although he was a very close second. Devan Dubnyk dominated over that span with a 25-8-2 record, 1.72 GAA, and .939 save percentage in 35 games. That covers most of his tenure with the Wild, but his time with the Arizona Coyotes at the start of the season wasn’t nearly as flattering from a statistical perspective. He was still impressive in Arizona, especially given how the team was playing in front of him, but that time does drag his overall numbers down somewhat. Even still, he ranked second in GAA (2.07) and save percentage (.929) in 58 games this season. http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/24/price-dubnyk-rinne-are-vezina-trophy-finalists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Sorry, on my phone, can't post link, but as per TSN(right on their homepage) Carey Price, Pekka Rinne, and DEVAN DUBNYK are Vezina finalists this year. What a year for Dubnyk. No career to the Vezina in one season. Sucks for Edmonton. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Darn it, Vintage you beat me by a half a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 1. Price 2. Rinne 3. Dubnyk 4. Holtby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 NVM, Vintage Canuck beat me to it. Please lock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Good on Dubnyk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SKATES1STICK Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 DUBNYK FOR VEZINA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Dubnyk and Rinne both had amazing seasons but Price was something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 ib4l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Stoch Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Oilers Brass:... how the f did we make a Vezina goalie look like an AHLer for all those years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 ya price is a shoe in but a lot of goalies had great years, it was the year of the goalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilac Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 So excited for Dubnyk - outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFBR392 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 A year ago I would have assumed Dubnyk would be working at McDonalds by now. What a turnaround he's made. Lulz at the Oilers for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 If it isn't Price, the NHL should disband and merge with the KHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaNuCkSLoUiE23 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 1. Price 2. Rinne 3. Dubnyk 4. HoltbyI would put Schneider before Holtby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikal Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 It's Price's prize to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayRayDown Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I would put Schneider before Holtby you'd put a 26-31-9 goalie over Holtby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7Nucks Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 My vote goes to Dubnyk. It'll go to price, but I knew as soon as Dubnyk went to a real team he'd be good. And his numbers were really good with Arizona, let that sink in, and were stellar with Minnesota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter_74 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I've always felt that Dubnyk was a good tender, just didnt have a team infront of him. Im so happy for the guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydew Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 It's Price's trophy for sure, lead the goalies in almost all categories. I'd be shocked if he didn't win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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