As expected, seeing as it leaked almost a week ago, P.K. Subban has indeed won the Norris Trophy awarded to the defenseman with "the greatest all-around ability in the position." It's a PHWA joint.

That sound you're hearing is the low moan of Marc Bergevin, who could have signed a pre-Norris Subban to a five-year, $25 million deal. Now he has a Norris winner that will need a new contract at the end of next season. That's unfortunate.

Subban narrowly beat out Ryan Suter of the Minnesota Wild, finishing with 66 first-place votes to Suter's 65, and just 36 more points overall.

The NHL, on Subban's merit:

Subban topped NHL defensemen in scoring, recording 38 points (11 goals, 27 assists) in 42 games as the Canadiens won the Northeast Division crown and posted the League's fourth-best record. The 24-year-old Toronto native also led defensemen in power-play scoring with 26 points (seven goals, 19 assists), helping Montreal post the League's fifth-best success rate with the man advantage (20.7%). Subban ranked second on the Canadiens in points, plus-minus (+12) and average ice time per game (23:14).

And here's how voting from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association shook out.

It's worth noting that, while the top three finalists just so happened to receive the most votes, the top five is rounded out by more defensive-minded defencemen Francois Beauchemin and Zdeno Chara. That's somewhat heartening.

But the most interesting thing to me here is that Andrei Markov received a first-place vote for the Norris. Somebody in the PHWA didn't even feel that Subban was the best defenceman on his team. How does that happen?

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Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals won the 2012-13 Hart Memorial Trophy for regular-season MVP, his third most valuable player trophy and first since 2009.

Center Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ovechkin and center John Tavares of the New York Islanders are the three finalists for the Hart, awarded “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team,” as voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.

From the NHL:

Ovechkin tallied 32 goals in 48 games, including 23 in his final 23 contests, to become the first three-time winner of the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the NHL’s goal-scoring leader. He also finished third in the League in points (56), first in power-play goals (16), first in power-play points (27) and first in shots on goal (220), leading the Capitals to an 11-1-1 record in April and their fifth Southeast Division title in the last six years. Ovechkin recorded points in nine straight games March 17-April 2 (10-5—15), including a five-game goal streak March 17-24, and tallied his 30th goal of the year April 20, becoming the ninth player in League history to score 30 or more goals in each of his first eight seasons.

We cast our ballot for Ovechkin.

On June 22, 2012, the Philadelphia Flyers traded Sergei Bobrovsky to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

On June 15, 2013, exactly one week shy of the first anniversary of that unfortunate decision, Bobrovsky has won the NHL's Vezina trophy. According to the league's 30 General Managers, he was the league's best goalie in 2013.

The NHL explains Bobrovsky's worthiness thusly:

Bobrovsky (21-11-6, 2.00 goals-against average, .932 save percentage, four shutouts) backstopped Columbus' late-season surge that kept the club in contention for a playoff berth until the final moments of the season. The first-time Vezina finalist appeared in all but one of the Blue Jackets' franchise-record 12-game point streak (8-0-4) from Feb. 26 through Mar. 22 that spurred the club's move up the standings. He won eight of his last nine decisions from April 9-27, posting a 1.64 goals-against average and .945 save percentage in that span. Bobrovsky ranked second among NHL goaltenders in save percentage and sixth in goals-against average.

Meanwhile, the Flyers acquired Steve Mason in a trade and are poised to buy out Ilya Bryzgalov.

Here's how the voting shook out:

1. Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ 110 (17-8-1)
2. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 55 (3-12-4)
3. Antti Niemi, S.J. 46 (6-4-4)
4. Craig Anderson, OTT 22 (3-1-4)
5. Tuukka Rask, BOS 12 (0-3-3)
6. Jimmy Howard, DET 9 (0-0-9)
7. Ray Emery, CHI 6 (1-0-1)
8. Corey Crawford, CHI 5 (0-1-2)
9. Jonas Hiller, ANA 3 (0-1-0)
10. Niklas Backstrom, MIN 1 (0-0-1)

As you can see, it wasn't all that close. Bobrovsky received the majority of first-place votes, and twice as many votes overall as runner-up Henrik Lundqvist.

Meanwhile, further down the ballot, you did not read that wrong: Ray Emery received a first-place vote. Let's just assume that was Paul Holmgren's way of abstaining.

By the way: while accepting his trophy with the help of his translator, Bobrovsky was also given the Best-Dressed Joffrey Lannister Lookalike Award.

Getty ImagesSidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins won the 2012-13 Ted Lindsay Award, presented annually to the “Most Outstanding Player” in the NHL, as voted by fellow members of the NHLPA.

Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, right wing Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and right wing Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning were up for the award.

From the NHLPA on Crosby’s season:

“I would like to thank the NHL Players’ Association for recognizing me for this award,” said Sidney Crosby, the 2012-13 Ted Lindsay Award recipient. “It means a lot to be recognized by the guys that you compete against each and every night.”

Crosby helped lead the Penguins to a first place finish in the Eastern Conference in the 2012-13 regular season. He ranked tied for third in the league in points (56), second in assists (41), fourth in plus-minus (+26), and first in points per game (1.56).

In the history of the Award, four different Penguins players have been voted the “Most Outstanding Player” for a

Getty ImagesThe official definition of the Calder Memorial Trophy states the award goes "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League," as awarded by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers was chosen as this year's winner. He beat out Brendan Gallagher of the Montreal Canadiens and Brandon Saad of the Chicago Blackhawks.

From the NHL:

Selected third overall by the Panthers in the 2011 NHL Draft, Huberdeau played in all 48 games for Florida and ranked second both on the team and among NHL rookies with 31 points (14-17—31). Among first-year players, he finished third in goals, fourth in assists and third in shots on goal (112). His 16:55 average time on ice also led rookie forwards, while his nine power-play points (2-7—9) placed fourth among all freshmen skaters. Huberdeau set two franchise records, becoming the first Panther to score on two penalty shots in one season (Feb. 21 at Philadelphia and March 5 vs. Carolina) and recording the most points by a teenager in team history (four more than Radek Dvorak in 1995-96).

Here's the voting breakdown:

There was a big outcry when Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin was not named one of the three finalists. As we see, he missed the cut by 100 points, and was a clear fourth ahead of Nail Yakupov of the Edmonton Oilers.

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Getty ImagesWhenever Brendan Shanahan leaves the NHL Department of Safety, conventional wisdom was that it would be for a general manager or player personnel role.

That job might be with the Calgary Flames.

John Shannon of Sportsnet confirmed that Shanahan was in Calgary on Friday, previously reporting that his meeting was with owner Murray Edwards and CEO Ken King regarding a director of hockey operations gig. Bob McKenzie of TSN reports that no job offer was made to Shanahan at the meeting.

Jay Feaster remains the general manager in Calgary, although an embattled one. The Flames have missed the playoffs for four straight seasons. Adding Shanahan wouldn’t exactly be a vote of confidence; in fact, it smacks of what the Colorado Avalanche did in elevating Joe Sakic up the managerial food chain and minimizing Greg Sherman’s role. (Maybe the common denominator is Ryan O’Reilly.)

Obviously the Flames’ gain is the NHL’s loss, but Shanahan’s innovations and revisions to the Department of Player Safety – from the instructional videos to the disciplinary standards that have helped reduce concussions in the NHL during his two-year tenure – will endure through the staff he’s added, like former NHL defenseman Rob Blake.

That’s assuming he leaves the Flames. And that the NHL doesn’t tinker with what’s been a successful sheriff’s department Shanahan has built.

Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg is one of the team’s steadiest defenders. He averages 26:03 per game, and is usually charged with stopping their opponents’ top players.

But a lapse in triple-OT of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final might have cost the Bruins the game. Watch Seidenberg in the corner of the ice, dropping his glove after a hit and then picking it up on Andrew Shaw’s game-winner for the Chicago Blackhawks:

Seidenberg was checked in the corner by Bryan Bickell of the Blackhawks. Shaw was his player to defend; rather than doing so, he went back to the corner to snag his missing glove. Michael Rozsival’s point shot was deflected home by Shaw, and the Blackhawks won in triple overtime.

Joe Haggerty of CSN New England noticed the play and asked Seidenberg what went wrong:

"I obviously looked at it [on video] and thought about it afterward. [I was] like ‘What did I just do?’ "

Still, he's not sure it would have changed the outcome

Getty ImagesAlain Vigneault will be the next head coach of the New York Rangers, per the Daily News and ESPN New York.

He was fired by the Vancouver Canucks after seven seasons and six playoff appearances, including a Stanley Cup Final Game 7 loss in 2011 to the Boston Bruins.

He replaces John Tortorella, another head coach fired for playoff disappointment who, as fate would have it, might swap jobs with Vigneault and take over the Canucks.

According to Katie Strang of ESPN, the Rangers interviewed Vigneault and former star Mark Messier for the head coaching spot but opted for Vigneault. He was given a lucrative offer to join the Rangers, big enough where he withdrew his name from candidacy for the Dallas Stars’ vacancy.

What does Vigneault bring to the Rangers that Tortorella did not?