Let’s be honest. We probably can’t even agree on the top five NHL trophies, never mind the top five candidates for each one through the first two months of the 2015-16 NHL season.

But let’s give it our best shot anyway…

HART TROPHY

1. Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks

2. Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars

3. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers

4. Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals

5. Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators

Top 5 honorable mentions: Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars; Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals; Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens; Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks; Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins.

Kane’s scoring streak makes him the MVP so far. It’s not a runaway, but it will be if the Blackhawks star continues to produce at a best-in-20-NHL-seasons pace. Benn, Lundqvist and Holtby are in the second tier, with the time and acumen to catch up. Karlsson’s the outsider among the top five but if he drives the Sens to near the top of the Eastern Conference, he’s got a chance at becoming the first defenseman to win the Hart Trophy since Chris Pronger in 1999-2000.

We feel good about the top five – and Seguin as the first honorable mention – and then it gets debatable. New Jersey’s Mike Cammalleri, Washington’s Evgeny Kuznetsov and Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler aren’t likely to be in the Hart conversation in June, but they’ve made a big impact through the first two months of the season. Boston’s Patrice Bergeron, Los Angeles’ Jeff Carter and St. Louis’ Vladimir Tarasenko probably won’t be finalists either, but if they keep doing what they’re doing – and maybe turn it on a bit down the stretch – they’ve got the pedigree to garner MVP attention. Speaking of MVP pedigree, it’s not looking like Sidney Crosby’s year. But you probably knew that already.

NORRIS TROPHY

1. Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators

2. John Klingberg, Dallas Stars

3. P.K. Subban, Montreal Canadiens

4. Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild

5. Brent Seabrook, Chicago Blackhawks

Top 5 honorable mentions: Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks; Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets; Roman Josi, Nashville Predators; Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings; Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes.

It’s a two-man race right now between Karlsson, who emerged as a surprise Norris Trophy winner in 2011-12 and then claimed his second last season, and Klingberg, who’s emerging pretty quickly as a sophomore and could end up as a surprise winner this season. Subban and his mighty slapshot have been limited to one goal, but he’s piling up assists and remains Montreal’s main man in Carey Price’s absence. Barring a major turn of events -- a slowdown, an injury or someone else really ramping it up -- those three look like the finalists at the end of the season. Suter, who has logged more ice time than anybody else over the past nine years, is putting up points as he continues to play nearly half the game on most nights. Seabrook stepped up for the Blackhawks in the playoffs last spring and has continued to roll this season, especially when Duncan Keith went down.

Like with the Hart, we’re confident in the top five candidates – and the honorable mentions, too -- but there are several other players worthy of consideration. Carolina’s Justin Faulk leads all defensemen with eight power-play goals. Washington’s John Carlson and Buffalo’s Rasmus Ristolainen are big parts of their team’s success (yes, the Sabres have had some success this season). Keith is back and could be in the mix at the end of the year. You know who we haven’t mentioned and it feels kind of strange? Calgary captain Mark Giordano, but he simply hasn’t played up to the high standard he set in the past two seasons (at least when he was healthy).

VEZINA TROPHY

1. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers

2. Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals

3. Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins

4. Jake Allen, St. Louis Blues

5. Cory Schneider, New Jersey Devils

Top 5 honorable mentions: Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning; Martin Jones, San Jose Sharks; Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers; Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings; Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators.

It’s a two-masked-man race at the moment, and it’s a pretty good bet that either Lundqvist or Holtby will walk away with the Vezina. Lundqvist jumped out to an early lead with lights-out play, but Holtby has closed the gap considerably in the past few weeks. Fleury and Schneider have been stellar, while Allen has risen up and grabbed the starting job in St. Louis (plus, we figured we should have at least one goalie from the West in the top five).

Any one of the honorable mentions could be a Vezina finalist come June, and we haven’t even acknowledged Minnesota’s Devan Dubnyk, who’s vying for the NHL lead in wins and leads the league with four shutouts. Philadelphia’s Michal Neuvirth and Toronto’s James Reimer have stepped into the breach when their team’s starter went down (with injury or literally down to the AHL), and Detroit’s tandem of Petr Mrazek and Jimmy Howard have been the biggest reason for the Red Wings’ success.

CALDER TROPHY

1. Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks

2. Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings

3. Max Domi, Arizona Coyotes

4. Anthony Duclair, Arizona Coyotes

5. Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres

Top 5 honorable mentions: Oscar Lindberg, New York Rangers; Mike Condon, Montreal Canadiens; Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues; Anders Nilsson, Edmonton Oilers; Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers.

Come over from the KHL as an undrafted 24-year-old? Join the defending Stanley Cup champions? Skate on the top line? Synch up with a streaking offensive talent like Patrick Kane? Hey, it’s nice work if you can get it, and Panarin has got it. To his credit, he’s kept the job by keeping up with Kane. Larkin is a rare sight as a teenager who cracked the Wings lineup, and the 19-year-old is proving he belongs there game in and game out. The Coyotes’ kid duo of Domi and Duclair are getting all the opportunity they can handle – and they’re handling it very well. Eichel, yeah, he's starting to look like a keeper, too…

What might be most notable about the honorable mentions is we wouldn’t have predicted any of these players to be among the honorable mentions back when the season started. The 24-year-old Lindberg was acquired by the Rangers four years ago for someone named Ethan Werek, who’s currently in the ECHL. Condon and Nilsson weren’t expected to make their respective teams out of training camp, never mind stepping up and taking over the starting job. Parayko toiled in relative obscurity the past five seasons in Fort McMurray, Alberta, and then the University of Alaska before cracking the Blues’ roster. And McDavid? Well, we kinda thought he’d be in the top five rather than an injured afterthought.

ROCKET RICHARD TROPHY

1. Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars

2. Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars

3. Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks

4. Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues

5. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals

Top 5 honorable mentions: Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens; Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins; Steve Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning; Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks; John Tavares, New York Islanders.

We should really be doing the Selke Trophy here, but goal-scorers are more fun than those responsible two-way types so let’s look at the snipers. Staying on the fun theme, how about if the Stars’ sparklers finished 1-2 in the NHL in goals? If any team’s tandem can do it, it’s Benn and Seguin. Kane, of course, might have something to say about that. Tarasenko and Ovechkin haven’t exploded but the potential remains for 50-plus.

The Avs’ Matt Duchene has been on almost a goal-a-game tear for the past month but we couldn’t find anyone to squeeze out among the proven performers in the honorable mentions.

And there you have it, the top five candidates for the top five NHL trophies. Surely there can be no disagreements…

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