NHL Awards Predictions 2016: Picks, Analysis For Every Major Trophy

Patrice Bergeron skates in a game against the Calgary Flames. The quest for the best trophy in sports begins Wednesday night as the puck drops on the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Before we settle in for two months of thrilling action and memorable moments, we must look back at the 2015-16 regular season and analyze the top candidates for all the major individual awards.

Several of this year’s races are tight, as many quality candidates have deserving cases to win. It will make for plenty of debate from now until late June when the awards are given out in Las Vegas.