How do you judge who wins the Calder Meromirl Trophy?
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The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League. The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season. \nFrom 1936-37 until his death in 1943, Frank Calder, NHL President, bought a trophy each year to be given permanently to the outstanding rookie. After Calder's death, the NHL presented the Calder Memorial Trophy in his memory and the trophy is to be kept in perpetuity. \n\nTo be eligible for the award, a player cannot have played more than 25 games in any single preceding season nor in six or more games in each of any two preceding seasons in any major professional league. The player must not be older than 26 years before September 15 of the season in which he is eligible.
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Ovechkin.  He is not a crybaby like Crosby
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Who gives a damn? Morneau was more deserving of the award.  Besides, Jeter will always be MVP in A-Rods bedroom.
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WAIT AND SEE WHO IS GOING TO WIN :-)
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Henrik Lundqvist - Sizzlin'\nOhno a close 2nd for sure.
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The Detroit Red wings!! they have the talent and experience and the talent like Zetterberg, Datsyuk (who may be back in Game 2), Legace, Schneider, i could name the whole roster! I think that this year, Detroit is going to be the home of the Larry O'Brien trophy, the Stanley Cup and the World Series!! Just watch Game 1 against the Oilers today and you will see what I mean! Detroit is the answer to any "who is going to win?" question in major sports....except football.
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I jsut got done voting on nhl.com. And yes, I voted for Jonathon Cheechoo---you're welcome!  :-)
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actually its number of point in the game.and the efficacity of this player in the game or if its a goaler  number of save,goal allowed and if he make a shutout he will actually be 100% sure in the 3 stars
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I think Brind'Amour will get it simply because of his leadership and play all the way up to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.  Generally teams that go further in the NHL Playoffs do get a higher look at being given awards.  It's more prestigious for them, they worked harder for it.  And you gotta remember- hockey is a team sport, not an individual sport.  So the better a player's team makes him look- the better chance he also has at winning it.
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I have no idea where you could find a list of all players who won the cup, but I know they are located on the cup itself.  It goes in a round pattern around the cup.  Every 15 seasons or so, a new platform is attached to the bottom of the cup for more names.
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Have to go with the Red Wings.\n\nThe previous post mentioned their age as a factor, however the Red Wings are much younger this year then in previous years.  A lot of their production is coming from those younger members.  (Zetterberg, Dutsyuk, Samuelsson, and Williams are amoung thier top scorers.)\n\nTheir older players (Shanahan, Lidstrom, and Schneider) add leaderhsip and are preforming great.\n\nOsgood is handling the Goalie duties very well.  \n\nFinally, the seem to have a coach in Mike Babcock that the older guys respect and the younger are learning from.\n\nHard to beat that combination. \n\nIt's a long season and lots of things could change after the olympics.  Watch for key injuries at that time that will change the future for several teams.
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The Buffalo Sabres shall win the Stanley Cup!:)\n\n\n\nGO SABRES!!!!
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I wouldnt jump to any conclusion about gerber just yet, as he did help the canes win most of their games last seaon. the sens really need to work on their goaltending, which has always been one of their downfalls, i was dissapointed that lalime didnt work out, as i am a fan of lalime. I think it all biols down to chemistry and finding the right fit. The flames were in a similar situation when they brought in Kipper, turek had turned out to be a bust and had gone down with an injury, Mclennan  a porven, vetewran back up goaltender, could not be the number one guy, kipper was brought in to back up turek when he returned, however this was the seasn which kipper broke the GAA record and he was nominated for the viezna and they went to stanley cup final, Its all about finding the right fit,and i hope the sens do it soon, Go SENS GO!!
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Yes... Jaromir is absolutely incredible this year... don't forget other player will be close to win this award... Eric Staal is one of my favorite pick
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No rippin' Justin Morneau here...he definitely had an MVP season and it's about time the sports writers used their head for once and made the logical choice!!
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Fantastic! I finally found a fellow Sabres fan in YA. Where have you been? I've been posting in a desert here. The Buffalo Sabres are the surprise team of the NHL this season (along with the Carolina Hurricanes) and I'd love to think they can win it all... But there is the dread Buffalo curse ("NO GOAL" vs Dallas in the 1999 Stanley Cup final and of course the Bills' 4 straight Super Bowl defeats in the '90s), so try not to get your hopes up too high. Whatever happens, we have the best young goaltender in the league (Ryan Miller) and a club that works hard and plays like a team. We have as good a chance as any of the favourites. Let's Go Buffalo!
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IF HIS TEAM WINNING..\nHE WILL BE RATED A GOOD CAPTAIN.\nIF THE TEAM DOESN'T..\nIT WILL BE A DIFFERENT STORY.\nSO..THE VICTORY ONLY DECIDES THE CAPTAIN'S PERFORMANCE.