this year s biggest and worst opinion i was thinking about who on each of the teams were the mvps biggest surprises and biggest disappointments this year now these are just my observations and are admittedly lacking because i have not had an opportunity to see all the teams the same amount anyway mvp most valuable player to his team both in terms of points and in terms of leadership can t win without him biggest surprise the player who rose above expectation the player that may have raised the level of his game to a new height even if that new level doesn t necessarily warrant an allstar berth includes those players who at the outset of the season may not even have been in the team s plans biggest disappointment the player from whom we expected more e g i picked denis savard in montreal because with the new emphasis on offence brought by demers shouldn t savard have done better team biggest biggest team mvp surprise disappointment boston bruins oates d sweeney wesley buffalo sabres lafontaine mogilny audette jinx calgary flames roberts reichel petit chicago blackhawks roenick ruuttu goulet detroit red wings yzerman chaisson kozlov edmonton oilers manson buchberger mellanby hartford whalers sanderson cassells corriveau los angeles kings robitaille donnelly hrudey minnesota north stars modano tinordi not expected back broten montreal canadiens muller lebeau savard new jersey devils stevens semak maclean new york islanders turgeon king finally marois new york rangers messier kovalev bourque ottawa senators maciver baker jelinek philadelphia flyers lindros recchi fedyk galley eklund pittsburgh penguins lemieux tocchet even for him jagr quebec nordiques sakic ricci kovalenko pearson san jose sharks kisio gaudreau maley st louis blues shanahan c joseph ron sutter tampa bay lightening bradley bradley creighton kasper toronto maple leafs gilmour potvin ellett anderson vancouver canucks bure nedved finally momesso washington capitals hatcher bondra cote elynuik winnipeg jets selanne selanne druce as i mentioned up top these are my impressions from where i sit i would welcome any opinions from those fans nearer their teams in other words anywhere away from a toronto newspaper bryan
