re individual winners was re where are the doubters now hmm in apr cci cci com dwk cci cci com dave kehrer writes well since you mentioned it in article apr jarvis csri toronto edu migod turing toronto edu mike godfrey writes chelios the norris if you asked me days ago i d agree with you i now give the nod to raymond bourque his play took off the same time the b s did chelios gets a close second how about kevin hatcher scored roughly goals plays minutes a game dunno who wins the vezina but i suspect not potvin barrasso finally gets his due in a close one over eddie the eagle that s really sad when two second rate goalies barasso and belfour are the main contenders for the vezina call me crazy but how about tommy soderstrom five shutouts for a th place team that doesn t really play defense it s really unfortunate that the better goalies in the league mclean essensa vernon had unspectacular years btw if you are going to award the norris on the basis of the last days why not give the vezina to moog he has been the best goalie over the past month coach of the year is tricky burns did the most with the least raw talent king did a good job but the flames clearly underachieved last year brian sutter has done exceptionally well in his first year with a new team ditto demers page has been blessed by the ripening and acquisition of young talent darryl sutter is having a good year for a rookie coach berry made the best of a bad situation terry crisp worked minor miracles and bowman was bowman i d pick burns but i m mildly biased in your case that bias is acceptable mine shows with the norris pick so we re even i m impressed with what all the coaches you mentioned did but my pick would be al arbour not too many folks thought the isles would be in the playoffs let alone contend for rd in their division granted that they did have a little help from their cousins on broadway and i like the islanders about as much as i like mowing my lawn arbour or king burns will probably win since playoffs aren t taken into consideration he s ok in the regular season but i m not sure if he s beaten anyone other than hartford in the playoffs vlad the impaler
