The regular season is done, the playoffs are nearing. While we’re in this brief respite before the Stanley Cup madness, let’s hand out some NHL Awards, shall we?

We covered the Calder, Selke and Jack Adams on Tuesday. Today, it’s the Hart Trophy (MVP), Norris Trophy (defenseman) and Vezina Trophy (goaltender).

Voting on these awards: Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski, Sean Leahy, Harrison Mooney, Jen Neale, Dmitry Chesnokov, Ryan Lambert and Daryl “Dobber” Dobbs; Yahoo Sports NHL writer Nick Cotsonika; and Yahoo Sports NHL editor Sam McCaig.

Enjoy!

HART TROPHY

Chesnokov Lambert Dobber Cotsonika McCaig 1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins 2. Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche 2. Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins 2. Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars 2. Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche 2. Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning 3. Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks 3. Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers 3. Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings 2. Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks 3. Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins

Wyshynski: Crosby has this thing on lock, and for good reason. The man-games lost for the Penguins, to significant players, made this a challenging season and Crosby was up for the challenge: Leading the league in points despite losing one of his wingers. It’s not that Getzlaf and Giroux aren’t worthy; it’s that Crosby is that worthy.

Leahy: It's pretty remarkable that while seemingly the entire Pittsburgh Penguins lineup spent extended periods of time in the trainer's room this season, Crosby missed only two games, his most since 2009-10. Crosby has spent some even strength time this season with the likes of Brian Gibbons, Lee Stempniak, Beau Bennett and Chuck Kobasew, among others, after one of his wingers, Pascal Dupuis, injured his ACL in December. He still had running mate Chris Kunitz, which helped him become the league's only 100-point scorer en route to what will be only his second MVP trophy.

Mooney: Let's be honest: this is Sidney Crosby's award and it's not close. The guy was the lone player to crack 100 points, finishing a full 17 clear of the next guy. He's the best player in the NHL and he carries the Penguins, night after night. Behind him, Ryan Getzlaf had an incredible year for the Ducks, and the Flyers' impressive turnaround synchs up perfectly with Claude Giroux's turnaround, which is enough for them to get runner-up honours. I hate that my top three are also the top three in points, but that's how she goes.

Neale: NHL Awards predictions should really be called 'Those who will win and those who should'. Nowhere is this more clear than the Hart voting. Sidney Crosby has a billion points (as he should, being the greatest player in the galaxy) on a team with a ton of great players. He's going to win, but I'll give my justification for the others anyway.

I laughed at Claude Giroux's guarantee of the Flyers making the playoffs. To begin the season he didn't have a goal until his 16th game, and Philly was on life-support. In 23 games post-Olympic break alone, Giroux (also the greatest player in the galaxy, according to Ed Snider) was 9-20-29 pts with 3 game-winning goals.

Ryan Getzlaf has been amazing; I'd put him as my fourth place pick. He's tailed off, goal-scoring wise, after coming back from Sochi (2-18=20 pts in 21 GP). He's looked tired. Perry hasn't missed a step. Post Sochi, he's 13-9-22 pts. in 21 games. He's scored several times in the final seconds of a game to either tie it or win it. He does what's necessary to get the win, even if it includes slashing/tripping/punching/crosschecking your team's star player to get him off his game and taking the repercussions for doing so.

Chesnokov: What Varlamov was able to do this season is truly great. The adversity of his personal problems coupled with the Sochi disappointment didn’t reflect on his performance in the Avs jersey. A real contender for the Hart, Varlamov deserves the Vezina.

Lambert: Crosby was the runaway points leader in the league this year, as is his wont, and clearly deserves this award. With that having been said, what Patrice Bergeron did this year is truly remarkable. Truly, truly remarkable. His corsi relative to his teammates was ridiculous, and he actually did better without Zdeno Chara on the ice than Chara did without him. Yeah you're all going to scream that he only had 62 points but if there's a better two-way center alive then he's not playing in the NHL. He is one of the great players in the game today.

Dobber: Crosby's walking away with this, and the gap between him and any other player is ridiculous. But I want to give props to Seguin, who arrived in Dallas and was a key (along with the coach) to driving the Stars into the postseason. Finishing fourth in league scoring isn't too shabby either. And I also vote for Kopitar because, to be frank, without him the Kings would score around 12 goals this year. He had 70 points and the Kings scored 206 goals (six teams with fewer).

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