As the NHL season pause goes on, we’re left wondering what the first few nights of the Stanley Cup Playoffs may have looked like. We’d be about three or four games into each series by now — but rather, we’re just holding out hope that the COVID-19 outbreak settles enough so that it’s safe to resume and finish the 2019-20 season.

That’s no guarantee.

Look, we have no way of knowing if we’ve seen the last of this season or not. The NHL’s stated goal is to not just award a Cup in 2020, but to also finish the regular season, though commissioner Gary Bettman admitted for the first time last week that fitting in all 82 games “may not be possible.”

If that’s the case, then everyone has made their full pitch for the NHL Awards, which themselves have been postponed until further notice. Whether those end up being handed out in person, online, or in some other ceremony remains to be seen.

But we can ponder who the front-runners for each would be at least.

So, we tasked Sportsnet NHL Insiders to name their pick for each of the major awards right now, even those not voted on by the media. The caveat is that these picks are not written in stone — after all, there’s still a chance we get more regular season games to see these play out. These picks could still change.

But to get the debates flowing, here are our individual award front-runners…as they stand right now.

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HART TROPHY

Chris Johnston: Leon Draisaitl

Eric Engels: Leon Draisaitl

Christine Simpson: Leon Draisaitl

Mark Spector: Leon Draisaitl

Justin Bourne: Leon Draisaitl

Luke Fox: Leon Draisaitl

Dan Murphy: Artemi Panarin

Caroline Cameron: Nathan MacKinnon

Eric Francis: Leon Draisaitl

Kyle Bukauskas: Leon Draisaitl

Sean Reynolds: Leon Draisaitl

Ryan Dixon: Nathan MacKinnon

Gord Stellick: Nathan MacKinnon

Rory Boylen: Nathan MacKinnon

NORRIS TROPHY

Chris Johnston: Roman Josi

Eric Engels: John Carlson

Christine Simpson: John Carlson

Mark Spector: John Carlson

Justin Bourne: John Carlson

Luke Fox: John Carlson

Dan Murphy: Roman Josi

Caroline Cameron: Roman Josi

Eric Francis: John Carlson

Kyle Bukauskas: John Carlson

Sean Reynolds: Roman Josi

Ryan Dixon: John Carlson

Gord Stellick: Roman Josi

Rory Boylen: Roman Josi

CALDER TROPHY

Chris Johnston: Quinn Hughes

Eric Engels: Quinn Hughes

Christine Simpson: Quinn Hughes

Mark Spector: Cale Makar

Justin Bourne: Cale Makar

Luke Fox: Quinn Hughes

Dan Murphy: Quinn Hughes

Caroline Cameron: Quinn Hughes

Eric Francis: Cale Makar

Kyle Bukauskas: Quinn Hughes

Sean Reynolds: Cale Makar

Ryan Dixon: Cale Makar

Gord Stellick: Cale Makar

Rory Boylen: Cale Makar

VEZINA TROPHY

Chris Johnston: Connor Hellebuyck

Eric Engels: Connor Hellebuyck

Christine Simpson: Connor Hellebuyck

Mark Spector: Connor Hellebuyck

Justin Bourne: Connor Hellebuyck

Luke Fox: Andrei Vasilevskiy

Dan Murphy: Connor Helleybuyck

Caroline Cameron: Connor Hellebuyck

Eric Francis: Tuukka Rask

Kyle Bukauskas: Connor Hellebuyck

Sean Reynolds: Connor Hellebuyck

Ryan Dixon: Connor Hellebuyck

Gord Stellick: Connor Helleybuck

Rory Boylen: Connor Hellebuyck

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SELKE TROPHY

Chris Johnston: Anthony Cirelli

Eric Engels: Patrice Bergeron

Christine Simpson: Patrice Bergeron

Mark Spector: Jonathan Toews

Justin Bourne: Sean Couturier

Luke Fox: Brad Marchand

Dan Murphy: Sean Couturier

Caroline Cameron: Sean Couturier

Eric Francis: Brayden Point

Kyle Bukauskas: Sean Couturier

Sean Reynolds: Sean Couturier

Ryan Dixon: Sean Couturier

Gord Stellick: Ryan O’Rielly

Rory Boylen: Sean Couturier

LADY BYNG

Chris Johnston: Zach Werenski

Eric Engels: Teuvo Teravainen

Christine Simpson: Nathan MacKinnon

Mark Spector: Nathan MacKinnon

Justin Bourne: Ryan O’Reilly

Luke Fox: Teuvo Teravainen

Dan Murphy: Ryan Suter

Caroline Cameron: Nathan MacKinnon

Eric Francis: Nathan MacKinnon

Kyle Bukauskas: Zach Werenski

Sean Reynolds: Ryan O’Reilly

Ryan Dixon: Ryan Suter

Gord Stellick: Leon Draisaitl

Rory Boylen: Ryan O’Reilly

JACK ADAMS AWARD

Chris Johnston: Bruce Cassidy

Eric Engels: Mike Sullivan

Christine Simpson: Mike Sullivan

Mark Spector: Paul Maurice

Justin Bourne: Bruce Cassidy

Luke Fox: Alain Vigneault

Dan Murphy: Alain Vigneault

Caroline Cameron: Travis Green

Eric Francis: Mike Sullivan

Kyle Bukauskas: John Tortorella

Sean Reynolds: Jared Bednar

Ryan Dixon: Bruce Cassidy

Gord Stellick: Bruce Cassidy

Rory Boylen: Bruce Cassidy

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BILL MASTERTON

Chris Johnston: Connor McDavid

Eric Engels: Connor McDavid

Christine Simpson: Connor McDavid

Mark Spector: Connor McDavid

Justin Bourne: Stephen Johns

Luke Fox: Connor McDavid

Dan Murphy: Jacob Markstrom

Caroline Cameron: Bobby Ryan

Eric Francis: Bobby Ryan

Kyle Bukauskas: Connor McDavid

Sean Reynolds: Connor McDavid

Ryan Dixon: Zdeno Chara

Gord Stellick: Zdeno Chara

Rory Boylen: Bobby Ryan

GM OF THE YEAR

Chris Johnston: Ken Holland

Eric Engels: Joe Sakic

Christine Simpson: Joe Sakic

Mark Spector: Ken Holland

Justin Bourne: Joe Sakic

Luke Fox: Joe Sakic

Dan Murphy: Joe Sakic

Caroline Cameron: Joe Sakic

Eric Francis: Joe Sakic

Kyle Bukauskas: Joe Sakic

Sean Reynolds: Joe Sakic

Ryan Dixon: Joe Sakic

Gord Stellick: Chuck Fletcher

Rory Boylen: Joe Sakic