Devils End of the Year Awards

I ripped this off the Bruins board. I don't think we have done this yet so here we go:

Best Devils player:
Marty Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Arron Asham

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Johnny Oduya ceases to be Johnyy Odontya and becomes Johnny Orrduya.

Best Devils goal:
Zach scores backhand on Lundqvist in the final games' shootout

Best Save:
Marty stones Briere

Best Fight
Clarkson vs. Lucic

Best moment of season:
The Devils go on a nine game winning streak with Langer and White back

Funniest moment of the season:
Avery acts like a jackass trying to screen Marty.

Hero of the season:
Marty Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
Oduya then Andy Greene

Best Devils player:
Marty Brodeur, 2nd place = Madden

Worst Devils player:
Arron Asham, 2nd place = Greene

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Parise hat trick

Best Devils goal:
Zach scores backhand on Lundqvist in the final games' shootout

Best Save:
Marty stones Briere

Best Fight
Clarkson beats Avery

Best moment of season:
Bruins comeback win

Funniest moment of the season:
Weekes going nuts during that fight

Hero of the season:
Marty Brodeur, playoffs = elias

Scapegoat of the season:
Oduya then Andy Greene

Added:

Most Disappointing Season
Asham

Biggest Surprise Season
Mottau

Most Clutch Performer
Elias

Most Improved Player
Rupp

I think the best goal was Gionta's mid-air backhand that went top shelf vs. the pens i believe. Zach's shootout goal isnt a bad choice at all tho

Best Devils player:
Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Asham

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Brodeur.

Best Devils goal:
Parise's against San Jose

Best Save:
Marty pwns Briere

Best Fight
Clarkson pwns Avery

Best moment of season:
Finally beating the rags

Funniest moment of the season:
Avery trying to teach Marty the chicken dance

Hero of the season:
Marty

Scapegoat of the season:
Oduya

Most Disappointing Season
Greene

Biggest Surprise Season
Mottau

Most Clutch Performer
Elias

Most Improved Player
Rupp

Best Devils player:
Marty Brodeur,duh

Worst Devils player:
Arron Asham, complete disappointment

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Gotta go with the Parise hat trick.

Best Devils goal:
Orrduya against the Canes! :yo:

Best Save:
Marty on Briere

Best Fight
Parise vs. Boyle :sarcasm:

Best moment of season:
Devils OT win against the Bruins, Clarksons wraparound against Buffalo takes a close second.

Funniest moment of the season:
Rupp to Mara: "You're a ****ing *****!"

Hero of the season:
Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
Who wasn't? Oduya, Elias, Rupp, Zajac, Greene, White, Gionta and Langenbrunner took turns.

Most disappointing season:
Zajac, closely followed by Langenbrunner and Greene

Biggest surprise season:
Mottau

Most clutch performer:
Elias

Most improved player:
Oduya, with Martin and Rupp close behind

Best Devils player:
Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Brookbank

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Brodeur

Best Devils goal:
Gionta with his stick bat in mid air

Best Save:
Brodeur on Briere

Best Fight:
Mottau vs. Comrie for amusement

Best moment of season:
Chico eats

Funniest moment of the season:
Weekes celebrating after Asham laid someone out with one punch (forget who)

Hero of the season:
Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
Langenbrunner

Most Disappointing Season:
Zajac

Biggest Surprise Season:
Mottau

Most Clutch Performer:
Elias

Most Improved Player:
Rupp

Best Devils player:
Zach Parise

Worst Devils player:
Colin White

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Parise Hat Trick

Best Devils goal:
Oduya goes end-to-end.

Best Save:
Marty on Briere

Best Fight
Asham one punch knockout of Spiller.

Best moment of season:
Devils clinch home ice, season ender against Rangers.

Funniest moment of the season:
Kevin Weekes reaction to Asham's one punch knockout.

Hero of the season:
Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
White, Zajac(sadly, for he's my favorite Devil), Langenbrunner, Vishnevski and Rachunek.

Most disappointing season:
White.

Biggest surprise season:
Mottau

Most clutch performer:
Elias

Most improved player:
Oduya, then Rupp

Best Devils player:
Marty Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Asham or Gionta

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Marty Brodeur

Best Devils goal:
Zach scores backhand on Lundqvist in the final games' shootout

Best Save:
Marty "Eyes on the back" Brodeur

Best Fight
can't tell

Best moment of season:
same

Funniest moment of the season:
Paul "You are a *****, you are a *****" Mara

Hero of the season:
Marty Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
can't tell.

Best player- Marty of course

Best performanc- Zach Parise's firsts career hat trick!

Best goal- Oduya going end to end.

Best save- Marty's show stopper in Philly

Best fight- Those were in the stands at the Rock when the Rags were in town.:sarcasm:

Biggest surprise player- Mike Motteau.

Biggest dissapointment- Travis Zajac

Clutch performer- Patrik Elias and Zach Parise co winners.

Best moment- Dropping the puck in our new palace.

Worst moment- The playoffs.:(

Best Devils player:
Martin Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Arron Asham

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Super Jay's hat trick on Halloween

Best Devils goal:
Johnny Orrduya end to end

Best Save:
Marty on BrieOduyare

Best Fight
We fought this year?

Best moment of season:
Traveling out West

Funniest moment of the season:
Canucks fans telling me Luongo was better and to thank Marty for passing the torch!

Worst moment:
ZELDA!!!

Hero of the season:
Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
Oduya then Greene

Most disappointing season:
Zajac, Langs, Greene

Biggest surprise season:
Mottau

Most clutch performer:
Elias

Most improved player:
Oduya (wow did I just say that)

Added some extras:

Best hitter: Vishnevski

Best cheerleader: Weekes

Best high fiver: Asham

Best without an eye: White

Blah.. I'm not filling all those in:

MVP: Marty
MVForward: Madden
MVDefenceman: Martin
MVRookie: Sutter

Surprise: Mottau
Most Improved: Rupp
Least Improved: Zajac
Thanks for nothing, disappeared after the allstar break award: Clarkson
Where the hell have you been, showed up after allstar break award: Elias

Best Devils player:
Martin Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Arron Asham

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Brodeur

Best Devils goal:
Gionta's flukey goal against the Flyers from behind the goal line.

Best Save:
Marty stones Briere

Best Fight
Clarkson vs. Avery

Best moment of season:
9 game streak

Funniest moment of the season:
Chico mentioning the Minnesota Vikings when Doc was talking about good teams from Boston

Hero of the season:
Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
Langenbrunner, Gionta

Best Devils player:
Martin Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Andy Greene. I'm beyond disappointed in him.

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Johnny Oduya 1+3 against Philly, and the legend of Johnny Orr was born.

Best Devils goal:
Gionta's goal in that 7-1 loss at Pittsburgh.

Best Save:
Brodeur robbing Briere. The no look save vs San Jose was sweet too.

Best Fight:
Asham's KO on Spiller.

Best moment of season:
Regular season finale, finally beating the Rags.

Funniest moment of the season:
Weekes' reaction after the KO by Asham. Clarkson blowing kisses to Bryan Allen in Florida was pretty funny too.

Hero of the season:
Martin Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
Andy Greene

Most Disappointing, season:
Andy Greene (Travis Zajac)

Biggest Surprise, season:
Mike Mottau

Most Clutch Performer:
Martin Brodeur

Most Improved Player:
Johnny Oduya

Best Devils player:
Martin Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Asham-ed

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Parise vs. Montreal

Best Devils goal:
Andy Greene against the Panthers. What?

Best Save:
Marty on Briere

Best Fight
Sutter against the referees. All of them.

Best moment of season:
Elias wrist shot over Lundy to give us our first win against NYR this season and possibly shift the momentum our way for the playoffs.

Funniest moment of the season:
Andy Greenes goal against the Panthers

Hero of the season:
Heros usually are part of a happy ending. There was no happy ending. Brodeur was a stablizer if that helps.

Scapegoat of the season:
Oduya

Most disappointing season:
Regular Season: Zajac
Post Season: Defense

Turn it around boys.

Biggest surprise season:
Zajac - Werent you supposed to be better this season?

Most clutch performer:
Patrik Elias

Most improved player:
Oduya: falling down really bad to ok

Best Devils player:
Reg season: Brodeur
Playoffs: Elias

Worst Devils player:
Reg. season: Brylin
Playoffs: Brodeur

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Reg season: Parise
Playoffs: Elias

Best Devils goal:
Reg. Season: None stand out and I don't count shoot out goals
Playoffs: Madden off of Marc Staal's foot, shutting up the smug, obnoxious MSG crowd in OT on that magical Sunday night.

Best Save:
Reg. Season: Marty on Briere
Playoffs: none

Best Fight
Reg. Season: Nothing stands out
Playoffs: We are soft and therfore did not fight

Best moment of season:
Opening night at the Prudential Center up to the 3rd period and then it was all downhill thereafter for the rest of the season.

Funniest moment of the season:
Reg season: Sutter making them ride stationary bikes (1st time of many) after that horrendous 5-0 home loss to Pittsburgh


Hero of the season:
Brodeur and no one else is even close

Scapegoat of the season:
Lou Lamoriello

Most Disappointing, season:
Patrik Elias (yet again)

Biggest Surprise, season:
Sadly, no one

Most Clutch Performer:
Reg season: Brodeur
Playoffs: Elias

Most Improved Player:
Oduya and that's not saying much. I still cringe with him playing the point on our PP

Best Devils player:
Martin Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Barry Tallackson, when he played. Miles away.

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Elias in the playoffs.

Best Devils goal:
Gionta's chip shot over the goalie (forget who).

Best Save:
Marty on Briere

Best Fight
Clarkson vs. Avery. Not a great fight, but Clarky won and that's enough for me.

Best moment of season:
Clarkson's wraparound against Buffalo

Funniest moment of the season:
Vishnevski's monster backhand against the Caps.

Hero of the season:
MADDEN

Scapegoat of the season:
Oduya/Greene/Asham

Most disappointing season:
Weekes :sarcasm:

Biggest surprise season:
Zajac

Most clutch performer:
Patrik Elias in OT

Most improved player:
Oduya

Best Devils goal:
Gionta's chip shot over the goalie (forget who).



I think it was Antero Niittymaki

Best Devils player:
Brodeur, easily

Worst Devils player:
Asham beats Greene

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Probably one of Marty's spectacular games

Best Devils goal:
Johnny Oduya end-to-end against the Canes

Best Save:
Marty on Briere, obviously

Best Fight
Probably Clarkson vs. Avery, but I like watching Rupp put down Sutton

Best moment of season:
It was great holding off the Rangers the last game of the season and then beating them in the shootout

Funniest moment of the season:
How we got no video reviews in our favor

Hero of the season:
Marty

Scapegoat of the season:
It's easy to blame stuff on your captain

Most Disappointing Season:
I was expecting more out of Zajac, personally

Biggest Surprise Season:
Mottau, Pandolfo, Oduya

Most Clutch Performer:
Not sure about this one

Most Improved Player:
Rupp

Best Devils player:
Martin Brodeur....Madden #2


Worst Devils player:
Andy Greene.

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Marty all year long...well all Reg season long

Best Devils goal:
Johnny O's end to end

Best Save:
Brodeur on Briere. Any on any Rag..anytime ..anywhere

Best Fight:
Asham's One Punch

Best moment of season:
Opening Night in the Pru..who cares we lost...we are finally home

Funniest moment of the season:
Weekes' reaction to Asham's KO

Hero of the season:
Jeff Vanderbeek

Scapegoat of the season:
Soft playoff goals by Marty in every game

Most Disappointing, season:
White..White..and White

Biggest Surprise, season:
Mike Mottau

Most Clutch Performer:
Martin Brodeur

Most Improved Player:
Rupp

"Worst Devils player:
Colin White"

He is playing with ONE EYE!!!!

Most Disappointing, season:
White..White..and White


ONE EYE!!!!!

Best Devils player:
Martin Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
edit. Vishnevski

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Outside Marty standing on his head, it´s Parise´s hat trick against the Habs.

Best Devils goal:
Gionta´s tip-in from the air against the Pens.

Best Save:
Marty stealing Hejduk twice within three seconds in Denver.

Best Fight:
Not much of a fight, but Asham dropping Spiller.

Best moment of season:
Brodeur surpassing George Hainsworth in shutouts.

Funniest moment of the season:
Hatcher biting Zajac

Worst moment:
I don´t know, it´s either sliding towards the end of the regular season or Sutter scapegoating Elias.

Hero of the season:
Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
Andy Greene

Most disappointing season:
Our offense, no offense.

Biggest surprise season:
John Madden with his comeback from injuries.

Most clutch performer:
Patrik Elias

Most improved player:
Paul Martin

Best fight hands down is the fight between Asham and Cote ealy in the season. Best fight in the NHL all season, I'd say.

Best fight hands down is the fight between Asham and Cote ealy in the season. Best fight in the NHL all season, I'd say.

This one?

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"Worst Devils player:
Colin White"

He is playing with ONE EYE!!!!

Ok...he had a great season for a one eyed hockey player....a disappointing one for an NHL hockey player

You know, the "Anti-Colin White Krew" really, really, really piss me off.

Screw it, add in another really.

Blah.. I'm not filling all those in:

MVP: Marty
MVForward: Madden
MVDefenceman: Martin
MVRookie: Sutter

Surprise: Mottau
Most Improved: Rupp
Least Improved: Zajac
Thanks for nothing, disappeared after the allstar break award: Clarkson
Where the hell have you been, showed up after allstar break award: Elias

Elias has always been a secong half player. There has to be a way to defer Elias' money to the send half of the season, so we can get a scorer for the first half of the year.

Best Devils player:
Marty Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Andy Greene/Sheldon Brookbank

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Marty's run in February/March (I think) where he looked unbeatable

Best Devils goal:
Gio vs. Pens (before the 7 goal comeback... :()

Best Save:
Briere in Marty's 500th

Best Fight
Asham vs. Spiller, just for Weekes' reaction; Asham vs. Cote; Asham vs. Horton

Best moment of season:
Halloween, the first win at the Rock (6-1 vs. Tampa)

Funniest moment of the season:
Asham's KO

Hero of the season:
Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
Oduya/Greene

Most disappointing season:
Zajac and Clarkson and Greene were all weak

Biggest surprise season:
Mottau

Most clutch performer:
Elias

Most improved player:
Oduya

Best Devils player:
Marty Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Vitaly Vishnevski

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Madden

Best Devils goal:
Madden's rebound off of Lundqvist's back

Best Save:
win #500 against Briere

Best Fight
Clarkson vs Avery

Best moment of season:
First win against the Rangers

Funniest moment of the season:
Weeke's high Fives

Hero of the season:
Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
Oduya/Greene

Most disappointing season:
Zajac

Biggest surprise season:
Rupp

Most clutch performer:
Parise

Most improved player:
Oduya

Best Devils player:
Martin Brodeur

Worst Devils player:
Arron Asham

Best individual performance from a Devils player this season:
Johnny Oduya

Best Devils goal:
Madden to Gionta vs. Pittsburgh

Best Save:
Brodeur on Briere.

Best moment of season:
Beating the Rags in the last game of the regular season

Funniest moment of the season:
Weekes' reaction after Asham's knockout.

Hero of the season:
Martin Brodeur

Scapegoat of the season:
Andy Greene

Most Disappointing, season:
Travis Zajac

Biggest Surprise, season:
Mike Mottau

Most Clutch Performer:
Martin Brodeur (John Madden)

Most Improved Player:
Johnny Oduya

MVP: Brodeur
Rookie: Clarkson
Clutch: Elias
Comeback: Madden
Best Player: Parise
Worst Player: Asham
Team Player: Mike Rupp
Team Selke: Madden
Most Improved: Oduya
Sophomore Slumps: Zajac and Greene
Team Norris: Martin
Team Richard: Parise

Most have posted my nominations except for one particular award:

Funniest Moment: When I saw THIS (http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=501436&highlight=das+uber)

This one?

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Yes, that exact one.

Yes, that exact one.

Dude, that extremely odd, thinly veiled Zubrus avatar you have still makes me crack up everytime I see it.

"ZOLTAN!!"