awarded to the league's most overrated player
(Not to be confused with the most overPAID player)
The nominees are:
Carey Price
Price was brought into Montreal with as much hype as possible, and proceeded to play decently in his first NHL season. Then, Bob Gainey traded Montreal's #1 goalie, Cristobal Huet, in order to put the youngster in the impossibe position of leading the team through the playoffs. Montreal's own management bought into the hype, and Price surprised no one when he failed to become Patrcik Roy. Now, Montreal has a problem as the kid is suffering from being pushed too hard too fast.
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Mats Sundin
A player who has never been able to lead his team to playoff success, Vancouver brought him in for a season to play with several other overrated Swedes. The result? A second-round exit from the playoffs. Sundin does not quite qualify as one of the most overpaid, but is certainly one of the most overrated players, partly because of the eternity it took him to end the wild speculation as to where he would sign.
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Marty Turco
Always a reliable player during the regular-season (until this year), Turco is also known for spectacularly mediocre play during the playoffs. He is the opposite of Chris Osgood in every way. Dallas continued to shoot themselves in the foot by trading Mike Smith to Tampa Bay in the blockbuster that brought in Brad Richards, leaving Turco as the undisputed and undeserving starter.
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