Thomas Drance joins the show to sort through the awards ballot at the 30 game mark of the season. Topics include:

3:00 Quinn Hughes vs. Cale Makar for the Calder
11:30 Young defensemen taking over the game
18:00 Which coach has had the biggest impact?
31:00 Can anyone catch John Carlson for the Norris?
42:00 How our definition of good defense is changing
47:45 Sean Couturier locking down teams and the Selke
54:00 System vs. Individual in the Vezina race
1:00:00 Can Pastrnak take the Rocket from Ovechkin?
1:06:00 The Most Outstandingly Valuable Player
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