Brind'Amour is Masterton nominee
Rod Brind'Amour is the Carolina Hurricanes' nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
The Masterton is awarded annually by the Professional Hockey Writers to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Brind'Amour was nominated by the Carolina chapter of the PHWA.
Brind'Amour's 20th year in the NHL has been among his most trying. Injuries have slowed the Canes' team captain and limited his production, yet he missed just two games this season and is playing his best hockey in the stretch run to secure a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
"It has been a tough year but it's not over," Brind'Amour said Tuesday. "If you make the playoffs, no one will remember anything about that; they'll remember the playoff run. We're trying to get in and I'm trying to everything I can to help this team get in.
"Win the Stanley Cup and nobody remembers how many goals you scored that year or the other things that were going on. That's what it is all about."
Brind'Amour was Carolina's nominee for the Masterton Trophy in 2004 and said it "means a lot" to be chosen.
Canes forward Erik Cole praised Brind'Amour's nomination, saying, "Roddy is a guy whose work ethic is second to none to anyone in the league. He does a lot of things to help the team, not just on the ice but off the ice, and leads by example."
Chip Alexander
A Raleigh native, Chip has worked at the N&O since 1979 and is in his second season as the Canes beat writer. He can be reached at chip.alexander@newsobserver.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @ice_chip.
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The Warchief needed to
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 10:37 — mokimanoThe Warchief needed to recognize, despite his fiery approach to the game and leadership abilities that he is getting up there in age and is no longer a top line center. That is not a slam on Brindy, it's the truth, and it's also no coincidence that his play picked up after the Cole acquistion when he was slotted into the third line center position. His value to the team is still high in many facets of the game including faceoffs, leadership, veteran presence, etc...but the biggest change of all has been to get him to accept the fact that he is not a kid anymore and cannot log the kind of minutes he once did and be effective at the age of 38. He has accepted his role better in the second half of the season and his improved play has been the net result of that acceptance.
Vanity? Not Fair!
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 12:50 — Biff_BeersI do not agree with the assertion that Brind'Amour played more minutes than he could handle because he was too vain to accept a lesser role. I suspect he wanted to cut back, but the team did not allow it. Earlier in the season (before we traded for Jokinen), less minutes for Brind'Amour would have required either more minutes for Sutter or moving Ruutu off of Staal's line. Staal and Cullen were already playing 18+ minutes per game, and there weren't any other guys that could play center. The only other options were to trade him or to waive him and send him to the AHL. The team apparently did not like any of those options so they asked Brind'Amour to play on one leg until JR could trade Brookbank or Kaberle for a center. That took a while, but as soon as the trade for Jokinen fell into place, Brind'Amour got a couple days off, and he's been playing very well ever since.
Tough Competition
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 09:38 — Canes73Brind'Amour is a great nominee for the Hurricanes. As much as I would love to see Rod get this award, it will likely go to either Bergeron (Boston) or Numminen (Buffalo).
Personally
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 07:25 — esteban1949Win,Lose or draw, it would be great to see Rod win the award. It would be based ( if i had a vote that is) on his over all season. That dispite the problems and low ratings and etc in over half the season, he has been consistant in his work ethic, sportmanship on and off the ice. Not many players of any caliber could or had what it takes to return from not one, but to 2 injuries that would have shelved most players his age & milage on the ice. Let's be honest, Hockey isn't for the weak or frail is it ? But again, that is just my thoughts, as I am sure there are many qualified players in the NHL who also deserve consideration for the award, but only time will tell won't it ?
Go Canes !!
Rod
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 15:06 — ammy144Very well done Esteban. Couldn't have said it better.
Pray for a win tomorrow night.
Great Post
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 11:25 — JRs_FaultCouldn't have said it better myself. Thanks Esteban, you hit this one out of the park (hey, it's April, allow me one baseball metaphor!)
Great post ??
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 12:50 — esteban1949gee don't spread it around, it could cause some who think i can't write,type or talk worth a croc of beans may fall over or something terrible like that...But I thank you...
esteban rolls off towards the kitchen, all red faced !!!
Go Canes !!
Brind'Amour and the Playoff Run
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 06:54 — abramsdougThe addition of Cole and the creation of a Samsonov/Brind'Amour third line were turning points this season in terms of Brind'Amour's play. If the team continues its momentum into the playoffs, Brind'Amour's performance during the first 60% of the season will fade, like the memory of a bad dream. Similarly, if Brind'Amour continues his present level of play and leads the team into a strong playoff run, he will deserve the Masterton. It will be the tale of two seasons for him and the team; and he will be the come-back player of the year. A win against the Rangers on Thursday would be a huge positive step, if not leap, in that direction.
he will be a lock
Tue, 03/31/2009 - 22:29 — jejohn8he will be a lock if we win the CUP
he will be a lock
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 10:35 — louis12580The ballots have to be in by the end of the regular season. Post season play does not count, only regular season.
then he is not a
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 12:42 — jejohn8then he is not a lock.
just win another cup.