Three Goalies, One Trophy: Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, and Swayman Battle For The Vezina
The NHL just locked in its finalists for the Vezina Trophy, and it's a three-goalie showdown that tells you everything about where elite goaltending is headed this season. Tampa Bay Lightning starter Andrei Vasilevskiy, New York Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin, and Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman made the cut on Wednesday, and now one of them takes home the hardware.
The Elite Three
When you're naming finalists for the most prestigious goaltending award in hockey, you're essentially crowning the three best performers of the regular season. Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, and Swayman all made that list, which means each one has put together a resume too strong to ignore. These aren't participation trophies either. The Vezina separates the truly dominant net-minders from the rest of the pack.
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One of these three will hoist the award, and that decision gets announced in the coming weeks. The voting is done, the case is made, and now it's just a matter of who the hockey community believes deserves the honor. Each goalie brought something different to the table this season, but all three proved they belong in the conversation with the absolute best.
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