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Drumroll please!


Player of the week: Tavares (CAR). Tavares lit it up this week scoring 9 points in 4 games. That means he was in on 60% of Carolina's goals this week. No big deal, considering he's a rookie.

Defenseman of the week: McBain (NYI). 4 assists in 4 games with a massive +6 and a good number of shot blocks. Only averaged 20 minutes a night playing in the bottom pairing, but is making a case for getting more ice time. Will the coaching staff notice?

Rookie of the week: Eakin (DAL). A tight race for rookies this week, considering that Tavares got to roll with the big boy nominees this time around. Eakin had 3 G (including a GWG), 1A, was a +2 and had a 1st star nomination this week. Point of interest: Eakin was the only Dallas player to not be nominated for this week's Unsung Hero award.

Unsung hero: Cogliano (CHI). 6 points (3GP, 3A), +4 with a 60% shooting percentage. Rumors are that he's working with Goldberg on his knucklepuck skills.

Goalie of the week: Dubnyk (NJ). A solid first week for Dubnyk, posting a 2-0-1 record, a .957 SV% and a 1.62GAA. Most impressive of all was the 116 save performance this week. Look for the team to continue to allow 40+ shots per game as they try to earn enough cap space from Goalie of the Week awards to buy a proper defensive core and give Dubnyk some easier games!

Poster of the week: Cheese. Spezza's head, woman's body. Pat looks so happy. Partial credit to Helsa who, I believe, got the photo.



Boom. Enjoy your cap.