This award goes to the players from every team who best exemplify being "Good in the room" but not so much on the ice, often getting paid very well to do so

The Devils are a tough one as they do not really have a player that is steeped in the art of the reach around role. This might be why New Jersey played so tight last year and had a 36 goal below expected rating. Noesen may have to sharpen his skills in this area by default as he is approaching the age that could see him perform more room duties on this team moving forward. A once valuable utility forward for a team, Stefan has seen his deployment against top comp. fade drastically the last two years and is increasingly becoming a vet that is taking up a spot more than effectively occupying it on this roster. Warm towels and soothing Hymes applications may be his future pretty quick.

Nashville got off to a poor start last year and might have been a little tight out of the gate. possibly why the went out and got Lyubushkin to keep everyone loose and chafe free. Ilya has been raking in fat while getting cratered against decent comp. and providing many minutes of very poor PK time. With little to no offence and a well-schooled Hymes approach that he mastered in Dallas Nashville can be rest assured their room needs are filled.

There are a few candidates for the Islanders that would easily win on other teams, but it came down to a two-horse race between Palat and Duclair. I will slight give it to the 4-time winner and reach around All Star. Although Palat made it interesting with his higher per capita contract he did play against tougher comp. than Anthony and has a more rounded game at this stage of his career. Duclair has good speed and a good shot but has never driven offence or played a lick of defense. pretty much floats around until the puck comes to him off the hard work of his line mates. I sure hope he provides a helping hand in the room with a fist full of Hymes but something tell me his high vat consumption is more personal use.

Move over Rempe there is a new guy in town. Korisalo just keeps getting significant contracts over and over again while posting some of the worst underlying numbers in the league every year. Going by his near record level of Hymes vats per year purchases I can only imagine that the chafe level in the rooms he suits up in is the same as his quality starts.... he is consistently bad though.

Ottawa has a very well-constructed lineup and it is possible Tyler Kleven may reach the Hymes heights in due time but for now Matinpalo fits the bill. when he is in the lineup he might as well get deployed against the Zamboni driver with how little he plays even the slightest of decent players. I am sure all the Hymes dispensers are well topped up though. His considerable reach gets around with no problems.