At season's end, the NHL will award the Jack Adams trophy to the top coach in the NHL.
While names like John Tortorella in Philadelphia, Rick Bowness in Winnipeg and last year's winner Jim Montgomery have been mentioned, Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli says there's a clear, indisputable frontrunner.
I think to take a non-playoff team that was in shambles last year... to first place in the league today,
Frank Seravalli said.
It's Rick Tocchet's award and no one else's right now.
Since taking over the Canucks late last season, Tocchet and the team have posted a 49-23-7 record and currently lead the NHL in points.
While the Canucks had higher expectations than a team like Philadelphia, nobody predicted this level of success.
The sportsbooks agree with Seravalli, with Tocchet currently the far and away betting favourite to win the award.