Who would have thought that it would be Daniel Sedin VS Steven Stamkos? Not Crosby VS Ovechkin. Beginning of the season it was all about Taylor or Tyler not Couture or Skinner. Who would have thought that after giving up a 3-0 lead in the playoffs a year before could Land you the Stanley cup the year after? That is the beauty of the National hockey league, where predicating is nothing but fun, to me these were the most surprising players of the year.

5. Corey Perry

Corey Perry grabbed our Heart, and by that I mean he really did grab our Hart. Perry's start of the season didn't go as well as he hoped, but he made up for it by coming out big in the second half of the season, finishing with 50 goals and 48 assists. Anaheim Ducks moved from 11th to 4th spot in a span of 16 games where Perry scored 19 goals. Ducks went from not making playoffs to gaining home Ice advantage. Even with big names like, Daniel Sedin and Martin St. Louis Corey Perry Won the Hart.

4. Steven Stamkos 

Goalies know it’s coming, they know it is... But they still can’t stop it why? Because it’s 104 MPH the one timer goalies are afraid to face. Yes that’s right Steven Stamkos is our 4th most surprising players of the year, With an UNBELIEVABLE year finishing with 91 points. This 21 year old Canadian learned at a young age that “You don’t have to be the biggest guy to have the hardest shot” For Stamkos The most important thing is Accuracy, and we  can all see that by the way he shoots and scores.

3. Jeff Skinner

Former Kitchener Ranger Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes proves himself as NHL's youngest player is there Best rookie. Skinner finished his season with 31 Goals and 32 assists. Who would have thought that between Taylor Hall, and Tyler Seguin, Jeff Skinner would come up on top at just 18 years of age (turned 19 in May).Skinner led all rookies in scoring with 63 points during Regular Season where he was selected to the all-star team.

2.Teemu Selänne

Like wine; the older the better. That’s Selanne for you. At 40 years old he seems to be pretty fit with his legs moving great and ending the season with 80 points. Selanne gets better every year like he’s getting younger; when he scores he celebrates like a rookie scoring his first goal of the NHL, not a Veteran scoring his 300th goal. Ever since the Ducks won the cup back in 06-07, Selanne has considered retirement, and his future in NHL is unsure. Every year fans chant "one more year"" and every year he comes back and dominates  The ageless wonder has you wondering every year if he’s going to be back or not.

1.Dustin Byfuglien

Not only can this guy play defense, but he can also be a forward, as seen with the Chicago Blackhawks, which resulted in a huge impacted in the 2010 playoffs leading to the Stanley Cup Championship. He’s now playing for the Atlanta Thrashers (Winnipeg Jets) who we all know isn’t the best team out there but finishing with 20 goals and 33 assists was something no one expected and is quite impressive. He had a great year and is helping a team who hasn’t achieved much since entering the league.

We all knows guys like Skinner, Couture, Eberle, Hall etc will be the future of NHL, but we don't expect them to get as many points as they have. Lets all be realistic hear, who thought Selanne would get 80 points? or Corey would win Hart? These guys surprised me the most this year. Honorable mentions go out to; Logan Couture, Patrick Sharp, Louie Eriksson, and Lubomir Visnovsky. A great season was followed by some great players. Who says it always has to be between Crosby and Ovechkin, this league is full of all-stars and it’s been proven.