 Daymond Langkow was named a finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy , awarded to the player who " best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance , sportsmanship and dedication to hockey . " He was nominated after making his return to the Flames lineup one year after a slapshot to the neck left him with broken vertebrae . Ray Emery of the Anaheim Ducks and Ian Laperriere of the Philadelphia Flyers were also named finalists for the award . 
