Half-Season Awards: Frank J. Selke

[amnesiac]

Who is the league's best defensive forward UP TO NOW? (not who you think it will be at season's end)

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[Emerz]

Bergeron has been playing some the best hockey of his career, gotta go with him.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Bergeron

 

[HuimaHuima]

Bakov

 

[Rubi]

Bergeron for the win.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Nuge.

 

[Ctrain2k]

Bakov of course.

 

[SHANNYPLAN]

Would go Barkov, but his +/= is at - 11

Yes I know its a flawed stat, but it may hold him back from being voted the top defensive forward

so its Bergeron

 

[wintersej]

Barkov with Bergeron passing if he plays 40 games in the 2nd half.

 

[koyvoo]

Mark Stone

 

[ccman68]

Stone and I don't think anyone else is even close. Barkov has had a pretty bad defensive season by his standards

 

[Paul4587]

Not saying I would vote for him but Getzlaf has been lights out defensively this season for the Ducks but is getting no attention at all. He’s carrying a huge load with Kesler being all but done and Henrique being an average at best 2C and his relative possession numbers are very good. He’s also our best PKing forward.

My vote goes to Stone though.

 

[SaintMorose]

Bergeron would have been my pick going into December but I think 'Bakov' has closed the gap enough that I might vote for him at this point tough choice.

 

[Mestaruus]

Bak

 

[M88K]

Crosby as an option doesn't even kill penalties

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Barkov

So impressive.

 

[The S5]

Not stating he should be the winner, but Kevin Hayes should be an option.

 

[wetcoast]

Bergeron has missed to many games to win this award 26 games at the halfway point would be 52 in a full season.

I like Barokov but that minus 11 will scare voters off, rightly or wrongly, so I went with Mark Stone.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Bakrov.

 

[CptPicard]

Gotta be Bakov, followed by Begeron

 

[Nick Hansen]

Gotta be Bakov, followed by Begeron

It's Berrgeron.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Crosby as an option doesn't even kill penalties

Nobody ever claimed Crosby was good at defense until his offense fell off. What a joke. He’s not top 200 in defense.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Should be Stone, but wont be.

 

[Emerz]

Bergeron has missed to many games to win this award 26 games at the halfway point would be 52 in a full season.

I like Barokov but that minus 11 will scare voters off, rightly or wrongly, so I went with Mark Stone.

He's missed 16 games, not 26. So 68 games played if he misses no more games, which should be enough to win it provided be finishes with around ~70 points as well.

Barkov I feel can't possibly win, he might finish in the -20s by the way the Panthers are playing. Even being -1 is enough to scare most voters off.

 

[wetcoast]

He's missed 16 games, not 26. So 68 games played if he misses no more games, which should be enough to win it provided be finishes with around ~70 points as well.

Barkov I feel can't possibly win, he might finish in the -20s by the way the Panthers are playing. Even being -1 is enough to scare most voters off.

I could have worded it better as I know that he missed 16 games and played 26 thus the 52 if it was a full season.

I'm also not sure that if he plays in only 68 games that he should win.

If Barkov can get rid of that minus I think the voters will swing to him or maybe Stone.