If he gets the Stanley Cup handed to him as the Captain at least once, that would certainly put him top 4 among best Finns of all-time / his brother, Selänne and Kurri are top 3 atm (in no particular order)
This I think is actually the reason he hasn't won it. The last 5 Selke trophies have gone to guys who have won the cup. The one before those was Ryan Kesler, and before that one it was Datsyuk 3 years straight (cup winner), Brind'Amour twice (cup winner, including the year he won that first one), Draper (cup winner) and Jere Lehtinen (cup winner). So that's 1 Selke in the last 13 years that hasn't gone to someone that hasn't won a cup, though he did get within one game of winning it that year. Probably safe to say there's a Cup bias going on with the voting.
This I think is actually the reason he hasn't won it. The last 5 Selke trophies have gone to guys who have won the cup. The one before those was Ryan Kesler, and before that one it was Datsyuk 3 years straight (cup winner), Brind'Amour twice (cup winner, including the year he won that first one), Draper (cup winner) and Jere Lehtinen (cup winner). So that's 1 Selke in the last 13 years that hasn't gone to someone that hasn't won a cup, though he did get within one game of winning it that year. Probably safe to say there's a Cup bias going on with the voting.
I found this one... but this wasn't THE one we used to use around here...
I'm looking for the one based off this same image used here...
My prediction:
- Bergeron
- Kesler
- Koivu
Koivu should win; he's got more points than Bergeron. Equal points to Kesler, but much better +/-, not to mention he led the Wild to better regular-season success.
Well deserved. Bergeron has the rep though.