OgeeOgelthorpe
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- Feb 29, 2020
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Hey, you guys 'member when this award went to players like John Madden, Mike Peca, Jere Lehtinen, Guy Charbonneau and Bob Gainey?
I 'member.
Also, glaring omission to not give Jordan Staal a top 3 nod this season. The guy was terrific for Carolina this year.
except, that's not true
Apparently you have to score a lot of points to be a defense forward
Apparently you have to score a lot of points to be a defense forward
Would love to see Stone win but I'm not holding my breath. Nominated twice as a winger is satisfying enough on its own.
He’s a slam dunk HHOFer if i’ve ever seen one.Bergeron will increase his HOF chances with another Selke.
On the topic of points, there's very few poor scorers or bottom 6 guys these days who are as good defensively as the best defensive players who can also score, so I don't really have a problem with the award tending to go to these type of players now. The only problem is that scoring is frequently used as a tool to judge a player's season, including their defense. Kesler was a beneficiary of this. As was Kopitar in his second Selke. Bergeron could have the worst defensive season of his career next year, but if he scored 90 points, he'd probably win the Selke again because the media would keep talking about what a great season he's having and assume that means defensively as well. I don't think that's an issue this year really.
Yep. Same for Barkov. Danault should have gotten a nomination, but he didn't put up enough offense to win an award for defense.Stone has been deserving many other years but this year isn’t a year he’s top 3. Shows how much this is a reputation award. Eriksson Ek was robbed of a nomination.
Danault was NOT as good as the nominees during the regular season.Yep. Same for Barkov. Danault should have gotten a nomination, but he didn't put up enough offense to win an award for defense.
Yep. Same for Barkov. Danault should have gotten a nomination, but he didn't put up enough offense to win an award for defense.