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Who should win the Selke Trophy?

May 6, 2018, 11:41 AM ET [27 Comments]
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The NHL recently announced Patrice Begeron, Sean Couturier, and Anze Kopitar as the three finalists for the Selke.

In this edition of the hotstove, we discuss which player is most deserving of the hardware.

Todd Cordell

With respect to the other candidates, I think the Selke is Sean Couturier's to lose. Or at least it should be.

Among the three finalists, Couturier ranks 1st in primary points/60, 1st in Relative Corsi For%, 1st in on-ice goal differential, 1st in Expected Goals For%, 1st in Goals For%, 1st in Relative Goals For%, and had the best penalty differential at plus-10.

If the voters focused on who had the best two-way season, rather than reputation, Couturier should be the clear winner. He had a truly special year.

James Tanner

This is one award where the voters actually got it right. The Selke isn't the most exciting award, but at least they've accurately selected the right three candidates, which didn't happen for the Norris, Vezina or Hart.

I think this has to go to Anze Kopitar because there's not much to choose from between him and Bergeron, but Kopitar played every game while Bergeron missed a quarter of the season.

Kopitar for Selke.

Peter Tessier

It's Couturier and deservedly so. He scored, checked and he did everything to help get the Flyers into the post season despite the coach and some very shoddy goaltending. Couturier has always been seen as a good player but he added the necessary requirement for Selke nomination by adding scoring. He's lived up to the mistake of some teams not taking him in the 2011 draft.

Bergeron and Kopitar are excellent nominees but this year the kid from Philly deserves this award and I hope he gets it.

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