Hockeybuzz Hot Topic: Selke Trophy Finalists: Bergeron, Datsyuk, Toews

Hockeybuzz Hot Topic: Selke Trophy Finalists: Bergeron, Datsyuk, Toews
- xm_home_ice

That's a hell of a list and you really can't go wrong, but I would cast my vote for Bergy if I had one.

Toews hands down, Bergeon 2nd.

Datsyuk all the way

tough tough list to choose from and somehow I feel Backes still should have been nominated

Bergeron should win as he is weighed upon more so than the others in the defensive zone

What a list. Teams would line up around the block for these guys if they ever hit FA

Bergy, Towes, Datsuyk is my order... but how can you go wrong with either one

What a list. Teams would line up around the block for these guys if they ever hit FA

Bergy, Towes, Datsuyk is my order... but how can you go wrong with either one
- MrBeanTown

Will Datsyuk might scare your kids at a birthday party, but on ice talent they are 3 very good players.

Pull a name from a hat on this one.

"to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game, and is also an all-star calibre point scorer"

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- BestRapperAlive

Let me guess... Jay McClement should have been there?

Let me guess... Jay McClement should have been there?
- MrBeanTown

Nah, those 3 are better. I'm just thinking it would be nice if 400 forwards were considered, instead of just top players

All solid players can't go wrong with either one

Let me guess... Jay McClement should have been there?
- MrBeanTown

I'm not saying Jay McClement should win but he should at least be a consideration, the guy played more short handed minutes then any other player in the NHL this year on a PK that ranked 2nd.

Two West players? Shocking.

tough tough list to choose from and somehow I feel Backes still should have been nominated

Bergeron should win as he is weighed upon more so than the others in the defensive zone
- Alcatraz

Backes is a POS thug. He deserves nothing.

It should be Bergeron.

Two West players? Shocking.
- Beatle_john

I know, right?

Backes is a POS thug. He deserves nothing.
- Ogilthorpe2

Kopitar!!! The guy never gets any recognition, hands down the best 2way center I have seen

Kopitar!!! The guy never gets any recognition, hands down the best 2way center I have seen
- Kings1988

Sorry this one deserved two.

Sorry this one deserved two.
- GirouxForTheShow

Coming from Flyers fan

I know everybody screams about the Eastern teams getting all the trophy voting love, but come on, someday Ryan Callahan has got to get some recognition in this category. Just watch the Rangers-Bruins game tonight if you disagree.

Why is there an award for defensive forwards, but not offensive defensemen?

Why is there an award for defensive forwards, but not offensive defensemen?
- Predaceous

This is essentially an award for two-way forwards, not grinders.

Just like the Norris is most often two-way defensemen (sometimes offensive guys) and rarely stay-at-homers

Coming from Flyers fan
- Kings1988

I don't see what that has to do with anything? The Richards and Carter trades? Good for them, I'm glad they are providing well for a team that's a constant Cup threat. But I'm also not the jackass that "hands down" claimed Kopitar is the best two-way forward in the game.

I know everybody screams about the Eastern teams getting all the trophy voting love, but come on, someday Ryan Callahan has got to get some recognition in this category. Just watch the Rangers-Bruins game tonight if you disagree.
- jimbro83

I'd agree with that, Callahan is a beauty. But often it's not just about the gritty-balls-the-wall defensive game that gets noticed, but more the forwards that have good defensive game to go along with their high numbers. If Callahan potted a few more goals, I could see him taking Bergeron's spot. I'd venture to say he gets nominated in the next few years.