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Fire of the Phoenix · 04-10-2015, 01:14 PM

I'd be shocked if Gaudreau, Forsberg and Stone weren't the three nominees. As good as Ekblad has been in a 2nd pairing role at a young age, these are three legitimate 1st line forwards who were each instrumental in helping their teams into the playoffs (assuming Ottawa makes it). Ekblad might not get more than a handful of 1st and 2nd place votes, I could easily see him finishing 4th or 5th in voting with Klingberg in the mix. No slight to him, the forwards have been just that good, best rookie year since 05/06.

04-10-2015, 01:14 PM	#462
Fire of the Phoenix #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Northern Crater Exp:	I'd be shocked if Gaudreau, Forsberg and Stone weren't the three nominees. As good as Ekblad has been in a 2nd pairing role at a young age, these are three legitimate 1st line forwards who were each instrumental in helping their teams into the playoffs (assuming Ottawa makes it). Ekblad might not get more than a handful of 1st and 2nd place votes, I could easily see him finishing 4th or 5th in voting with Klingberg in the mix. No slight to him, the forwards have been just that good, best rookie year since 05/06.