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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Tanev is a nice player but we don't need to go looking for awards for players like that. The more awards there are, the less meaningful they are.
The names of the real NHL awards honor the history of the game. If you want to change that and honor the greatest players by naming awards after them, the list is awfully long before you get to Rod Langway.
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Did you ever see Langway play D? He was maybe the best defensive defenceman ever. And it sucks that the Norris is never won by a player who excels at the key thing a defenceman does. Hell, the Selke awards always overlook forwards who played splendid D but just aren’t scorers like Barkov or Bergeron.
I don’t really care how many awards there are but if you are offended by the amount, get rid of the GM award, which is silly to hand out for one years work, get rid of the Lady Byng because who cares, get rid of Jennings because it’s not a meaningful individual stat, get rid of the Messier award, and why award a Ross or Richard trophy for winning the scoring or goal race - we all see who did it. And why is there both a Clancy and a Foundation award?