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Originally Posted by GioforPM
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?
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I saw Langway play. Best defensive D man ever? Before Orr, that was all any defenseman did and they received an award for it. Best defensive dman of his era? There’s an argument for that. But I’ll take Lidstrom on my team long before Langway and it’s not because he had more points. Not contributing at all on offense doesn’t make Langway a better defender than the all time greats.
Sounds like you agree there are already too many awards. Let’s not add one named after Rod Langway.
Also Messier award is not a real award.