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Originally Posted by Textcritic
But, by this measure there is also only one award for forwards. In actual fact, the only NHL awards that are position-specific are the Vezina, Jenkins, Norris and the Selke. There are no criteria at all that prevent a defenseman from winning any of the Hart, Art Ross, Calder, or even the Rocket Richard trophy.
Another way to look at this is that of the twelve major NHL awards for players (Hart, Lady Byng, Vezina, Calder, Art Ross, Norris, Conn Smythe, Masterton, Selke, Jennings, King Clancy, Richard), forwards are eligible for nine, defensemen for nine, and goalies for eight.
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But as I said, they’re almost always overlooked for the Ted Lindsay and Hart. They realistically can’t win the Richard or Art Ross, at least not in this era.
This applies even moreso for defensive defensemen.
Slavin just won the Lady Byng. That’s pretty much the only award he can win. Maybe the leadership award or the perseverance award.