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Not an award win that is hotly debated in particular, but I have noticed mixed feelings about Blake on this board. So I'm curious what people think
It wasn't anywhere close to a landslide win, but he did have the clear edge in 1st place votes (27) compared to Lidstrom (16) and Pronger (8). No one else got any serious consideration.
As far as surface level stats go, Blake scored 23 goals, leading all defenseman, Finished 8th in points(50), was 4th in SHTOI and 5th in TOI.
Lidstrom had 59 points which led all defenseman in scoring, was 5th in goals(17), 3rd in SHTOI and 4th in TOI
Chris Pronger wasn't top 10 in any of those statistical categories surprisingly. However, he did lead the league in +/- (47). But I think even more impressive, was that the next best on the team was a +20
So did Blake deserve the Norris this year, or should it have gone to someone else? Feel free to make a case for someone other than the finalists
It wasn't anywhere close to a landslide win, but he did have the clear edge in 1st place votes (27) compared to Lidstrom (16) and Pronger (8). No one else got any serious consideration.
As far as surface level stats go, Blake scored 23 goals, leading all defenseman, Finished 8th in points(50), was 4th in SHTOI and 5th in TOI.
Lidstrom had 59 points which led all defenseman in scoring, was 5th in goals(17), 3rd in SHTOI and 4th in TOI
Chris Pronger wasn't top 10 in any of those statistical categories surprisingly. However, he did lead the league in +/- (47). But I think even more impressive, was that the next best on the team was a +20
So did Blake deserve the Norris this year, or should it have gone to someone else? Feel free to make a case for someone other than the finalists