2023-24 Frank J. Selke Trophy finalists: Aleksander Barkov, Auston Matthews, Jordan Staal | Winner: Aleksander Barkov

[KrisLetAngry]

So let me get this straight. Matthews gets a Selke nomination from the same Toronto media that didn’t think he was good enough for the MVP(Hart) nomination that the NHL players nominated him for (Lindsay) and this is considered Toronto media bias in favour of Leaf players?

Thank god for HFboard Leaf hate bias or else no one would be able to follow the logic here.

Hfboards just hates Toronto.

 

[Leaf Fans]

He got every First, Second, and Third place votes.

The others guys listed were just reported so the media could get outrage hits.

The votes haven't been made public yet have they.

 

[Leaf Fans]

The votes haven't been made public yet have they.

That turns out not to be true; however, he did get the lion share and deservedly so.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Hfboards just hates Toronto.

Most posters couldn't care less about to Toronto. There is just a contingent of posters that will get triggered and piss and moan when Toronto brought up.

 

[kingpest19]

Full voting results:

Who the hell gave Fiala a vote?

 

[Osprey]

Who the hell gave Fiala a vote?

I think that we can guess. Jim Fox was finding any reason to praise him all season.

 

[Vinh]

Full voting results:

This is so bad.

 

[Regal]

The full voting list for the Selke is always hilarious. I don’t know why so many want to give random homer votes all the time

 

[I am not exposed]

To the surprise of no one Barkov wins in a landslide.

Nice showing by Reinhart to finish 4th. And he got the 2nd most 1st place votes.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

A Top 10 finish for Jarvis at 21 is interesting. Carolina doesn't have that many media members.

If he takes another step or two scoring wise, he might have a shot at a 2nd/3rd place finish in the future. He'd have to move to center to actually win it.

 

[Bruce Granville]

Should have been Matthews.
Well, he‘ll get the Conn Smythe then…

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

The full voting list for the Selke is always hilarious. I don’t know why so many want to give random homer votes all the time

Probably because a lot of these homer beat writers don't actually watch much hockey outside of the team they cover, so they just give votes to someone they see the most.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Should have Matthews.
Well, he‘ll get the Conn Smythe then…

No, while technically eligible it will go, as usual to a player from the one of the finalists. Most often from the Cup winning team. More likely possibilities are the Lindsey or Byng.

 

[Goose]

Well deserved for Barkov.

Matthews haters hate this one trick! Vote him Top 3 for the Selke and watch the excuses flow!

 

[teugen]

Full voting results:

Barkov and the honorable mentions.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

congrats! well deserved!

 

[SoundAndFury]

Who the hell gave Fiala a vote?

I think it's the "I slipped in a funny one" guy.

 

[Jugitsu]

Two things to take away from this:

1. The travesty of Eriksson Ek barely being considered top 10

2. Two voters leaving Barkov out of their top 5

 

[Mickey Marner]

Is there no award show this year? I've never seen the results leaked early before.

 

[JackSlater]

Barkov is a good winner for this award but there are some laughable results here. Not surprising.

 

[dukeofjive]

Man the media in this town is so evil, just being mean to my team….

Man you haters have no ideal how great our players are, see the media said so….

Don’t change people, you make the world more fun.

 

[Barrie22]

Leafs as a whole had 165 5on5 goals against, Mathews was on the ice for 71 of them.

 

[Buck Naked]

Leafs as a whole had 165 5on5 goals against, Mathews was on the ice for 71 of them.

But he's blocking shots!!#!#

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Down the road nobody will care or remember who placed where beyond first place. Barkov deservedly won in a landslide. Boring Selke competition this season. It was more fun in the days of peak Kopitar and Bergeron. Hopefully next season someone steps up and challenges Barkov.

 

[Unsustainable]

Seth Jarvis at 21 finished 8th in Selke
30 goals and played through injury all season