2024-25 James Norris Memorial Trophy finalists: Quinn Hughes, Cale Makar, Zach Werenski

[Koivu11]

 

[avsfan9]

Makar wins it.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

It should be Werenski, but it won't.

 

[BonMorrison]

Werenski winning would be sick but he won't sadly.

 

[Phrasing]

Glad for Werenski getting his first nod. Good seasons from Hughes and Makar too.

 

[Summer Rose]

Makar will probably win this. Werenski is a very close second for me, and ask me 10 times about whether I think Makar or Werenski should win it, and I might answer with Werenski a few of those 10 times. All three very worthy finalists.

 

[Sky04]

Werenski is only 10 points off Makar and didn't have a 116 point center to play with or Rantanen for half the year... he also lead his team in scoring by 8 points

 

[landy]

Kindof shocking Quinn still got 3rd here.

 

[landy]

A weird one for me where Werenski deserves more Hart votes than Norris votes IMO. I know, tough to mentally wrap your head around, but yup.

 

[Breakers]

Kindof shocking Quinn still got 3rd here.

Shocking to an uneducated fan

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

It’ll be Makar this year. He was absolutely unbelievable this season.

Shout out to Werenski though being a finalist cause he was so friggin good too

If Makar was just a little bit less good this year, the trophy would be Werenskis

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Werenski gets my vote.

 

[CascadiaPuck]

Wish Hughes hadn’t lost so many games at the end there.

 

[Shonky]

Cale wins cause his competition was injured. Congrats!

 

[Sky04]

Wish Hughes hadn’t lost so many games at the end there.

Not like it would've made a difference.

 

[Fatass]

Werenski had a great year and moved up the ranks of the league’s top D. Makar will win the vote though.
I wonder who were 4 -10? Morrissy? Fox? Sanderson? Chychrun?

 

[landy]

Shocking to an uneducated fan

Dahlin, Hedman, Morrisey, and even Hutson or Fox all deserve more votes than Quinn. Norris is still the no defense award.

 

[Faterson]

Not generational Lane Hutson?

 

[Frank Drebin]

It should be Werenski, but it won't.

because of Makar?

 

[Frank Drebin]

Not generational Lane Hutson?

not yet. He'll get some votes though

 

[Breakers]

Dahlin, Hedman, Morrisey, and even Hutson or Fox all deserve more votes than Quinn. Norris is still the no defense award.

So you say the award is the no defense award
Yet none of them outscored Hughes?

Brilliant logic

 

[Frank Drebin]

So you say the award is the no defense award
Yet none of them outscored Hughes?

Brilliant logic

Some posters say silly things in hopes of getting reactions. Generally best to ignore .

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

A weird one for me where Werenski deserves more Hart votes than Norris votes IMO. I know, tough to mentally wrap your head around, but yup.

No I get that, I said the same about Quick in 2012--JQ for Hart, Lundqvist for Norris narrowly--but it's def hard to explain haha.

Should be close for Werenski though, I hope. Glad to see him get his roses here in great company.

 

[nowhereman]

Dahlin, Hedman, Morrisey, and even Hutson or Fox all deserve more votes than Quinn. Norris is still the no defense award.

There's no way you can watch any of those defensemen and think they're close to Quinn Hughes.

Insecurity does strange things to a hockey fan...

 

[landy]

So you say the award is the no defense award
Yet none of them outscored Hughes?

Brilliant logic

Im saying based on the combination of overall defense and offensive contributions, others are more worthy. Hutson, Hughes, and Bouchard are specifically O only. Hybrid "defensemen". They may be elite defenders, but their deployment makes it so we never see it.