Rename the Selke.....the Bergeron

[Whitesnake]

You might not like how it sounds...but I don't care. As a Habs fan, I was so easy to dislike the Bruins. But impossible to not realize that Patrice Bergeron will always be seen as one of the best 2-way player to have ever played the game.

It,s time to move on from the trophy names that lost their meaning and give those trophies something more from this era. Yeah, I would also change every other trophy not named the Stanley Cup. But with what happened yesterday with the Bruins, I thought it was appropriate to talk about this trophy and the guy that most likely has played his final game.

If not, well wait till he retires....but acknowledge the greatness of that player.

 

[Sideline]

Talk to me when he has 10 Stanley Cups.

 

[Rich Nixon]

why not the Brind A'mour, or the Clarke, or the Datsyuk, or any other multiple-time award winner with a big legacy?

I know, Bergeron won a ton. Just trying to figure out what the standard or the recency would be for renaming awards.

 

[sennysensen]

Why not call it the Gainey? Possibly the greatest defensive forward of all time, back when it wasn't taught.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

You might not like how it sounds...but I don't care.

But you do care, because you're trying to get us to agree with you.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Problem is once you start re-naming trophies, it kind of opens the door. Why not the Gainey, or the Carbonneau or the Datsyuk? Why not whatever guy comes next after Bergeron and starts cleaning up this award annually?

 

[Backlund]

How about we don't and just acknowledge him for being one of the greatest two way forwards in NHL history like we do with all the others?

 

[caymanmew]

Talk to me when he has 10 Stanley Cups.

Why 10? Selke is for best defensive forward, nothing to do cups.

 

[jonlin]

You might not like how it sounds...but I don't care. As a Habs fan, I was so easy to dislike the Bruins. But impossible to not realize that Patrice Bergeron will always be seen as one of the best 2-way player to have ever played the game.

It,s time to move on from the trophy names that lost their meaning and give those trophies something more from this era. Yeah, I would also change every other trophy not named the Stanley Cup. But with what happened yesterday with the Bruins, I thought it was appropriate to talk about this trophy and the guy that most likely has played his final game.

If not, well wait till he retires....but acknowledge the greatness of that player.

You read my post from earlier today, did you?

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

was sad to see Bergeron leave in tears after the game and agree that hes one of the best 2 way center of all time but no keep the same names

 

[Warden of the North]

Agreed.

He's an all timer and deserves more recognition then he already has.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Rename the Selke.....the Lundell

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

But you do care, because you're trying to get us to agree with you.

He's the biggest Bergeron fanboy on the habs board.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

If it’s ever renamed it will be for Bob Gainey

 

[Whitesnake]

But you do care, because you're trying to get us to agree with you.

lol. you are entirely free to not agree....and when I say how it SOUNDS....it's not about the idea but the name itself...

 

[Whitesnake]

If it’s ever renamed it will be for Bob Gainey

I'm a Habs fan. I've seen Gainey play. And the idea here is to make those trophy names relevant and as TODAY as it's possible. It's not by naming a trophy to a guy who stopped playing in 89. Also, the Selke right now is based on a guy who is a true 2-way player. A 2-way player in the sense that provides offense just as much as he provides defense. Gainey was not that. If we want to have a trophy for the best pure defensive forward, go ahead. Unless you do it for the Selke, and ADD a 2-way trophy and have the Bergeron added to it.....

 

[SomeDude]

Should we just rename all the trophies every generation to acknowledge the player who won it the most?

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-5 finishes not counting this year speaks for itself.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

How about no.

We need to stop mythologizing this guy. Elite player, Boston royalty, role model for all. He's not some all-time legend, though.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Should we just rename all the trophies every generation to acknowledge the player who won it the most?

Fine by me.

 

[SomeDude]

Fine by me.

I’ll agree to this under the condition that Mark Messier’s stupid award is correctly renamed “The Mark Messier ego boosting trinket that nobody cares about.”

 

[Ezpz]

It should have been named the Gainey after he retired. The award was literally created so people would understand his impact on the game and how he won a Conn Smythe as a defensive forward. No one else has impacted two way play at his level. Nearly every award would be named after Habs players if they were doing this though. The byng should have been the Beliveau.

 

[Midnight Judges]

I’ll agree to this under the condition that Mark Messier’s stupid award is correctly renamed “The Mark Messier ego boosting trinket that nobody cares about.”

Deal.

 

[Pink Mist]

Nah. He's not an all-time legend and is one of the most overrated players from his generation

 

[Midnight Judges]

Nearly every award would be named after Habs players if they were doing this though. The byng should have been the Beliveau.

Uh yeah, nah.

Art Ross = Gretzky
Rocket = Ovechkin
Hart = Gretzky or Howe
Pearson = Gretzky or Lemieux

I'm counting like zero Canadiens here among the major awards.