GMHockey Choice Awards - Norris

This poll is to vote based on who you feel deserves this award. Don't vote based on trying to predict the actual winner. I want to see how Members feel about these awards.

As good as Z has been, and as many goals as Green has scored, for a true leadeer amongst defencemen, look no further than Nik Lidstrom. A consumate professional, defensively responsible, on a team that has enjoyed a winning tradition for many years. There is a reason Detroit is the team it is. Sure you could argue Zetterberg, Datsyuk are the reasons, but the biggest reason IMO is Lidstrom

Chara. The biggest, baddest Bruin with the sharpest teeth.

The most deserving has got to be Lidstrom. I don't care how many he already has. The Award will probably not go to him but he is my pick for the most deserving.

I voted for Chara, fully knowing that Lidstrom is a class defenseman himself, but I feel that Chara's impact on the Bruin's outweighs Lidstrom's on Detroit's success. I know they are two totally different d-man, however, Chara is a dominant guy that drives Boston's success.

SensFan71 wrote:I voted for Chara, fully knowing that Lidstrom is a class defenseman himself, but I feel that Chara's impact on the Bruin's outweighs Lidstrom's on Detroit's success. I know they are two totally different d-man, however, Chara is a dominant guy that drives Boston's success.

I would agree if we were voting for MVP but we're not.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:I voted for Chara, fully knowing that Lidstrom is a class defenseman himself, but I feel that Chara's impact on the Bruin's outweighs Lidstrom's on Detroit's success. I know they are two totally different d-man, however, Chara is a dominant guy that drives Boston's success.

I would agree if we were voting for MVP but we're not.

The line is blurred here. Detroit without Lidstrom or Boston without Chara?

The differences between these two elite players are very difficult to quantify.

davetherave wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:I voted for Chara, fully knowing that Lidstrom is a class defenseman himself, but I feel that Chara's impact on the Bruin's outweighs Lidstrom's on Detroit's success. I know they are two totally different d-man, however, Chara is a dominant guy that drives Boston's success.

I would agree if we were voting for MVP but we're not.

The line is blurred here. Detroit without Lidstrom or Boston without Chara?

The differences between these two elite players are very difficult to quantify.

I don't think the award is about who was most valuable to their team, it's about who was the best defensemen.

I'm generally biased in that regards against offensive defensemen putting up meganumbers and winning it, as I don't think that Mike Green was that good defensively as well to compliment his scoring record.

Which is why I think that Nik Lidstrom will once again win the Norris trophy.

Nik Lidstrom -- 16 G, 43 A, +31, 24:49 TOI/G, 3:55 PP TOI/G, 3:27 SH TOI/G
Zdeno Chara -- 19 G, 31 A, +23, 26:04 TOI/G, 3:46 PP TOI/G, 3:21 SH TOI/G
Mike Green -- 31 G, 42 A, +24, 25:45 TOI/G, 5:22 PP TOI/G, 2:28 SH TOI/G

Quite the numbers there, I'm sure we can all agree. But there's something to be said about who was the best defensemen here as well.

I think the race is between Lidstrom and Chara, and to be honest, either one could have a Norris trophy argued for them. But my opinion is that Lidstrom was once again the best all-around defenseman in the league this year.

I voted Green, prolly semi-uneducted guess but .. i like what he did at his age.

HowieMorenz wrote:I voted Green, prolly semi-uneducted guess but .. i like what he did at his age.

This poll is for who you think deserves it not guessing who gets it Howie.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

HowieMorenz wrote:I voted Green, prolly semi-uneducted guess but .. i like what he did at his age.

This poll is for who you think deserves it not guessing who gets it Howie.

Oh ok, so i answered correctly