Apples Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=716866&navid=nhl:topheads NEW YORK – Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks and Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators are the three finalists for the 2013-14 James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position,” the National Hockey League announced today. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association submitted ballots for the Norris Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists. The winner will be announced Tuesday, June 24, during the 2014 NHL Awards from Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. The 2014 NHL Awards will be broadcast by NBCSN in the United States and CBC in Canada. Following are the finalists for the Norris Trophy, in alphabetical order: Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins Chara led a Boston defense that paced the Eastern Conference and ranked second in the NHL in goals against (177), helping the Bruins capture their second Presidents’ Trophy in franchise history and first since 1989-90. He averaged a team-high 24:39 of ice time per game, nearly 3 minutes more than the next-closest player, and also placed in the top 10 among NHL defensemen in goals (17), plus/minus (+25), power-play goals (10) and game-winning goals (3). Chara is a Norris Trophy finalist for the sixth time, including the third time in the past four seasons, and won the award in 2008-09. Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks Keith led all defensemen with 55 assists and ranked second among blueliners with 61 points to power a Chicago offense that paced the NHL with 267 goals. He recorded his 40th helper of the season in his 46th game, becoming the fastest defenseman in franchise history to reach the milestone, and posted a career-long, eight-game assist/point streak from Nov. 19 to Dec. 3. Keith played a team-high average of 24:38 per game, topping the Blackhawks in ice time for the ninth time in as many NHL seasons. He is a Norris Trophy finalist for the second time after capturing the award in 2009-10. Shea Weber, Nashville Predators Weber ranked first among defensemen with 23 goals and set a franchise record for points by a blueliner with 56, leading the Predators in scoring for the second consecutive season. He also paced all defensemen in power-play goals (12), ranked fourth in the League in average time on ice (26:54) and set a career high in shooting percentage (11.8%). Weber got better as the season progressed, posting 14-20—34, three game-winning goals and a +11 rating in the final 42 games of 2013-14. He is a Norris Trophy finalist for the third time after finishing as runner-up for the award in both 2010-11 and 2011-12. History The James Norris Memorial Trophy was presented in 1953 by the four children of the late James Norris in memory of the former owner-president of the Detroit Red Wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing With Pride Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Chara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Weber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I hope Weber or Chara (preferably Weber) win it just so I can laugh in my buddies face because of how cocky he is on Keith winning it this year, like he's pretty much guaranteed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooner91 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Weber. Been robbed of it too many times in the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Hope he doesn't, but I think Keith will win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Keith's to lose imo. Media values dem points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Nice to see one of my favourite players get a nomination. Congrats, Shea Weber! I hope he wins it, but it's goona go to that scumbag on Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I thought Pietrangelo should have gotten a nomination this year. Keith's going to win it, although he certainly doesn't deserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdatb Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 How come Chara is one of the finalists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchable Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 How come Chara is one of the finalists? I don't get it either. 23rd among defensemen in points. I know points aren't everything, but there were more deserving candidates this year. Pietrangelo definitely deserved a nomination, and I would've even taken Karlsson ahead of Chara. It's going to come down to Weber or Keith though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Keith's to lose imo. Media values dem points. Sadly true. Became way too evident when Erik Karlsson won as a 3rd winger. This should be Weber's year, but I would be surprised to see Keith not win it. It really is time for a best offensive, and a best defensive defenceman award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Keith deserves it this year but feel Weber will end up winning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bissurnette Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Sadly true. Became way too evident when Erik Karlsson won as a 3rd winger. This should be Weber's year, but I would be surprised to see Keith not win it. It really is time for a best offensive, and a best defensive defenceman award. You're acting like Keith blew it out of the water points wise (yeah I guess he did didn't he?)... But Weber has only 6 points less than Keith on a very offensively challenged team. Weber also has 17 more goals than Keith. So if they really do value points, then that has to be taken into consideration doesn't it? EDIT: it's only a 5 point difference, and how many defensemen can score 23 goals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Pretty sure Nashville needed to be in the playoff for Weber to win.And that raises the question, is Weber wasting his time or is it a waste of talent him staying in Nashville. IMO Nashville should really consider trading him (of course i'm hoping to the Canucks, but realistically i'm not sure we have the assets to do it) like Columbus traded Rick Nash. Specially since they have Seth Jones in the back end. They could build themselves a big prospect pool and raise them together.With or without Weber I don't think Nashville will be contenders for at least 5 years. Might as well, get younger assets for him, and who knows in 2-3 years with the right returns for Weber they could actually be better than if they keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovewinona Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 How come Chara is one of the finalists? He's a bruin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Pietrangelo should be there over Chara. Weber should win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Ummm it so obvious it should be Karlsson. 74 points as a dman in the new nhl is unheard of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Ummm it so obvious it should be Karlsson. 74 points as a dman in the new nhl is unheard of Mike Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Hasn't Chara been playing limited numbers because of his age? How is he even nominated? Weber deserves this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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