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Nick Suzuki is giving himself a chance to win the Selke Trophy
Marc-Olivier Cook
Nick Suzuki is giving himself a chance to win the Selke Trophy
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Nick Suzuki is having a fantastic season.

The captain of the Habs – who is not seen as a first center by some – has more than a point per game and is one of the main reasons for the CH’s recent success.

Right now, it’s really hard to criticize him for anything.

The Canadiens have 16 games left to play before the end of the calendar, and Suzuki is really giving himself a chance to win the Selke Trophy.

He not only has 69 points in 66 games, but he’s also excellent on the defensive side.

And when you look at his stats, there’s also the fact that he’s only taken six minor penalty minutes, which is impressive.

If we compare his season with recent Selke winners, we see how great his campaign is:

  • 2019 – Ryan O’Reilly (77 points, 12 penalty minutes)
  • 2020 – Sean Couturier (59 points, 30 penalty minutes)
  • 2021 – Aleksander Barkov (58 points, 14 penalty minutes)
  • 2022 – Patrice Bergeron (65 points, 32 penalty minutes)
  • 2023 – Patrice Bergeron (58 points, 22 penalty minutes)
  • 2024 – Aleksander Barkov (80 points, 24 penalty minutes)

There’s the Selke Trophy, and there’s also the Lady Byng Trophy in the discussion when talking about the captain.

Again, his six penalty minutes – combined with his point total – put him in a great position.

It’s written in the above tweet, but we’ll also have to watch out for the names of Jack Eichel, Anze Kopitar, and Brayden Point.

Point has a similar production to Suzuki’s (66 points in 62 games), but he only has two penalty minutes on his record.

Eichel is producing even more (80 points in 66 games) and is also able to avoid the penalty box. He has the same number of penalty minutes as the Habs’ captain.

And Kopitar, who has slowed down a bit, still has 53 points in 66 games this season. He’s only been penalized once since the start of the campaign!

But no matter what happens, we have to see Suzuki’s season as a success.

He’s in his prime at 25 years old, and he’s demonstrating to everyone that he’s one of the best players on the planet.

I wonder how much it hurt him not to be called by Team Canada…

After all, the Captain is in the top 25 scorers in the league, he’s 10th among the top-scoring centers in the NHL, and he has a respectable plus-12 differential.

He’s leading the Habs in that category, by the way.


Overtime

– Arthur Kaliyev’s season is over.

– Oh yeah?

– It’s going to be annoying!

– Lane Hutson wants to improve his shot.

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