Dimitri Filipovic

It's a different level of competition and different responsibilities that these guys have to take on.

And there's something to be said for that.

But yeah, I mean, I think back to the Ryan Kessler

Selkie is a great example where like you could argue his best defensive seasons came way before that yes and he never got the recognition and then he starts scoring 40 goals and it's like oh we better this guy's really good defensively it's like thinking like it even makes because I believe Malhotra was a finalist and it actually makes him being a finals even more impressive yes he's not a big score and it's just like no you're just really good defensively yeah

Yeah.

Yeah.

So, I mean, it's been happening for a long time.

I don't necessarily have anything against it.

I think Nick Suzuki is probably going to win that award and get the majority of the first place votes.

And I think it's going to be deserved.

And yeah, I think it was just a matter of, I mean, that was the, it's always one of the trickiest awards because generally a or defensive metrics aren't that good compared to some of the other stuff we have.

And then B,

I mean, honestly, all of them have their own challenges.

I'd say like the Lady Bing, for example, just because it's like, I feel like the players should probably vote on it in terms of who they view as the most gentlemanly.

It's generally associated with like the lowest penalty minute total.

Or in this case, like kind of like a, you know, respecting the career Anze Kopitar had.

And I imagine he's going to get a lot of votes for the war this year.

You can go on down the line.

I know the Norris this year was incredibly difficult to vote against.

I was seeing our guy Drentz.