Mikko Koivu not a Selke Finalist

by nathaneide on Apr 30, 2009 9:52 PM CDT

[Pavel] Datsyuk is a finalist for the Selke Award, along with Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards and Vancouver Canucks center/right winger Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks. All three have excellent credentials and define the concept "hard to play against."

Kesler and Richards leave opponents bruised and battered, while Datsyuk leaves them feeling they've had their pocket picked. All three are team leaders. Richards is captain of the Flyers, while Datsyuk and Kesler are alternate captains.

What a complete joke.

Here is James Mirtle's take on the Selke trophy finalists-

Last year, Koivu was injured, so that took him outta the running a bit. This time, the Wild didn’t have a very solid season at all.

Still, I’ve been talking about him forever, but he never gets much credit.

Shocking, Minnesota has a crappy season, so our players get screwed. I'm bored with it.

If you take a look at the defensive stats, as Mirtle did earlier in April,you see that Antti Miettinen is atop the charts, with Mikko right behind him, but as Mirtle stated

Miettinen shouldn't win the Selke because he's picking up a lot of his minutes alongside Koivu, who's really the defensive powerhouse on the line

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Backstrom got his nomination, basically.

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by James Mirtle on Apr 30, 2009 10:51 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah

I’d say that’s a safe assumption.

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by nathaneide on Apr 30, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Apparently

Koivu doesn’t hit hard enough, nor does he play on a media darling team

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by nathaneide on Apr 30, 2009 10:54 PM CDT reply actions

Doesn't

change the fact that he is one of the best 2 way forwards in the league.

Will the Real Thor Please Stand Up ... ?

by the Real Thor on May 1, 2009 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions

This story is boring

Who cares.

Hey Minnesota Wild: Don’t miss the playoffs with all the talent you have.

I will not get over this season. ..

or maybe I have.

by y2jayjk on May 1, 2009 2:12 AM CDT reply actions

The problem

Umm, they didn’t have enough talent to succeed. That was the problem. That’s why Risebrough got canned. They simply weren’t good enough.

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by nathaneide on May 1, 2009 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions

why would any team that doesn’t make the playoffs have people up for awards. Mikko is for sure one of our most consistent players, but you have to have people with him and have a contending team to expect any one to get rewarded.

by mckay10 on May 3, 2009 9:22 AM CDT reply actions