Nick Suzuki Snubbed in Selke Trophy Voting Despite Standout Season With Canadiens

Unsurprisingly, it was Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov who once again claimed the individual honor.

By the way, Barkov absolutely deserves this trophy, that's not the issue at all.

The problem, at least in my humble opinion, lies in the full voting results released by the NHL.

It's truly strange to see that Suzuki only received a single second-place vote, and just a few third-place votes (likely from Quebec journalists, by the way).

Why?

I don't understand how Nick Suzuki could be considered only the 13th-best defensive forward in the NHL by these so-called experts.

I don't get how he ended up behind names like Jordan Staal, Adam Lowry, and Jack Eichel.

It's bizarre.. Especially considering Suzuki finished the 2024-2025 season with a positive plus-minus of +19 (!) while constantly facing top opponents, logging heavy minutes, and playing on a technically rebuilding team in front of an inexperienced defensive core. He also finished the season with 89 points!

Anyway, that's the final verdict for Suzuki.

He actually received fewer votes than last year, which is completely incomprehensible.

No, things aren't looking good for those hoping the Selke Trophy will be returning to Montreal anytime soon.