The most obvious and expected thing happened on Monday morning: Cale Makar was named a finalist for the Norris Trophy.
Awarded to the NHL’s top defenseman, the Colorado Avalanche blueliner has simply been one of the best in his position all season long, producing points like nobody’s business and scoring timely goals to push his team into competition for the President’s Trophy.
Victor Hedman (@TBLightning), Roman Josi (@PredsNHL) and Cale Makar (@Avalanche) are the three finalists for the 2021-22 James Norris Memorial Trophy.