Before we go start, let’s just go ahead and get something out of the way: Patrice Bergeron is probably going to win the 2017-18 Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward based on his current statistics for overall ice performance with the Bruins.
Trying to gauge a league-wide consensus when it comes to the award races is never an easy task, but the general attitude regarding the Selke Trophy right now is that Bergeron pretty much has this thing in the bag.
ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski recently published the results of the mid-season awards ballot from the Professional Hockey Writers Association, which displayed Bergeron at the top of the Selke list.