Folks, it’s time to honor the noble defensive defenseman.
I don’t mean with a new trophy, although that idea popped up again recently. Sharks’ blueliner Marc-Edouard Vlasic is the latest to call for a new award, an idea that Daniel wrote about last season. You can understand why a guy like Vlasic would be on board, but a lot of fans seem to like the idea too, especially as the Norris Trophy becomes the domain of guys who produce offense. Having a Rod Langway Trophy, or whatever else you would call it, would be a way to recognize the guys who put the actual “defense” in defenseman.