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On Tuesday morning, the NHL announced the finalists for the Selke Award: Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk, Pittsburgh’s Jordan Staal, and Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler. The Frank J. Selke Trophy is presented annually “to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.” The winner is selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association at the end of the regular season. The fact that Jonathan Toews wasn’t at least nominated is a joke. Voted the Most Outstanding Forward in the Winter Olympics in February, Toews is widely considered one of the best two-way centers in the NHL. He ranked seventh in faceoff wins during the regular season, winning 57.3 percent of his draws. Kesler and Datysuk both won 55.1 percent of their faceof ...

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