tamu33 wrote:Karl Lynch wrote:So far this year, I have seen one specialist, one goalie, several attackmen, and several midfielders that could be the MVP.
See even Karl couldn't even come up with a defensmen as a MVP....
In no way should we count a defenseman out of the running for player of the year. I can think of several defenseman that could easily qualify for this honor. It doesn't matter how many goals your team can score if you don't have a beast at the other end shutting down the other team who can bring both physical and mental dominance into the game.
From personal experience, I can think of several occasions where defenseman on teams I've played on and on teams I've played against have all but completely taken control over a game. A good defenseman can be as effective as he can be intimidating, and we should certainly not count out this position for Player of the Year.