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#22: best two way forward



#22: best two way forward

by deeVeeAre

25 Comments

  1. InkedInspector

    Mr. Cirelli has to at least be in the conversation here.

  2. Karmakakez

    Probably Point but he hasn’t had to in a long time

  3. Cirelli is one of the best shutdown centres in the league, not really too many comparable players who also play Top 6 minutes in the team’s past. Gotta be him

  4. Allen_Koholic

    Cirelli. He’s the only Tampa player I remember ever being talked about in Selke terms.

  5. DuckTruckMuck

    Right now could be Hagel. He is on PP, PK1 and was #2 in the league in takeaways last year. But not a center so maybe it leans Cirelli for that reason.

  6. Im voting Palat. But Im fine with Gourde or Zamuner.

  7. R_O_Bison

    People already forgetting our boy Pally! Only man on the top line to play that D.

  8. CaptainNicko83

    Palat, then Killer, then Cirelli for me. Honorable mention for Yanni, but he us left too soon.

  9. Basil_Normal

    Kinda interesting, we’ve had some dominant defensive teams, but there’s not really a dominant two way forward that sticks out to me. Cirelli is probably the best defensive forward but calling him a two way guy is a bit of a stretch imo.

    I looked back at Selke voting histories to try and see if I was missing anyone obvious. Cirelli is definitely our best finisher. Point had a couple of pretty high finishes early in his career but his defense has really fallen off in recent years. MSL received votes a few times as did Palat and Tyler Johnson (another guy who kinda fell off a cliff).

    Perhaps the funniest/most surprising thing I noticed. Kuch received Selke votes in 2015 and 2017. Suck it all those Avs and Leafs that say he can’t play defense

  10. RenBoutch91

    Cirelli or Gourde are two great candidates but we really had a lot of great 2way players in recent years

  11. GatorBolt

    Zamuner deserves more votes despite being a while ago

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