It's coming in from all precincts this morning. Quietly have another superb year, or at least not as disastrous as his Penguin debut, Sergei Gonchar is getting mention as a Norris candidate. Not a winner, but a candidate. And when you think about how bad some of the Pens defensemen have been this year (Whitney, Sydor, Orpik early), Sarge's season is even more impressive.
- The Tribune-Review's Rob Rossi thinks "Pens' Gonchar among elite defensemen"
- The PG's Shelly Anderson says "Teammates can't forget Gonchar's 2-way brilliance"
- Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal notes:
Nicklas Lidstrom is going to win his sixth Norris trophy, but Sergei Gonchar may finish in the top three. The Penguins defenceman has been maligned for years for his play away from the puck, but this year he's been very good. He might deserve more praise than Zdeno Chara in Boston, or Brian Campbell before he was traded from Buffalo to San Jose. "He matches up against the other team's best players every night. I think his game has gone to another level there," said Penguins GM Ray Shero. "And he's second in defence scoring (61 points to Lidstrom's 66). He's a pretty quiet guy (Evgeni Malkin's translator and landlord in Pittsburgh) but he's been terrific for us (plus-13).
- Real GM Hockey puts Sarge in his final 3.
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