I remember mid season it seemed like this was already a done deal, kinda strange. It really is a 'guy who's good at defense while scoring a ppg' award. Is Nick the best defensive forward on the team? Danault and Evans have good cases. There should be a separate award for best pure defensive player.
That said, happy for Nick.
I've noticed Guhle making some bad reads since his return, like a bad pinch that led to the first Minny goal. If he was more unnoticeable that would be nice.
Matheson is a great overall defender, but he's always been prone to costly blunders that lead to major chances. Dobson and Hutson also have this problem (Hutson less so). We need a physical defender who doesn't have this problem to round out the D corps.