I hope Chara doesn’t win it, too, but if Nick isn’t going to win it, I’d rather Chara get it than Green. And it’s not even close.

Obviously, I fully believe Nick deserves over both of them, but I have a feeling he’s not going to get it this year because there’s such an obvious “Lidstrom fatigue” timing out unfortunatley with “Green hysteria.”

Green is a like an offense-only forward that has a “D” next to his name on the roster and spends time near the blueline when his team is cycling. I’d love to know his history, because it’s like some coach ran out of defensemen and cast lots for fillers, with Green getting the short straw.

At least Ericsson actually became a legitimate defenseman after changing over from forward. Green should give up the pretense.

I could handle Chara because he actually plays the position in a manner approaching the job requirements.