05-21-2020, 11:40 AMkarlssens Wrote: Dar Trophy
The first award up for discussion is the Dar Trophy, awarded to the best two-way (defensive) forward as deemed by the committee. Named after old timer Jeff Dar, the award is often one of the most heavily discussed and, much like the Bojo award highlighted yesterday, can often be interpreted in a few different ways. Our list of nominees are...

Collin Gibbles (3) - One of two forwards to receive at least 3 nominations during the nomination process, the Minnesota Chiefs forward finished the regular season with 29 points and a -30 rating. While registering only 4 hits, he collected an insane 181 blocks and 51 takeaways (against 34 giveaways). Paired with a defensive game rating of 88 he was a very active presence in his own end.

Lil' Manius (3) - The other "favorite" based on nominations, the New Orleans Specter center is the only one on the list on a playoff team. Finishing the season with 52 points, strong emphasis needs to be placed on his equally impressive defensive game. Despite an ugly 16-27 takeaway to giveaway ratio, his 119 hits, 80 defensive game rating, 58.6 CF% and most importantly relative CF% of 10.5 on a playoff team are solid.

Commander Shepard (2*) - The winner of a three way tie, the hulking Winnipeg Jets winger finished the season with 36 points, including 15 goals. Highlighting his defensive play he had a takeaway to giveaway ratio of 44-26, 88 shot blocks, and a defensive game rating of 65. While is CF% of 47.1 is rather lacklustre, his relative CF% of 9.1 makes a bit more agreeable.

The Game Ratings are extremely misleading, please be cautious when using them to determine award winners. The way the game calculates these is it compares how a player did to what is expected of their role. A player in a goal scoring role who was just okay defensively might get over 80 DGR despite being way less useful defensively than a player in a two way or defensive role getting 60 DGR. You can't really compare them player to player without knowing the roles they played most of the season.