Norris Trophy voting looks like it's headed for a bit of a shakeup in the 2016-17 season.
Year after year, the members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association tend to focus on the same names when it comes time to mark their ballots at the end of the regular season. Right now, some new factors are coming into play.
Credit some new tremendous performances during the run to the 2016 Stanley Cup, a couple of coaching changes and, of course, one of the biggest trades the league has seen in years.
Once the dust settles, your 2017 Norris Trophy finalists might feature some new faces—and some high-end talent might struggle to earn votes and attention.
Honorable mentions that did not make the list but could very well end up working their way into the Norris conversation next season include two-time Norris winner Duncan Keith, offensive dynamos Oliver Ekman-Larsson, John Klingberg and Shayne Gostisbehere, Florida Panthers star Aaron Ekblad and the underappreciated Roman Josi.
Here's a look at how the best of the best will stack up. Who's your Norris favorite for 2016-17?
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Predicting the Top Candidates for the 2016-17 Norris Trophy
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