J.J. Moser

Darren Raddysh managing to land Norris Trophy votes is the kind of little-season twist that makes a room stop and raise an eyebrow. The story has all the usual hockey-fan gasoline in it, because one blueliner gets real recognition while another winds up on the outside looking in for reasons that beg a second look. In a league where every vote usually feels accounted for, this one has just enough edge to make people wonder what voters were actually seeing down the stretch.

J.J. Moser is still playing meaningful hockey in a setting that matters, and Tampa Bay fans know those extra games can sharpen a player fast. The World Championship stage gives him a chance to pile up leverage minutes, which front offices always notice even if they pretend not to. For a defenseman, advancing this deep is more than a summer footnote because it keeps the competitive fire burning when most guys are already thinking about the golf swing.