Seider Lands Fifth In Norris Voting, And The Respect Is Loud

Moritz Seider finishing fifth in Norris Trophy voting is the sort of result that tells you the league noticed, even if it did not hand him the hardware. Defensemen do not always get the cleanest applause, so these ballot totals are often the truest read on how peers and voters value a season. Detroit has a real case here that Seider is moving from promise into permanent conversation. The number next to his name may not be the trophy, but it is not exactly an afterthought either.