The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to ice hockey.
The 29-year-old Forsberg has set a career high in games played (44) and wins (20) this season while he has posted a .917 save percentage and a 2.82 GAA with three games left in the Senators schedule.
From the Ottawa chapter of the PHWA's biography of Anton Forsberg's season:
Over the past 12 months, Forsberg has been the epitome of resilience and dedication. The netminder was placed on waivers by three different clubs last season - Edmonton, Carolina, and Winnipeg. With his NHL future on precarious footing, he landed in Ottawa in March of 2021 and has since firmly established himself as a consistent and dependable presence in the crease for Ottawa. For his efforts, he recently signed a three-year contract extension with the Senators, a testament to his ability to overcome a period of uncertainty to establish himself as a full-time NHL goaltender.
"He's absolutely deserving," Senators head coach D.J. Smith said. "He's got to a point now where he knows he belongs and he will be in this league for the forseeable future."
For a full list of the 32 nominations,
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. The list will be narrowed to three finalists and a winner named between Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.
