Despite playing one of the best regular seasons of an already impressive career, Joe Thornton did not receive a nomination for the Selke. The award is given each year to the best all-around forward, a description that couldn't describe Thornton's play any better if it tried.
Patrice Bergeron, Anze Kopitar and Ryan Kesler all picked up nominations for the award. Bergeron is regularly a favorite for this award, as is Kopitar. While there's nothing wrong with any of the nominees per se, leaving Thornton off seems absolutely ludicrous to me.
While there are many ways to best evaluate players for this type of award, the fact is that Thornton controlled possession play better than just about anyone in the league.