This NHL season has been a shockingly consistent one for each award favorite. While that does make some of the races boring, there are still intriguing narratives to be made for each one. domluszczyszyn weighs in⤵️
Hughes and Robertson have similar numbers and feel like the most logical choices at the moment. Both have a strong blend of elite production and two-way impacts at both ends of the ice. Hughes gets the slight edge for now based on his ability to generate chances and draw penalties. Pastrnak is right there too, especially if your preference is for value driven by production, specifically scoring goals. Between those three it feels like a toss-up.
have been so disappointing will probably deter voters. Fox and Karlsson both deserve some love as the league’s two best defenders.who sits at 2.5 wins, 0.4 behind Dahlin. Thompson is obviously fantastic and the way he dominates games offensively is incredibly visceral. He’s a memorable watch and his story makes him a very worthy Hart Trophy dark horse.
What makes that more impressive is that Karlsson is currently outscoring the next-best Shark by 18 points and is on pace to clearby nearly 30 points. Orr’s best season in that regard was in 1969-70 when he outscored Phil Esposito by 21 points. In 1986-87 Ray Bourque outscored Cam Neely by 23 points. Assuming those are the highest margins of leading a team in scoring by a defenseman, it would be a massive deal if Karlsson eclipsed that.
Karlsson’s numbers are impressive enough out of context. In context? They’re unbelievable. The Norris is not an award for offensive defensemen or the Art Ross for defensemen. It should reward all-around play. But even in total value, Karlsson is now just 0.2 wins away from Fox. That’s close enough where Karlsson’s individual dominance on an otherwise horrible team should give him the edge.
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