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Wouldn't even consider that unpopular at all. Karlsson is in a different tier right now. He's essentially a PPG D with good defence. Doughty is a bit better defensively but that doesn't make up for the massive gap offensively. At worst, Matthews is a PPG 2 Way C and that's without Karlsson in this theoretical poll.
You're underselling Doughty's defense, though I'll agree with you that the everlasting conversation is the one about the point gap offsetting it. But even last year the Kings were the best defensive team in the league with Doughty on the ice, merely 17th with him off, and that's in a season where no one wanted to talk about him. This year, he's got 8 points in 10 games, leading the league with a +11 and has an absurd GF% of 70, while facing the toughest competition and toughest zone starts on the Kings while playing with Derek Forbort (not Muzzin as people like to cite).
Are we going to stop this meme that Doughty is some scrub, or are people just still that upset/bitter about the 2016 Norris? He's a f***ing gamechanger that's being punished for not being flashy enough and for upsetting people over a trophy they can't stop complaining about.