I liked how he appeared a little emotional in his acceptance speech.
He also reminds me so much of Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective, but that's irrelevant I guess.
Karlsson is a detriment to his team winning. Finally voters get it right
Karlsson will never play for a contender unless he demands a trade. He might put his team a little closer if he bothered to track back on d once in a while though.
A point a game dman who was a minus player nearly won the Norris? That's embarrassing for the league.
Brett Burns deserved it more then Doughty. I'm sorry but he put up better numbers offensively and was just as good on defense plus the body checks he laid out on people..
Gotta disagree here. Burns is nowhere near the same defensively as Doughty. Brent Burns is a bit of a tire fire defensively since he's such a riverboat gambler. The majority of his defensive play is backchecking as he's always up in the play.
Care to defend this point?
Karlsson will never play for a contender unless he demands a trade. He might put his team a little closer if he bothered to track back on d once in a while though.
A point a game dman who was a minus player nearly won the Norris? That's embarrassing for the league.
Karlsson won the Mike Green trophy awarded to the defenseman with the most points who is a train wreck defensively.
Karlsson is a detriment to his team winning. Finally voters get it right
It's a shame that in a thread about doughty winning the Norris, the bulk of the discussion seems to be about Karlsson vs him.
Two D that are pretty different but imo both get it done. Those trying to take away for either's accomplishments probably aren't being very honest with themselves.
The fact his team concedes more goals/60 when he is on the ice than when he isn't is a good reason.
And this is a non playoff team that he brings down defensively
Personally I'd love this thread to be about Drew Doughty winning the Norris. Like how the thread title is and stuff
The fact his team concedes more goals/60 when he is on the ice than when he isn't is a good reason.
And this is a non playoff team that he brings down defensively
You recognize that he plays half the game and is always out against the top lines, right? And you're aware of which lines the goal-scorers play on, right?
That's ironic coming from someone who brings Doughty into as many Karlsson threads as you have.
But narratives and whatnot...
I bring them into Doughty vs. Karlsson threads, yes. There's a difference between "Karlsson and Doughty are going for the Norris" and "Doughty has won the Norris"
I'll be curious to see how Doughty performs defensively now that Quick is out long term. Now has to play in front of average goaltending like other Norris candidates somewhat evening the field.
It's 4 games into the season, and I'm already ready to say I will be blown away if he does not win the Norris.
4GP 2G 5A 7P +6 0PIM
Playing very strong defensively and actually looks like he has his pre-slice speed and agility back.
I'll be curious to see how Doughty performs defensively now that Quick is out long term. Now has to play in front of average goaltending like other Norris candidates somewhat evening the field.
Excellent on the PK as well
Excellent on the PK as well
It's 4 games into the season, and I'm already ready to say I will be blown away if Karlsson does not win the Norris.
4GP 2G 5A 7P +6 0PIM
Playing very strong defensively and actually looks like he has his pre-slice speed and agility back.