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Originally Posted by Ninetales
who should win the norris then?
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Last year I thought Suter should have been the runaway winner.
2011/12 should have been either Chara or Weber.
2010/11 should have been Chara/Weber yet again.
You should have to be great at both ends of the ice, but more importantly in your own end. It is the trophy for best
defenseman after all. While Lidstrom won based on reputation, Karlsson and Subban won solely on their offensive abilities. Not that offense shouldn't count, but I believe defense should take precedent. I honestly didn't have a complaint for a while before the last three winners.
While I'm not happy with Subban's win, Karlsson's win was an absolute embarrassment to the history of the trophy. I have never seen a defenseman win the Norris logging the 7th highest PK TOI/game among d-men on his own team and I really hope I don't see that happen again.