ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 05: Jared Spurgeon #46 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the game against the Calgary Flames at Xcel Energy Center on January 5, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Flames defeated the Wild 5-4 in a shootout. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
Today we dive into the underlying numbers behind two of the quietly elite defensemen in the league, Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin
The Minnesota Wild have two analytical monsters, Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin. Both are elite defensemen who are underrated and don’t get the recognition they deserve league-wide due to the lack of offensive numbers, compared to the likes of John Carlson, Roman Josi, and Alex Pietrangelo.