If you’re a diehard Wild fan, the name “Calen Addison” has rattled around in the back of your head for nearly two full years.
Addison is an offensive defenseman by trade. He’s a bit of an enigma, partially due to the nature of being a scoring defenseman, an oxymoron that the sport still doesn’t fully understand even half a century after Bobby Orr’s NHL debut. These guys appear very risky based on traditional ideas of what a defenseman should look like, although in many cases they can post some of the best defensive figures in the league by simply possessing the puck.