A sophomore slump for Adam Fox impacting this year’s report card? Nah. Instead, Fox quieted any doubters by putting up a season worthy of a Norris Trophy. Fox put up a line of 5-42-47 in 55 games, which is a 7-63-70 pace over 82 games. To say it was a career year would be lazy, since it was his second year in the NHL. But to say that Fox has quickly become one of the best defensemen in the game is not hyperbole. The Rangers struck gold with him.
From early into the season, Fox supplanted Tony DeAngelo on PP1, and the unit didn’t miss a beat in generating chances.