The Athletic posted another update in the Norris Trophy race. The list is sorted by Game Score Above Average, an all-encompassing stat developed by Dom Luszczyszyn that looks at all the fantasy stats, possession numbers, teammates, competition, and deployment. He has a post explaining his system if you search it.
At the moment, Victor Hedman is leading the way, with Colorado’s Cale Makar close behind with a couple games in hand. Aaron Ekblad, Roman Josei, and reigning winner Adam Fox round out the top five. While I think Makar will ultimately win it because of his insane offensive output, it’s still really good to know Heddy is still up there, and out-playing, the best defenders in the world.