One of the more hotly debated questions in the NHL, now that the regular season has come to an end, is who should be this year’s Norris Trophy winner, John Carlson of the Washington Capitals or Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators.
Strong cases are being made for each of these fine defensemen, but that is not the subject of this entry. The Norris debate got us to thinking about offensive defensemen in general and goal scorers in particular. High volume goal scorers at the position are rare; it just is not a position that lends itself to high goal totals.