Norris Trophy Tournament (1992-Present) Round 2: 2017 Brent Burns vs 2012 Erik Karlsson

[blundluntman]

MATCHUP #3 (Round 2): Brent Burns (2017) vs Erik Karlsson (2012)

Brent Burns (2016-17):
Games Played: 82 | Goals: 29 | Assists: 47 | Points: 76 | Minutes: 24:52 | Other Stats: +21, 52 Takeaways, 153 Giveaways, 142 Blocked Shots, 69 Hits, 58.3 xGA | Awards/Honors: Norris Trophy, 1st AST, 4th in Hart

Erik Karlsson (2011-12):
Games Played: 81 | Goals: 19 | Assists: 59 | Points: 78 | Minutes: 25:19 | Other Stats: +16, 67 Takeaways, 84 Giveaways, 65 Blocked Shots, 60 Hits | Awards/Honors: Norris Trophy, 1st AST, 8th in Hart

Round 2 Matchups
24 Hughes vs 95 Coffey (Still Active) Thread
22 Makar vs 06 Lidstrom (Still Active) Thread
17 Burns vs 12 Karlsson
10 Keith vs 03 Lidstrom
08 Lidstrom vs 94 Bourque
07 Lidstrom vs 00 Pronger
01 Lidstrom vs 92 Leetch
99 MacInnis vs 97 Leetch

Round 1 Results

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[tabness]

didnt even realize Burns won the Norris lol

 

[Voight]

didnt even realize Burns won the Norris lol

It was somewhat of a weak year, not really a notable win. He did score 76 points but Karlsson and Hedman also scored 70+ so it didn't really stand out.

 

[Felidae]

It was somewhat of a weak year, not really a notable win. He did score 76 points but Karlsson and Hedman also scored 70+ so it didn't really stand out.

On the contrary I'd say Hedman and Karlsson being close to him in scoring makes it a strong year for defenseman, at least offensively.


Burns was 9th in scoring that year and the other 2 finished top 20 in scoring (16th and 17th in scoring respectively)

Karlsson in comparison was 11th in scoring.. no other defenseman was top 50 in scoring. He stood out, but that just means it was a weaker year for defenseman offensively.


Also worth noting Burns lead his team in points by 7 and played on a team that was 19th in goals for. Karlsson was right behind Spezza and his team was 4th goals for


I'd say offensively, there's a solid argument for Burns>Karlsson when comparing these 2 seasons. The 10 goal gap makes a difference too.