Norris Trophy Tournament (1993-Present) Round 1: 2018 Victor Hedman vs 2012 Erik Karlsson

[blundluntman]

MATCHUP #6 (Round 1): Victor Hedman (2018) vs Erik Karlsson (2012)

Victor Hedman (2017-18):

Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Minutes Per Game	Other Stats	Awards/Honors
77	17	46	63	25:51	+32, 46 Takeaways, 67 Giveaways, 110 Blocked Shots, 139 Hits, 63.5 xGA	Norris Trophy, 1st AST, 17thin Hart

Erik Karlsson (2011-12):

Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Minutes Per Game	Other Stats	Awards/Honors
81	19	59	78	25:19	+16, 67 Takeaways, 84 Giveaways, 65 Blocked Shots, 60 Hits	Norris Trophy, 1st AST, 8th in Hart

Round 1 Matchups
24 Hughes vs 20 Josi (Still Active) Thread
23 Karlsson vs 95 Coffey (Still Active) Thread
22 Makar vs 04 Niedermayer (Still Active) Thread
21 Fox vs 97 Leetch (Still Active) Thread
19 Giordano vs 17 Burns (Still Active) Thread
18 Hedman vs 12 Karlsson
16 Doughty vs 03 Lidstrom
15 Karlsson vs 10 Keith
14 Keith vs 07 Lidstrom
13 Subban vs 94 Bourque
09 Chara vs 00 Pronger
08 Lidstrom vs 93 Chelios
06 Lidstrom vs 96 Chelios
02 Lidstrom vs 01 Lidstrom
99 MacIniss vs 98 Blake

Note: Couldn't find advanced metrics for any seasons prior to 2009 so please try your best not to solely rely on them to evaluate players in discussions.

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[blundluntman]

This one's a bit tricky but I think I'll go with Karlsson. The offensive gap is way larger than the numbers suggest once you compare the teams and scoring environment. And while Karlsson was definitely no defensive stalwart in 2012, I wouldn't say he was so bad that it bridges the offensive gap either.

If the question was who is better defensively or a better two way threat, I'd go Hedman. But factoring in everything, Karlsson was just more impactful.

 

[banks]

This one's a bit tricky but I think I'll go with Karlsson. The offensive gap is way larger than the numbers suggest once you compare the teams and scoring environment. And while Karlsson was definitely no defensive stalwart in 2012, I wouldn't say he was so bad that it bridges the offensive gap either.

If the question was who is better defensively or a better two way threat, I'd go Hedman. But factoring in everything, Karlsson was just more impactful.

Agreed. I like the word you used: impactful. EK was one of the most impactful players I can remember seeing during his peak in Ottawa.