Quinn Hughes is having a Hart caliber season

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I still think this is a case of correlation doesn’t equal causation. The fact is it’s rare for any defenseman to not play much PK time. This year, out of 187 defensemen who have played at least 30 games, only 33 have averaged fewer than 30 seconds of PK time.

I’m not pointing out a rarity though, I’m pointing out a never happened before.

If Hughes also did a regular pk shift he'd be playing 27:30 a game in Vancouver, and he already has the 5th highest ice time in the league. On PK big slow guys like Derek Forbot can be effective because you only need to play a simple game: hold position, block the shots, clear the crease, dump it out. As a smaller elite skating dman Hughes is much better utilized getting additional 5 on 5 time, it's not a matter of being "kept off the ice for PK" .

You are explaining reasons not to play him on PK though, I’m simply pointing out how voters have voted