2011-12 Top 3 Underpaid Defensemen

Here is the list of most underpaid defensemen fromt he 2011-12 season.  There is no surprise that Erik Karlsson is at the top of the list given his Norris Trophy nomination.  What is consistant among all three of them is that they are still on their entry-level contracts and are playing at a very high level with less than three years of NHL experience.

		Team	Goals	Assists	Points	TOI	Cap Hit ($M)	True Value ($M)	Amt Underpaid   ($M)
1.	Erik Karlsson	OTT	19	59	78	25.32	1.30	6.24	4.94
2.	P.K. Subban	MTL	7	29	36	24.30	0.88	4.04	3.16
3.	Ryan McDonagh	NYR	7	25	32	24.73	0.85	3.90	3.05

Both Karlson and Subban and RFAs this summer, so both should expect big increases in their pay and will certainly not be on this list next year. Unfrotunately,  McDonagh still has one more year on his entry level contract, so his pay day won’t come until next year. The Montreal Canadiens don’t need another reminder that they gave up McDonagh in the Gomez deal, but this is yet another piece of data reinforcing how one-sided that trade was.