2011-12 Most Valuable Defensemen

Well, the top three most valuable defensement are not really that difficult to explain other than Shea Webber not appearing on the list.

		Team	GP	Goals	Assists	Points	TOI	True Value ($M)	Cap Hit ($M)	Difference ($M)
1.	Erik Karlsson	OTT	81	19	59	78	25.32	6.24	1.30	4.94
2.	Brian Campbell	FLA	82	4	49	53	26.88	5.16	7.14	-1.98
3.	Zdeno Chara	BOS	79	12	40	52	25.00	4.85	6.92	-2.07

Once again it is important to keep in mind a couple of things, this analysis looks at who added the most value over 82 games, not the ‘best’ player.  Shea Webber was just marginally left out of the top 3, but it is likely if he played the 82 games instead of 79 he would be on this list.  Net-net, given the profilic offensive performance of Erik Karlsson, it would be a surprise if he didn’t win the Norris trophy this year.