Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar are both taking a run at the Norris Trophy for the league’s top defenseman. NHL Tonight takes a look at who’s ahead in the race.
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Hughes is +/- is 3x better.
Definitely Hughes for Norris this season.
It's a toss up. Makar is the best defenseman in the league, but Hughes is more valuable to his team.
Hughes and Makar are different types of defensemen too.
QH is like some gravitational anchor on ice. Teammates repositions constantly around him, thus forcing the opposition to adjust, thus creating gaps, blown coverages, etc. He knows when to cycle back, back passes, when to shoot, etc… he's like a strategic wizard.
Makar on the other hand is a beast. He can literally do it all, end-to-end rushes, snipe in goals, seeing eye passes…. his ability to be unpredictable at time is his strength.
Quinn is more subtle, Cale is flashier….
You spelled Evan Bouchard wrong, but Hughes has gotter in the bag
Hughes ability to dictate the flow and offensive pressure when ever hes on the ice is unreal
I’d take makar over him anyday
Makar is weak defensively, + -,says it all
Makar all day !
It's Hughes this year Makar had his run but Hughes is the better player this year.
Is Hughes more valuable to his team than Miro is to Dallas? Miro isn’t going to win the Norris, but go back and watch tapes of him defending McDavid. All Hail Makar, and rightfully so but Miro needs a mention.
Bruce there it is.
I watch Hughes more than I do Makar, but I will say that you never see Hughes making a mistake. Like Bruce said, he always makes the smart pass. Also, I don't know if I've ever seen a d-man keep the puck in the zone better than Hughes. He's full value.
"I don't care about his analytics." Sports shows always need someone the idiots can relate too.
Quinn is elevating the team around him in a way that can only be compared to Mackinnon when it comes to the Colorado Avalanche. His advanced metrics for possession and point shares are also definitively better than Cale's advanced metrics right now. At the moment, it's Quinn's Norris trophy to lose and he's still a dark horse for the Hart if he can somehow play even better down the stretch.
Bias aside, you've got to give it to Hughes this year. He is one of the youngest Captains in the league, (maybe youngest?), leading the defencemen in points, and has a commanding +/- this year. Canucks have been a horrible team for years before this, and he is one of the reasons this team has turned the tide. Sure, give credit to Tocchet and the new acquisition of Hronek, but you can't deny the fact what Hughes is doing is pretty incredible. Makar has been the better defenceman in years past, but this year, his performance is slightly behind Hughes
These two are going to fight for the Norris for the next decade. Unreal.