Phil Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Tied for ninth in scoring among defensemen coming into this game with Chabot and Sergachev. 16th among all NHL defenders in TOI/G. Five assists and counting tonight. Assuming no other movement, he'd be the fifth-highest scoring defender after tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Should be., but it feels like he doesn't get the recognition he deserves yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Wonder how many more PP assists he would have if Zib didn’t suck ass until recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 I'm not sure it's a lack of recognition for the player he is as much as it's a lack of top-3 scoring production among defenders. When's the last time a player won the Norris without being one of the league's best scoring defensemen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Should be., but it feels like he doesn't get the recognition he deserves yet. He hasn't yet, but this 5 point game should get him on people's radar, and if they start to watch him play I dont see how people can overlook him. He's clear of Hughes and Makar, but he's not flashy and not a high draft pick so people won't give him the respect he deserves. Neither of those guys can defend and now Fox' even putting up better offensive numbers than those guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 He hasn't yet, but this 5 point game should get him on people's radar, and if they start to watch him play I dont see how people can overlook him. He's clear of Hughes and Makar, but he's not flashy and not a high draft pick so people won't give him the respect he deserves. Neither of those guys can defend and now Fox' even putting up better offensive numbers than those guys. Problem is, Hedman and Carlson still exist. Also, Hughes has 28 points in 37 games so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Not this year. But eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Problem is, Hedman and Carlson still exist. Also, Hughes has 28 points in 37 games so far. Hedman will probably win, and thats deserved. Look at the underlying stats and Fox is clear of Carlson aswell. Fox has 26 in 31 now and Hughes cant defend. I'm not saying he should win it, because thats never going to happen. You need a reputation to win these awards, but he should definitely get votes. If he keeps up he should be top 5, maybe even top 3. Playing tough (and many) minutes every night, PPQB, our best PK'er by a mile. He's the definition of an allround stud D man. What more do he need to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Tyson Barrie has 30 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Tyson Barrie has 30 points Yeah and averages 10 seconds PK time per game. A D that cant defend is not the best defender in the league. It should be that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 He'll be a finalist. But he won't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Please no lol. We want to afford him right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 Tyson Barrie has 30 points Tyson Barrie eats McDavid scraps for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Tyson Barrie eats McDavid scraps for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Barrie's got McDavid, Fox has MikaDavid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I would prefer we delete this thread and never talk about it again so that we don't need to sign him for ridiculous amounts of money in the near future, since he's obviously a special player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 If Mika keeps scoring, Fox will be top 2 highest scoring Dman. I mean his season so far has been without Mika and Panarin for large large chunks. IMO he’ll be in the conversation. I’m sick of hearing about Quinn Hughes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Not this year. But eventually. I'm with Pete on this. I've been asking for Norris votes for this cat for a few weeks now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 The way the Norris has always worked is that you need a season to get into people's radar and then the votes start to come if the player repeats the performance the following year. This year is Fox's take notice season. The Norris has always seemed to be an award that is given for prior accomplishments and reputation as much as current season outputs. It's not the gold glove award. However the player needs to be in the conversation of elite defenseman prior to the season to get the award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I'm eyeing a slot on the 2d post season all-star team for him. That's top four in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I think we may finally have our Brian Leetch type of defenseman we've been pining for since he was traded. We thought we might have had it with Del Zotto and DeAngelo, but I think we really have it now. I purposely did not even bother mentioning Tom Poti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I think we may finally have our Brian Leetch type of defenseman we've been pining for since he was traded. We thought we might have had it with Del Zotto and DeAngelo, but I think we really have it now. I purposely did not even bother mentioning Tom Poti. He is easily the best defenseman this team has had since Leetch was good. Guy is worth everything they gave up for him and more. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Little too soon. Couple of years maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 He is easily the best defenseman this team has had since Leetch was good. Guy is worth everything they gave up for him and more. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk When was Leetch not good? You sir—blasphemous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 When was Leetch not good? You sir—blasphemous Ehh he was never bad, but his last few seasons here, he def wasn’t a Norris candidate Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 He’s better at 22 than McDonagh ever was at his peak with the Rangers Here’s a great article from a former Leafs scout. Highlights the little things that makes Fox elite https://jhanhky.substack.com/p/mind-games-with-adam-fox-part-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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