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Originally Posted by boozebag
HFBoards would actually make a case for Karlsson rather than spout off a weak retort.
Chara was 3rd in the NHL for plus minus. Karlsson was 48th. Is plus/minus the end all for rating a players value? Of course not..just like points aren't for Karlsson. Unfortunately Karlsson excells in no other areas other than offense. He can't PK and he's an average defender.
he probably could PK, it just doesn't make sense from him to do so.
lmk when ottawa has two great goalies and an amazing defensive forward like patrice bergeron or brad marchand
chara had the better year, but karlsson is not horrible at defense, nor is he a bad defenseman.