Rasmus Dahlin is one of the NHL's most complete defensemen. In fact, he may be the league's best player at the position, a status that won't receive more mainstream support until the Buffalo Sabres start playing meaningful games for the first time in decades.
Dahlin's status as an elite player doesn't go completely unnoticed, though. Zach Berta of The Hockey Writers selected the 2018 first overall pick to win the James Norris Memorial Trophy as one of his bold predictions for the upcoming 2025-26 campaign.
"Some may not see this as such a hot take, but when you play in the same league as Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes, it is a hot take," Berta wrote.