Whether we’re talking Ryan Suter and his impressive minutes or the much-younger, Matt Dumba, who is starting to rack up equally impressive minutes; the pairings that the Minnesota Wild can field on defense are very well-versed in stifling the opposition.
It seems the writers over at ESPN have even decided to start recognising this fact.
In a recent article examining the best defensive group in the NHL, the usual suspects; Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson and the San Jose Sharks, P.K. Subban, Roman Josi and the Nashville Predators and this year’s trendy pick, Dougie Hamilton, Jaccob Slavin and the Carolina Hurricanes.