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Johnny Be Good: In Defense of John Carlson

So, uh... is John Carlson actually any good?

It seems like a crazy question to even consider for a guy that finished second in Norris Trophy voting just two seasons ago and has fourth-, fifth- and 12th-place finishes in that race in the other three of the last four years.

Yet there’s a prevailing opinion in some circles that John Carlson is, in fact, bad.

He is not.

But what is John Carlson? Let’s dig in and start with a nice overview via JFresh’s player card for Carlson, which takes a snapshot of performance over the last three years, weights it by recency (i.