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Doughty may not look like the game changer Subban is, or Karlsson is, but I bet he helps the Kings tilt the ice so much more in helping them win than Subban or Karlsson. Subban and Karlsson tilt the ice more - but it often goes either way. You don't often see Doughty tilting the ice in the opposition's favor as often.
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It's got to be frustrating for Doughty to be passed over in the Norris voting for someone who is a fantasy hockey darling. He and others sacrifice their potential scoring stats in order to play the game the right way.
Here's a year old NHL article that ranks Giordano 9th for defencemen who excel at both ends of the ice.
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Perhaps no player in the NHL benefited from the advent of advanced statistics to show the merits of his game last season more than Giordano. According to stats.hockeyanalysis.com, there were nine Flames forwards who played at least 200 minutes at 5-on-5 with Giordano. All nine saw their Corsi-for percentage, measuring shot attempts for and against, plunge dramatically when they were on the ice without Giordano. The average drop was a whopping 11.1 percent. On top of that, Giordano had the third-highest points-per-game average among NHL defensemen, behind only Karlsson and Keith.
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=729524