I'm not exactly outraged with the rankings as winning the Norris shouldn't be an automatic pedestal to the top. But Burns at #1 just doesn't sit well with me. He's with out a doubt the #1 defenseman in terms of pure offensive output no doubt. He's a juggernaut on one side of the ice.
But I don't think he's in the same league defensively as Gio who is elite on both ends of the ice. Burns isn't even on the 1st unit PK. Vlasic and Braun are. I don't think Hedman is on the 1st unit PK either. Taking both ends of the ice into account, Gio should definitely be the #1 choice. Hopefully another year of dominance makes him a slam dunk next off season.
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