Sutter doesn't want Norris Trophy determined by highest point total

Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Sutter wants to change the way NHL Awards voters pick the Norris Trophy winner.

"If they're just going to give it to the defenseman with the most points, they should change the award," Sutter said Thursday, according to Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider.

The coach's complaint comes in response to the apparent lack of buzz about his own blue-liner, Drew Doughty, who Sutter called "head and shoulders better than every other defenseman in the league."

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson ranks first among all skaters with 52 assists, and he's tied for third in that same group with 63 points.

Doughty ranks third in the league in ice time, averaging 28:05, but Karlsson leads the NHL in that category, averaging 29:04. Doughty ranks fourth among all qualified skaters with an even-strength Corsi For percentage of 59.

The Norris Trophy is voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

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