Insider: Pens D-Man Norris Worthy

Whispers from the Penguins' locker room have an NHL insider pushing hard for one of their star blueliners to crack the Norris conversation, a nod that goes beyond Pittsburgh's playoff push. This defenseman's two-way dominance has scouts scribbling notes during those grind-it-out shifts that don't always show up in the box score. With the Penguins defying tank talk and stacking wins, his case adds real stakes to the award race dominated by the usual suspects like Makar and Werenski.