Tobias Enstrom has been spectacular this season and I had no clue that would be the case. If you take a look at his splits last season with and without Kovalchuk, it seemed Enstrom severely missed the Russian sniper. Coming into a full season without Kovalchuk and without a real sniper to play with on the PP, I did not think Enstrom would reach even 40 points. Boy was I wrong. He put up 2 goals (one on the powerplay) and 2 assists and was a +3 on the night. That gives him a spiffy line of 5-22-27 +8 through 34 games. He's got 3 PPG, 11 PPA and he's even thrown in a SHA for good measure. Is there anything behind Toby's already immensely successful campaign? I think so. Two words: Big Buff.
Dustin Byfuglien is a beast. We saw that during the 2010 Stanley cup playoffs. He delivered huge goal after huge goal for the Blackhawks. How did they repay him? They traded him to clear cap space. When the Thrash announced he'd be playing D for them, we all snickered. Well, we were all wrong. With his 2 assists and +3 tonight, Byfuglien is sporting a 11-24-35 +11 through 34 games. A defenseman not named Mike Green scoring at a goal per game pace? Are you kidding me? Nope. And Enstrom is reaping the benefits.
If you are lucky enough to be rostering either one of these two high scoring defensemen, chances are you're somewhere in or near the top 3 in your league because you probably only had to spend a 10th-12th round pick on them. The best part is they've shown no signs of slowing. They will continue to feast on goaltenders throughout the NHL. Don't sell high. Don't sell, period.
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