On the surface, it hardly looks like a recipe for success.

Erik Karlsson is a three-time Norris Trophy winner … but that was not exactly for his defensive work. He’s one of the best offensive defensemen ever. In fact, nobody at that position has more points than Karlsson (883) since he made his NHL debut on Oct. 10, 2009.

Parker Wotherspoon nearly doubled his previous NHL experience by logging 55 games with the Bruins last season, finishing as a minus-10. The Penguins signing Wotherspoon to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $1 million this past summer … yeah, didn’t move the needle much.

Yet, somehow they’ve formed an elite defensive pairing.

Karlsson is enjoying one of the better seasons of his career, certainly on the defensive end. And Wotherspoon has not only blossome

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