It Pays to be a Defenseman -- Then and Now

D-men are seeing big bucks -- with term. Zubov's 56 will hang in Dallas. TSN starts making 2021-22 picks.

The news that New Jersey's Dougie Hamilton, Edmonton's Darnell Nurse and Long Island's Adam Pelech hit the jackpot with fab contracts -- both dollar and term-wise -- tells you what you already know.

Blueliners these days are more valued than ever even if they don't total Bobby Orr numbers.

Sure, Devils g.m. Tom Fitzgerald is gifting Dougie with combinatio…