In several of the more recents posts asking for people's all-time best lineups, many people listed Scott Stevens as one of their top 6 D. I think Stevens is great. A fearsome hitter, no forward should want to get anywhere near him. Also, he's played 22 years and EVERY year has had a positive +/-. EVERY fricking year, that's bloody amazing, a truly remarkable feat and incredibly important for a defenceman.
However, Stevens has NEVER won a Norris. Is that because he had the bad luck of playing in an era of Bourque, Coffey, Leetch, Chelios and Lidstrom? (similar to Yzerman playing in an era of Gretzky and Lemieux?) Or is it because he not actually one of the best defencemen of all time? Discuss.
2007-06-28
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