- Chelios played with some of the better defense corps of our generation. Chelios, Keith Brown, Gary Suter, Eric Weinrich, Steve Smith, Nicklas Lidstrom, Larry Murphy, Derian Hatcher... The two best Leetch ever got to play with were Zubov and Lowe, and it was Lowe on the slide. Chelios ALWAYS had a better supporting cast, and that won Chelios that one or two Norris trophies needed to put him over Leetch. Leetch was ROBBED of the 01 Norris because of the fact that he had CRAP to play with on defense. What if Leetch had as good of a supporting cast on defense?
- Leetch on his best day was better than Chelios on his best day. Why? Leetch could DOMINATE a game at both ends of the ice. Leetch could jump into the play offensively, and help score or score the goal himself, and then if the goal wasn't scored, could get right back on defense and break the play up by himself. Leetch just might be the best defenseman ever in a 2-on-1 situation... no one could break up 2-on-1's like Leetch. Chelios got his points moreso from the power play and his big shot. He wasn't all that offensively talented. Makes a great first pass out of the zone, not many make a better first pass than he does, but he nearly doesn't have the offensive skill that Leetch has. Although Chelios' all-around physical game is FAR BETTER, there's only one guy that throws a better hipcheck than Brian Leetch, and that's the man that MASTERED the hipcheck himself, Brad Park.
- Leetch won a Conn Smythe in 94. It may have been his only cup, but Chelios won 2 cups, and wasn't even the most important player in either of the playoffs. I'm not saying the 86 Canadiens or the 02 Wings would have won without him - although I believe the 02 Wings probably could have with how stacked that team was - Leetch was far more important to his winning team than Chelios was. Chelios always had more to work with, and Leetch never got to enjoy that luxury for as long as Chelios did.
- Leetch also won a Calder Trophy, and is one of A HANDFUL of defenders to score 100 points in a season. Only FIVE defenders have done that... Orr, Potvin, Coffey, MacInnis, and Leetch, who was the latest to do so in 92.