You mean like Andy Greene being a good to great D for at least a decade and mentoring other D in that time.
Are we talking about who is actually the better D, or who had a very short time frame in which they fooled some people?
Lots of players, any position, can have a couple good seasons and disappear.
Are you, or anybody else going to argue though who is actually the better D, and who has had the better NHL career?
Lets see what the Devils org themselves have to say;
Devils Name Andy Greene Next Captain
The key point here that I've been saying for years;
"At 32, Greene leads a defense who not including himself, has an average age of 23.7. Partnered with
Adam Larsson for the beginning of the season, Greene has mentored and served as an example for the young defense as they've become NHL regulars.
It's not a coincidence every defenseman seems to improve their play alongside Greene."was
But its a weird thing. Partner Greene with anybody and that's the Devils best pairing. Doesn't matter whether its Larsson, Lovejoy, Severin, and interestingly Greene and the Devils never even missed Larsson all that much if we're being honest. Greene-Lovejoy was a better pairing. But Greene isn't a sexy D in anyway. He's very competent, reliable, a work horse, and decent moving the puck, but gets less credit than he should. Many pundits feel his contributions are underrated.