Chelios or Niedermayer

[The Macho King]

Who was the better defenseman?

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[KoozNetsOff 92]

Norris: 3-1 Chelios
Top 5 Norris: 7-4 Chelios
Top 10 norris: 12-6 Chelios
AST: 7-4 Chelios

Chelios, not close. But since Niedermayer is the most overrated player of all time it might be a close poll.

 

[Trap Jesus]

Chelios, not close. 3-1 Norris, 6-3 nomintions, you can go down top 5, top 10 finishes, he blows Niedermayer out of the water. Chelios was clearly better head-to-head until Niedermayer started his Norris nomination run after Chelios was in his 40s.

 

[wetcoast]

Who was the better defenseman?

I think that Niedermeyer gets under rated in the HOH section of these boards but exactly what is the point of this poll as Chelios is a dead lock for a top 20 Dman of all time and has a very strong case to be close to the top 10.

In fact I went back and looked and he was 10th all time in the top 60 Dman project in the HOH section, Nieds was 33rd.

 

[Ctrain2k]

Chelios had a better career cause he was elite for so long, I prefer Niedermayer’s peak though.

 

[wetcoast]

Chelios had a better career cause he was elite for so long, I prefer Niedermayer’s peak though.

Really?

Chelios had an 8 year stretch with Norris finishes like this (against some really awesome competition).

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[mja]

This isn’t close.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Chelios vs Stevens would be closer.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Chelios buries him somewhere in Bensenville.

 

[spiny norman]

Lopsided result.