shanman
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- Jun 23, 2018
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legit number 1 and stud TPH are very difference. First of all, Carlson is a sub 40 point dman level guy. He had a great contract year, good for him. But im not going overboard on a great run and excusing a guy who plays with ovechkin and that offense and yet generally gets 37-39 points a year. Letang is a great offensive dman who fits in with penguins, but wouldnt call him a stud. Love how we have somehow gone from "HOF" dmen to stud dmen to legit number 1. Of that list you made, it goes Lidstrom, big ass gap to pronger, then maybe small gap to keith, then gap and the rest.Keith, Chara, doughty,lidstrom,pronger, Letang Carlson. Which team has won a cup without a legit number one franchise defenseman again?
And let's be honest, penguins arent exactly winning due to letang back there. It's crosby and malkin leading that ship haha.
And one final edit, lot's of teams have their idea of a number 1 d, yet in the last decade or so it has been heavy in the league on 3 teams winning it all. What might be the difference between those teams and the rest of the league? Generational talent at forward with crosby/malkin and kane/toews for me is the difference between winning the cup or not. Not the presence of a legit number 1 d. Obviously having a good defense helps, just don't think that is number 1 on what wins championships.