RedWingsNow*
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How can the 2002 defence be average if there was current Norris Trophy Winner and another candidate?
It was a good defence, not great, but definitely not average either.
Lidström - Olausson
Fischer - Chelios
Duschene - Dandenault
Duschene and Olausson were over 1000 game realiable NHL veterans, great puckmoving defencemen. Only Dandenault was a weak link of that group.
I'd say the 1998 was maybe the weakest, but very hard to think that as an average either.
Lidström - Murphy
Fetisov - Eriksson
Macoun - Rouse
I have no problem considering those defenses average.
98 was actually below average.