Norris Trophy Tournament (1992-Present) Round 1: 2002 Lidstrom vs 2001 Lidstrom

[blundluntman]

MATCHUP #15 (Round 1): Nicklas Lidstrom (2002) vs Nicklas Lidstrom (2001)

Nicklas Lidstrom (2001-02):

Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Minutes Per Game	Other Stats	Awards/Honors
78	9	50	59	28:23	+13	Norris Trophy, 1st AST, 16th in Hart

Nicklas Lidstrom (2000-01):

Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Minutes Per Game	Other Stats	Awards/Honors
82	15	56	71	27:50	+9	Norris Trophy, 1st AST, 10th in Hart

Round 1 Matchups
24 Hughes vs 20 Josi (Still Active) Thread
23 Karlsson vs 95 Coffey (Still Active) Thread
22 Makar vs 04 Niedermayer (Still Active) Thread
21 Fox vs 97 Leetch (Still Active) Thread
19 Giordano vs 17 Burns (Still Active) Thread
18 Hedman vs 12 Karlsson (Still Active) Thread
16 Doughty vs 03 Lidstrom (Still Active) Thread
15 Karlsson vs 10 Keith (Still Active) Thread
14 Keith vs 07 Lidstrom (Still Active) Thread
13 Subban vs 94 Bourque (Still Active) Thread
11 Lidstrom vs 92 Leetch (Still Active) Thread
09 Chara vs 00 Pronger (Still Active) Thread
08 Lidstrom vs 93 Chelios (Still Active) Thread
06 Lidstrom vs 96 Chelios (Still Active) Thread
02 Lidstrom vs 01 Lidstrom
99 MacIniss vs 98 Blake

Note: Couldn't find advanced metrics for any seasons prior to 2009 so please try your best not to solely rely on them to evaluate players in discussions.

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[Ignatius]

I know the numbers are better in 2001 and perhaps he was better during the regular season but 2002 Conn Smythe is peak Lidstrom not that it counts for this poll.

We were talking in another thread about how Federov wasn't always elite offensively in the regular season but was one of the greatest playoff performers of all time.

 

[tabness]

Numbers are more to do with circumstance than anything else, this is Lidstrom at his zenith.

Flip a coin, voted 2001 since I liked that Lidstrom made sure he got paid by Detroit's management that season.

They somehow shed the reputation later on, but the group of Devellano/Bowman/ Holland really f***ed around a bit when it came to trades/resigning/contracts with the other guys in Detroit's core Yzerman and then later Fedorov (and would of course do more of the same with Fedorov in 2003 again). Lidstrom didn't play that shit when it became his turn for negotiations with the public stance that he'd consider return to Sweden and his teammates supported him as well.

 

[authentic]

I know the numbers are better in 2001 and perhaps he was better during the regular season but 2002 Conn Smythe is peak Lidstrom not that it counts for this poll.

We were talking in another thread about how Federov wasn't always elite offensively in the regular season but was one of the greatest playoff performers of all time.

Fedorov*

 

[NyQuil]

Lidstrom.