Norris Trophy Tournament (1992-Present) Round 2: 2001 Lidstrom vs 1992 Leetch

[blundluntman]

MATCHUP #7 (Round 2): Nicklas Lidstrom (2001) vs Brian Leetch (1992)

Nicklas Lidstrom (2000-01):

Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Minutes Per Game	Other Stats	Awards/Honors
82	15	56	71	27:50	+40,	Norris Trophy, 1st AST, 10th in Hart

Brian Leetch (1991-92):

Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Minutes Per Game	Other Stats	Awards/Honors
82	22	80	102	N/A	+25	Norris Trophy, 1st AST, 9th in Hart

Round 2 Matchups
24 Hughes vs 95 Coffey (Still Active) Thread
22 Makar vs 06 Lidstrom (Still Active) Thread
17 Burns vs 12 Karlsson (Still Active) Thread
10 Keith vs 03 Lidstrom (Still Active) Thread
08 Lidstrom vs 94 Bourque (Still Active) Thread
07 Lidstrom vs 00 Pronger (Still Active) Thread
01 Lidstrom vs 92 Leetch
99 MacInnis vs 97 Leetch

Round 1 Results

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[tabness]

This one is tough, early 2000s Lidstrom is when I think he was at his best, but Leetch in 1991-1992 is the other big one in this series that I think can win it all, super overshadowed by Messier that year but I think they were 1a and 1b

Also I feel Leetch is super underrated on HF, stereotyped as something he's not, remembered mostly for his play in the later nineties when the Rangers were in freefall and so much was asked of him.

 

[Albatros]

Also I feel Leetch is super underrated on HF, stereotyped as something he's not, remembered mostly for his play in the later nineties when the Rangers were in freefall and so much was asked of him.

Well, about the most generous thing you can realistically say about him defensively is that he was generally smart enough to stick to his strengths and not let his team down. Overall he never was a great or even very good defensive player.