Ivan13
Not posting anymore
Chara as good as he is isn't Chelios, Coffey or Potvin and he came into his own as Lidstrom was trending downwards, Niedermayer I find one of the more overrated players in recent history. He didn't become the Niedermayer people see when they think about him until he left for California. Pronger, while great and outright dominant at times spent a decent amount of games on the shelf, thus removing himself from the conversation, and he, at least to me was extremely volatile in terms of play, when at his best he was a dominant force, but it often happened he was uneven. Stevens was great obviously, but I believe he lacked stats to ever be considered a real threat in the Norris voting. Keith's rise to fame came when Lidas was walking off the stage.Ok I'll bite. Would you care to elaborate on why Lidströms competition were weaker (Chara, Niedermayer, Pronger, Stevens, Keith etc.)?
I would rate Coffey, Potvin, Leetch, Langway, Robinson, Chelios as a more difficult group to dominate against.