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Harvey vs. Lidstrom
by Paul on 07/25/08 at 07:01 AM ET
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from Greatest Hockey Legends,
Now, on to Doug’s question. Is Nicklas Lidstrom better than Doug Harvey?
I think history tends to nicely accept that Doug Harvey is the second best defenseman of all time, behind Bobby Orr, of course. In fact, most of the so called experts tend to place Harvey in top ten players of all time, regardless of position….
Doug Harvey was the epitome of hockey grace, and one of the few players in hockey history that could truly take control of a game all by himself.
Now that is awfully hard to compete against. Lidstrom is catching up, with more seasons ahead. He’s got 4 Stanley Cup championships and 6 Norris Trophies. His career offensive numbers dwarf Harvey’s, mind you that is due much to the very different eras each played in. Both are classic and near flawless defenders and both are dominant at both ends of the ice.
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Wow, that’s a tremendously hard question to even approach, let alone answer. The eras the two defencemen played in are so very different, and as such, I’d have to go by era…
Posted by George Malik from South Lyon, MI on 07/25/08 at 12:30 PM ET