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Niedermayer Says Stats Point To Lidstrom For Norris
by Paul on 04/01/06 at 06:39 PM ET
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from the NY Times (Sunday edition),
Anaheim’s Scott Niedermayer, the reigning Norris Trophy winner, was asked last week who should win this season’s award as the league’s most valuable defenseman.
“You look at Lidstrom,” Niedermayer said in a telephone interview, referring to Detroit’s Nicklas Lidstrom, a three-time Norris winner, who led all defensemen with 73 points and 59 assists entering Friday’s games. “He’s doing extremely well in the stat department. I suppose it would be him.”
Note to Niedermayer and anyone else who thinks stats point to Lidstrom- It is not only the stats, it his play both offensively and defensively that makes him the favorite, although last night was not one of his better games.
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Last night was his only bad game this year.
I’ve seen the likes of the Wings forwards make Niedermayer look silly a few times this year.
The thing that makes Lidstrom so good is that it takes a blue moon to catch him out of position. Even the best forwards with the best moves in the league can’t make him look stupid without a prayer.
Posted by Nathan on 04/02/06 at 08:00 AM ET