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Top 10 NHL Defencemen of All Time

joelcairo

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The Top 10:

1. Orr
2. Lidstrom
3. Harvey
4. Bourque
5. Potvin
6. Coffey
7. Robinson
8. Pilote
9. Leetch
10. Chelios

Honorable Mentions: Stevens, McInnis, Savard, Lapointe, Park, Howe

This limited to NHL players of the past 60 years or so - guys like Eddie Shore played too long ago for a fair comparison.
 

SamKlemmons

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The Top 10:
1. Harvey
2. Lidstrom
3. Orr

Harvey was ahead of Orr.

You are probably too young to have watched him play, but he controlled the game like no one before or since.

Orr had better offensive skills, but Harvey was and all-around player in a class by himself. Probably the most underrated player of all time.

Habs owe probably six of their Stanley Cups directly to him.

Harvey was also more durable than Orr, which counts for a lot.

In 1967?, when he could barely stand, Harvey took the expansion St-Louis Blues (a bunch of less than nobodies) all the way to the Stanley Cup final all by himself.

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If he hadn't also been a hopeless drunk, who practically lived at the old Tow Blake's tavern for at least two years, Harvey would have had a far better reputation and would have been recognized for the player he was.

A lot of hockey is simple PR....
 

Doc Holliday

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1) Orr
2) Potvin
3) Coffee
4) Harvey
5) Bourque
6) Lidstrom
7) Salming
8) Langway
9) Mark Howe
10) Phaneuf
 

Mod 8

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Let's keep this thread on topic and leave the team rivalries and trash talk for the free for all thread, shall we?
 

howielong

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1. Orr
2. Harvey
3. Lidstrom
4. Bourque
5. Coffey
6. Potvin
7. Robinson
8. Stevens
9. Leetch
10. Chelios

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K Douglas

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No question Orr, Harvey, Bourque, Lidstrom, Coffey and Potvin are in my top 10. Then it comes down to a group of about 10 to fill the final 4 spots

Eddie Shore, Scott Stevens, Al MacInnis, Larry Robinson, Scott Stevens, Brian Leetch, Chris Chelios, Brad Park, Scott Niedermayer, Red Kelly
 

Bgood

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Zdeno Chara belongs in this top 10, however I like pretty much howielong's list and would'nt know who to bump:help:
Phaneuf is closer to the bottom 10 along with our friend Komisarek...

Bgood
 
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