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Originally Posted by Detroiter
Let me explain this a bit better. I'll use the Devils as an example. Ken Danyeko retired before Scott stevens, but the Devils didn't retire Danyeko's number right away. They waited until after Stevens retired and had his number retired. If the Wings really felt that Lidstrom was the better player then they would've done the same thing with Yzerman that the Devils did with Danyeko.
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More likely that the Devils revised/relaxed their standards on the type of career that justifies the retirement of a number in their organization.