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Originally Posted by Detroiter
Look at Lidstrom's partner, Rafalski. That's why Lidstrom was 4th in MVP voting. He played with a great defenseman and it certainly helps. I'd love to see what Lidstrom would do on team that wasn't stacked. He'd be average.
No, Lidstrom hasn't reached that level. When Lidstrom leads his team to a Stanley Cup on one leg then get back to me. Yzerman is and will always be at a much higher level than Lidstrom.
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Up until this year, Lids has usually played with mediocre partners. See the other names I mentioned.
Lids would be average on a non-stacked team? You mean for 15 years, every team has been a "stacked" team? Don't you think it's possible that the team appears to be stacked b/c Lids is a part of it. Remember, he went down for his longest stretch earlier this year and the team (admittedly with other injuries) took a nosedive.