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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
A Pronger or a Niedermayer might = a #1 Center but a guy like Regehr doesn't even come close IMO. RR was a great defensive dman but had some clear limitations, skating and passing among them. Can't compare him to a couple of star (HoF) two-way dmen, not even fair to Robyn. Those guys were every bit as good as Regehr in their own zone but light years ahead of him in every other way.
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I never said he was the equal of those guys. But he was a stud defenceman. BTW passing wasn't a limitation for Regehr - his passes were just fine. Not Brodie-like, but he easily exited the zone and made good offensive passes as well.
But you can't say Thornton = Stanley Cup either (I think San Jose's record proves this). Especially if you gut the Calgary defence by removing the key guy without an adequate replacement.