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Originally Posted by ignite09
Maybe you're correct, but wasn't he also heavily sheltered that year? I could be miss remembering, but that Norris reputation was quickly followed by the whole "he's not even the best defenseman on his team" mantra. I liked Dion, but the shine wore off pretty quick as the years progressed. At least for me.
Anyways, this is an easy Macinnis vote for me. 28+ Gio vs 28+ Al might be a different story, but Al was a #1 from his early 20's on. While Gio didn't hit his full stride until he was half way through his career. Gio is the obvious second choice though.
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Dion was 1st on the team and 5th in the league that season with an ATOI (average time on ice) of 26:25 minutes per game. The next closest on the team was Regehr with 21:20. By those stats I’m not sure he was sheltered and I’m not sure he wasn’t the best defence man on the team, however I was a young fan at the time so I might be missing some things but statistically I think he was deserving of it