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发帖数: 6555 | 1 Styles vary from rock-hard defensive stalwarts to slick, smooth-skating
offensive wizards, but there is no question the role of defensemen is vital to
the success of NHL teams. That will once again be the case for the 2003-04
season. Consequently, here are five backliners to keep an eye on during the
season.
Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues - Recovering from wrist and knee surgeries
occupied virtually the entire 2002-03 season for Pronger, who appeared in just
five regular-season games and seven m | W****S
发帖数: 6555 | 2 Brian Leetch, New York Rangers -- Injuries limited Leetch to 51 regular-season
games in 2002-03 and his absence played a huge role in the Rangers not making
the Stanley Cup Playoffs. When Leetch returned to the lineup from an ankle
problem late in the season, he was New York's best player, bar none.
A tremendous skater, excellent point man on the power play and underrated
defensively, Leetch -- a former two-time Norris Trophy winner, a Conn Smythe
Trophy winner and the Calder Trophy winner -- is | W****S
发帖数: 6555 | 3 Derian Hatcher, Detroit Red Wings - The Red Wings did their best to alter the
balance of power in the Western Conference in their favor for 2003-04 when
they signed Hatcher as a free agent following his distinguished tenure with
the Dallas Stars.
Hatcher is a throwback, a big, intimidating presence on the blue line that
lays the body on the opposition early and often in a game. Red Wings goalie
Dominik Hasek may have to perform far fewer body contortions this season
because the combative Hatcher |
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