Image that, Anaheim have both Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer in their defensive corps.
Chris Pronger back-stopped the Edmonton Oilers to the StanleyCup final last year and in my humble opinion, would have been the Playoff MVP had Edmonton won the cup.
| Rank | Player | Team | Psn. | Gms. | Gls. | Asts. | Pts | +/- | Pen. | TOI | Rating |
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| 1 | CHRIS PRONGER | EDM | D | 24 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 26 | 30.57 | 129.07 |
Scott Niedermayer is the only player in the last five years (2003-04) to break Nicklas Lidstrom's stranglehold on the Norris trophy, the award given to the league's best defenseman.
These two are no offensive sloaches either; check out their offensive totals for 2005-06:-
| Player | Gms. | Gls. | Asts. | Pts |
|---|
| SCOTT NIEDERMAYER | 82 | 13 | 50 | 63 |
| CHRIS PRONGER | 80 | 12 | 44 | 56 |
Here is how TheHockeyRating.com has the pair rated so far this season:-
| Rank | Player | Posn | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | Penalty | TOI | Rating |
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| 15 | CHRIS PRONGER | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27.06 | 3.09 |
| 17 | SCOTT NIEDERMAYER | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27.18 | 3.07 |
Anaheim, off to a 3-0 start, are going to be a force to be reckoned with these two on the Blue Line.
Trevor SeeneyTheHockeyRating.com