Excellent post..agree completely.
Ppl dont realize how good Bourque, Pronger, Niedermayer, Makar, Lidstrom, Hedman were and are... if you have this guy on your team you are going to automatically compete because they take over the game. I was pumped when Pronger won MVP- we have never seen a dman just own the opposition and carry his team like that on a physical and skill level.