Bleacher Report’s Lyle Richardson posted a list of every NHL team’s “Mt. Rushmore of the 21st Century” (thus far), and Richardson leaned heavily upon the Red Wings’ Stanley Cup-winning teams in making his list:
Detroit Red Wings
Nicklas Lidström, Defense
Steve Yzerman, Center
Pavel Datsyuk, Center
Henrik Zetterberg, Center
Lidström won the James Norris Memorial Trophy seven times from 2000-01 to 2010-11 and was the first European to captain an NHL team to the Stanley Cup (2008). Yzerman is the franchise assist leader (1,063) and captained the Wings to three Stanley Cups, including his last in 2002. Both are in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Datsyuk is also in the Hall of Fame, winning four Lady Byng Memorial Trophies and three Frank J. Selke Trophies between 2005-06 and 2009-10. Zetterberg won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2008 and is fifth among the franchise leaders with 337 goals, 623 assists and 960 points.
Continued; I’m of a mind to suggest that, going forward, Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond will be on the team’s Mount Rushmore, but that’s educated guessing at this point.
