Detroit Red Wings seven-time Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom was the greatest defenseman of his generation. If you are ready to debate that statement, you are what we like to call wrong.

Of course, No. 1 on the list would have topped pretty much any era... 1. Dominik Hasek The GOAT of the Goathead era, the best player ever to wear any Sabres uniform and a pretty good argument for ...