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Norris or not, Wings and Avs feature best 'D'

By Terry Frei
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, March 25, 2004

For Rob Blake, the Norris Trophy standard is simple. If you're a coach, and you can imagine virtually every possible close-game scenario in the final minute, whether the primary concern is getting the puck in the other net or keeping it out of yours, and you keep coming back to wanting the same defenseman out there, he's worthy of Norris Trophy consideration. He might be one of many on the initial list, but he would be on it. It helps, of course, if the defenseman in question is with a solid ...

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