We're having a discussion on the sabres board (for the sake of sabres fans, please don't go there to see what the guy is saying) about devils' defensemen. Back me up on this-
Since Rafalski joined the club, who has been more important: Rafalski or Stevens?
next question, Rafalski vs. Andy Delmore: who would you rather have?
ok, now who would you rather have: Scott Stevens or Andy Delmore?
I haven't seen much of Delmore. The Devils could sure use some of his powerplay goals, but he's known for being somewhat defensively challenged. Devils' forwards are almost all strong 2-way players, so I doubt they would want an offense-only d-man.
Maybe the Sabres will force Delmore to improve his overall game. The Hockey News had Niedermayer (#4), Stevens (#11) and Rafalski (#12) on their list of top 20 NHL defensemen. I don't believe Delmore made the list...
Heart of the team, no question Stevens!!! Delmore had a good rookie year and playing on Nash didn't help him too much. Raffie is leaps and bounds above Delmore. Just watch a couple of Devil games and you'll see I'm not just being a hommer, he is that good.