Nearly every great team has their Duncan Keith. Whether his name is Denis Potvin, Paul Coffey, Ray Bourque, Kris Letang or Chris Pronger, any team of horses needs a lead and that’s exactly what Keith was during Chicago's glory years. (By SportsnetSpec)
never did skate like Cale Makar, dangle on the power play the way Sergei Zubov once did, or score like the great Nicklas Lidstrom.
After 17 seasons, three Stanley Cups, two Olympic gold medals, two Norris Trophies and a Conn Smythe, Keith retired as an Edmonton Oiler Tuesday. He will forever be remembered as a Chicago Blackhawk, however, and will wear the red, black and white into the Hockey Hall of Fame, very possibly upon the first time he is eligible for induction.
Ironically, Keith looked back Tuesday on an old NHL D-man who tutored him as a young pup, his head coach at AHL Norfolk from 2003-05. Incredibly, he led the Blackhawks in ice time in 15 of his 17 seasons. Of the two where he finished second or third due to games lost to injury, Keith still led the Blackhawks in average ice time per game.
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