<<Chelios is (NOW, and the last few years) one of the best defencemen to ever play the game...period.>>> Agreed. Just the fact that this is being discussed is absolutely ridiculous. Chelios was a very good (could be labeled great) player in college, a great defenseman in Montreal (without Suter or anyone else of note) and probably the best all around defenseman in hockey today. Looks like the season can't start soon enough huh? What's next, Paul Kariya was overrated at Maine and should have never won the Hobey? Just because someone is a great pro is no reason to discriminate against them as a college player. Guys like Brett Hull, Adam Oates, Chelios,Mike Richter, Brian Leetch and others were great in college and great in the pros. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.