There were plenty of certainties during his steady and decorated career, not the least of which was winning, Scott Niedermayer concluding four different seasons holding the Stanley Cup.
“I don’t think it was a foregone conclusion that this was going to happen,” Niedermayer said Thursday. “I didn’t expect it. … I’m pretty confident in saying it’s happening because of winning the Stanley Cup.”
It’s that, for sure, and probably a little more, Niedermayer and the 2007 champion Ducks helping to forever validate Orange County’s NHL entry and establish an expectation of success that has seen the team advance to the postseason in 11 of the last 13 springs.