Lidstrom to return for 20th season
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6680212
Lidstrom has agreed to a 1-year deal to return for his 20th NHL season for the Red Wings.
Great news for Red Wings fans and hockey fans in general. He's still got it, and it's good to see that he'll be back. Now we just need another good defenseman to play with him and replace Rafalski.
EDIT: Better and more indepth article - http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=566355&navid=DL|DET|home
Yeahhhhhhh Boyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Ok, back to work.
I didn't think he was actually going to retire but still glad its official
Do you think that after 19 years, people will stop calling him Lindstrom?
I hope so.
Sincerely,
Troy Willfork
We all know his last name is spelled Woolfork.
But his first name is spelled Tloy.
and it will continue to piss me off. Sounds like it does the same for you.
That will happen about the same time they spell Fedorov right.
but then I remembered Nicky Lidstrom is an ass-kicker. Glad to see he'll still be wearing the C next season.
Lidstrom has vowed to play until the day a statue of Robocop is put up in Detroit, hence the reason there is not one currently
I think it'd be pretty cool if he wins the Norris this year and next year and ties Bobby Orr, because (even though he wouldn't care about it) then he would almost have to come back the following year to win another one just for shits and giggles.
Hope he plays forever, but it's understandable that his son is in Sweden and he wants to be with him
Just says he's coming back.
I like him.
I was expecting him to be back, given how well he was playing. I'm glad it is now official!
have been hard to see him hang it up his skates the way he played last season. Plus having Nick back 1 more season makes it a little easier to transition w/o Rafalski. It will be nice to watch the Red Wings give the Cup one more shot to get one for Lidstrom.
Any word on the terms?
a more arrogant, egocentric, playboy gloryhound in all my years of playing hockey. Everything's always about 'hey look at me,' 'look what I can do,' 'I can play for 20 years I'm so great' blah blah blah!! The guy is addicted to the limelight and clearly gets angry whenever the Hockey News talks about anyone but him. And talk about a poor teammate-- guy doesn't care at all about his mates and probably wouldn't pass to anyone else ever if he didn't want us to be impressed by his passing. This guy is the Britney Spears of the NHL and just needs to shut up and go away. I have had enough of this two-decades long ego trip and I bet the good people of Sweden don't ever want the circus to come back. ENOUGH!!
So how many times has he fucked your favorite hockey team up in the playoffs, or otherwise? Wait, does your team make the playoffs?
psst.. I think that may have been sarcasm...
eh, meter's off today
cough woodson's ring cough ;-)
Hahah, never gonna live that one down.. So to make up for it, I like pointing out other ones. Thanks!
Someone, somewhere, just took this seriously.
EDIT: See above.
Apparently, he told the Red Wings last week that he wanted to return, and they were still working out a deal today. There's supposed to be a press conference at 11 AM today, as far as I can tell. That'll probably be when they announce the terms.
I added a better article to the OP, from the Red Wings site, which explains it
The terms were a one year contract at 6.2 million which is what he made last year. I know Stevie Y is the excpetion at taking a pay cut to go after a cup. Steve took 1.5 million in 03.
The article on the Red Wings site said the details are being worked out currently so we will see. We really need Lidstrom to take less money. He doesn't have to take 1.5 mil but something like 4 mil would be awesome. Would give us more money to hit the market and try and bring in a forward with another defender. We could really use some size or at least another player who can put the puck in the net against really good teams besides Zetterberg and Datsyuk. Franzen fits that bill normally but when he gets hurt or has an off year (both last year) we need another body who can either work the boards or score.
Hell yea that's exciting
He does everthing so well, and his technical brilliance masks just how athletic he is. It will help the younger players on the back end, and I think that his reduction in minutes last year will really help him play at a high level in 2011-12. Hopefully, the Wings can lock up a competent #4 defensemen with a right-handed shot (James Wisnieski from Montreal would fit the bill), and I would be happy to let Big E go and test the free agent market. This also allows the Wings to give Brendan Smith another year in GR to hone his defensive skills.
I'm really excited about Brendan Smith. I don't want him to come up too early, but in a couple years, he could be a very solid defenseman in the NHL. It'd be nice if Lidstrom comes back for next next season as well, and Smith comes up that year to learn from the best.
WOO!
... and there was much rejoicing!
Very relieved. Really didn't want to lose him and Rafalski in the same offseason. Sure would like to see him get another Stanley Cup before retiring.
Pro sports should be labeled OT...just sayin'
Ehh.. I know, but I was too on-topicly excited about him coming back..
That's my reasoning, although it makes no sense.
Mr. Norris wants another trophy. Give him his 7th Norris this summer. He'll be after his 5th Cup in about a year. Go Wings.
Mr. Norris wants another trophy. Give him his 7th Norris this summer. He'll be after his 5th Cup in about a year. Go Wings.