Nicklas Lidstrom will be back in town this week – just not wearing a Red Wings sweater. Lidstrom and fellow retired former teammate Tomas Holmstrom will be signing autographs Saturday at 97.1 The Ticket’s Fourth Annual Detroit SportsFest. The event is being held at Novi’s Suburn Collection Showplace Exhibit Hall A. Lidstrom, a seven-time Norris … Continue Reading →
The Red Wings have announced a 4:45 p.m. press conference with the entire team present along with members of the front office and coach Mike Babcock. Hmmm, whatever it could be. Oh yes, the annoucement of Henrik Zetterberg as captain, replacing Nicklas Lidstrom. Zetterberg will make a great captain. He’ll do well following Lidstrom and … Continue Reading →
For those asking, the Red Wings anticipate retiring Nicklas Lidstrom’s illustrious No. 5 during the 2013-14 season. With a shortened season beginning next week, and the planning involved in such a event, the organization would rather wait and do it the right way next season. It’s similar to what went into the decision to do … Continue Reading →
The future of Nicklas Lidstrom continues to be a topic with the Red Wings on the brink of elimination. Coach Mike Babcock has maintained he believes Lidstrom will return next season. Babcock gave another reason why he thinks Lidstrom will be back. “Nick retires when he thinks he’s not a good player anymore,” Babcock said. … Continue Reading →
General manager Ken Holland has said in recent days he has cut off any more contract talks until the end of the playoffs. That will make for some intriguing developments once the Wings’ season ultimately ends, whenever that will be. The futures of Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, Brad Stuart, and Jiri Hudler, in particular, will … Continue Reading →
With each game that he’s missing because of that nagging ankle bruise, there’s a chance Nicklas Lidstrom’s chance for history is slipping away. Lidstrom’s bid for an eighth Norris Trophy was going strong for most of the season until that darn puck got him in just the wrong place on his foot. That happened Feb. … Continue Reading →
It’s always strange to see Nicklas Lidstrom bothered with any sort of injury. It’s so rare. Lidstrom never gets hit – by an opposing player, or the puck. Watching him throughout his career, it’s amazing how he avoids putting himself into those types of situations. So it was eye-opening Friday when Lidstrom caught a puck … Continue Reading →