Posts About "Nicklas Lidstrom"
Red Wings All-Time Salary Cap Team
April 7th, 2018 The Detroit Red Wings have had a lot of players come and go since the introduction of a salary cap in 2005-06, so here’s a crack at the organization’s all-time salary cap team. Given the increase of the cap ceiling from the original $39 million in its inaugural season, salaries had to be prorated to the current $75 million cap...
Zetterberg a Unique Treasure for Detroit
January 29th, 2018 With 936 career points over 1,048 NHL games, Henrik Zetterberg has seen and just about done it all over his 15-year tenure with the Detroit Red Wings. The now 37-year-old Swede has been captain of one of the league’s most storied franchise’s for the last six seasons, he’s won a Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe (2008), an Olympic Gold...
Wayne Gretzky Almost Joined the Detroit Red Wings
November 30th, 2017 It's been 29 years since the Wayne Gretzky trade to the Los Angeles Kings that sent shock waves throughout Edmonton, all of Canada, and the entire hockey world. This was a major event for the NHL, sparking hockey interest in the south and west and ultimately leading to a demand for more franchises. The Ducks, Sharks, Coyotes, Stars,...
The Evolution of Europeans in the NHL
October 11th, 2017 This article was originally published in September, 2012. European NHL players have played a large part in the development of the National Hockey League over the last three decades – but try to imagine the NHL without all of its European talent. That’s exactly how it was during the league’s embryonic stages, when six teams...
Blackhawks Rivalry With Wings Breeds Success
August 22nd, 2017 We've all heard the rip-roaring, thunderous crowds at the United Center, in unison, chant "Detroit sucks!" But while these chants occur, many Blackhawks fans can only sarcastically shake their heads, as if to say "yeah, right." It really doesn't matter where the Red Wings are in the standings -- Blackhawks fans love to take jabs at their...
Guide to Rebuilding the Red Wings Defense
August 17th, 2017 The Detroit Red Wings have only been able to go so far "retooling on the fly," suffering three consecutive first round exits before biting the dust on the 25-year playoff streak last season. A big part of their decline has been the dynamic defense losing to Father Time, with Nicklas Lidstrom being the most impactful loss of the...
