Nick Lidstrom
Nick Lidstrom
Erik Nicklas Lidströmis a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Detroit Red Wings, which he captained for the final six seasons of his career...
game open ourselves patient score staying stuck
We were staying patient when the score was tied, we stuck to our game plan, we didn't open ourselves up defensively.
bumped crowd felt heard nuts stick
I don't think it was a penalty. I felt his stick and that was about it. I heard the crowd go nuts out there, but I didn't feel I bumped into him.
came chances game great hold minutes momentum period played second third took
I thought we came out strong, the first 5-10 minutes I thought we played real well and then I thought they took the game over. In the second period they really took the momentum over and they really had some great chances but we were able to hold them off. I thought in the third we started to play a little better again.
help team
He's going to help our team a lot with the way he can play. It's going to help us tremendously.
fighter finished injuries major saw
He's been a fighter his whole career. He has had major injuries that never finished him, and that's what we saw this year. He just didn't give up.
determined playing playoffs since talking training
He has been talking about the playoffs since training camp. He has been real determined to get back playing playoff hockey.