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Wings Lock-Up Lidstrom
by Paul on 12/26/07 at 01:13 PM ET
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from the CP via TSN,
The Detroit Red Wings agreed to a two-year contract with defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom on Wednesday.
Financial details were not available but the deal means Lidstrom will be under contract with the Red Wings through the 2009-’10 season.
‘’Nick has been the best defenceman in the world for several years,’’ Red Wings general manger Ken Holland said in a statement. ‘’He’s a great captain and role model who does everything right both on and off the ice.
‘’We’re proud to have him continue as a Red Wing for another two years.’’
added 2:38pm, Lidstrom will earn US$7.45-million a year under terms of his new deal. He is making $7.6 million this season.
For the folks in the Detroit area, don’t you think it is kind of a slap in the face to hockey fans that this signing has not even been mentioned on the Wings radio flagship station? Things never change at that station except for the “avoid all hockey talk” as directed by their program director.
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Great news for hockey fans everywhere. What a joy it is to watch him play the game.
Posted by w2j2 on 12/26/07 at 01:19 PM ET
This is just a guess, but I doubt that he got a big raise. Maybe to $8 million, but nothing more. No-brainer deal.
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 12/26/07 at 01:55 PM ET
Wow, his salary actaully went down, that sort of surprising.
Most definetly the best Dman in the league and top 10 overall.
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 12/26/07 at 02:59 PM ET
The more I hear about sports talk radio in general, the happier I am about being addicted to NPR and gettign my news from the internet. 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/26/07 at 03:19 PM ET
There had been a mention of this deal 2 or 3 weeks ago in the Windsor Star....
Posted by w2j2 on 12/26/07 at 04:45 PM ET
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