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Game #2 Audio from the Scrum
by Alanah McGinley on 05/27/08 at 12:22 PM ET
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The Hockey News has been archiving audio from the winner’s dressing room after each game.
Go here to hear Scotty Bowman share his thoughts, then scroll down the page and you’ll find links to commentary from Niklas Lidstrom, Brad Stuart, Valteri Filpulla and Johan Franzen.
On a related note, a comment from Paul that I thought I’d pass on:
After Babcock finished his post game press conference, he met with Scotty for about ten minutes, one on one, going over the game. How much of a help Bowman is to the Wings, we may never know, but it certainly cannot hurt to have Bowman use his “consultant” role to the fullest extent.
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Interviews with the Red Wings
by Alanah McGinley on 05/16/08 at 01:13 PM ET
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Today, some interviews with the Detroit Red Wings. Q&A’s featuring coach Mike Babcock, Tomas Holmstrom and Nicklas Lidstrom.
Q. A Franzen update? But can you also talk about what this has been like for him for him to be playing as well as he was and then have to watch.
COACH MIKE BABCOCK: Obviously it’s real difficult for him. It’s part of playoff hockey, though. Things like this happen. You know, the bottom line is you just got to overcome it. Every team gets injured.
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He Does Everything
by Paul on 04/02/08 at 08:35 AM ET
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from Vartan Kupelian of the Detroit News,
In perhaps the highest compliment Lidstrom has ever received, Orr said he sees “some similarities” in their games.
“He does the things I like to see a defenseman do,” Orr said. “He reads the ice—all the great players read the ice—and he does it as well as anybody. There haven’t been many like him when it comes to reading what’s happening. He sees what’s going to happen.
“The way he shoots the puck, passes, anticipates, jumps up—or doesn’t jump up—he does everything.”
more on Lidstrom…
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Your Western Conference ASG Coach
by Paul on 12/26/07 at 11:13 PM ET
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The Wings victory tonight over the Blues locked-in Mike Babcock as the coach of the Western Conference in the NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta.
One other note from the game, Lidstrom played roughly 14:50 tonight, which has to be one of the lowest TOI stats for him. No injury, just rested as the Wings cruised to a victory and should help him when he takes the ice in Colorado Thursday night.
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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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Shoot For Holmstrom’s Stick
by Paul on 11/12/07 at 09:04 PM ET
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from the Detroit Free Press (Tuesday edition) via the Santa Barbara News-Press,
Now 34, Holmstrom’s saga reveals a player who is putting up career numbers on a regular basis, with 29 goals two seasons ago, 30 last season and on pace for 43 this season. Entering tonight’s game against St. Louis, Holmstrom is tied with linemate Pavel Datsyuk for second on the team in scoring with 16 points after 17 games.
The courage Holmstrom displays as he stands in the path of vulcanized rubber on a nightly basis has won him many admirers, from those who shoot at him to those who emulate him.
Nicklas Lidstrom, who almost always is on the ice at the same time as Holmstrom and his line with Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, exemplifies the former. Having Holmstrom in front of the net allows Lidstrom the freedom to miss the net on purpose at times.
‘’You can see his stick, so you try to shoot it where Homer’s stick is,’’ Lidstrom said. ‘’So sometimes you shoot it wide because you know he is going to try to get it or deflect it into the net.’’
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Nix That
by Paul on 10/25/07 at 03:04 PM ET
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from Red Wings Corner,
Nicklas Lidstrom said that the report in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that he’s close to signing a two-year contract extension is false. Lidstrom said after Thursday’s practice that “Nothing’s happened. I haven’t even talked to Ken (Holland) yet.”
more on the Wings after practice today…
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Lidstrom Extension Talk
by Paul on 10/24/07 at 10:19 AM ET
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Behind the Jersey ran across a story from the AftonBladet stating Lidstrom is close to signing a 2 year extension with thw Wings…
Lock him up Kenny, but save some room for “Z”, a lot of room…
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Nicklas Lidstrom Press Conference
by Alanah McGinley on 09/26/07 at 03:19 PM ET
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Today, Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings was made available to media by teleconference, to answer questions. The transcript will be made available later on this post, but for now we have put the audio of the conference online. (update 3:30pm ET - transcript now available below audio player).
You can listen to it on the player below (or download it here if you prefer).
One thing worth mentioning—Lids answers a question in Swedish from about minutes 3 to 5, so you might want to skip that part if you’re not up on your Swedish. 
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