Best defenseman in NHL history.

@Sylhfer

10 жыл бұрын

That would be Bobby Orr, but I agree Lidstrom is up there.

@raptorspy13

10 жыл бұрын

Sylhfer I'd put it this way. Orr is the greatest offensive defenseman and Lidstrom is the greatest defensive defenseman.

@MrJuiceboxhero

10 жыл бұрын

Isnt Nicklas considered an offensive dman? Lol idk I could be wrong. He's a saint and my hero though

@raptorspy13

10 жыл бұрын

MrJuiceboxhero Perhaps, but not compared to Orr. Orr was nearly just another forward.

@nsalerno91

9 жыл бұрын

MrJuiceboxhero Yes and No. Lidstrom for the most part was an Offensive guy but what made him so special and what got him id say at least 40% of his assists in his career was his initial D-zone outlets passes. Passing is offensive but not when you are turning defense into offense. Lid was second to none at finding the first pass.

Just glad I got to watch him play so many times for so long. It wasn't flashy, it was just non-stop positional perfection.

Hawks fan, but utmost respect for this magnificent player, the absolute embodiment of skill, work ethic, class, leadership.

He was soooooo good and an even better man. Miss ya Nick. He’s what stars are supposed to be

Im not a Detroit fan and I'm a die hard Sabres fan but one thing that I can say is that this man is in a league of his own as far as a player, human being and a parent. He will without a doubt be missed not only by red wings fans but by all of us NHL fans. I own 3 authentic Ryan Miller Jerseys and if I was gonna pay any money for another one there is without a question that #5 C will be it. Niklaus Lidsrtom you will be missed and you earned a future hall of fame trip.

What a wonderful man, husband, father, leader, the world could us more like Nick! Thank you for the years here in Michigan you were always an example to aspire to!

I miss you, Lidstrom. You and Datsyuk. My fav players of all time.

Smartest player our sport as seen. Pure genius! Mr Control

This man has class. He will be remembered as one of the greatest hockey players of all time!

The thing I loved about watching Nick kind of sums up my love for hockey and the hockey community, even in the intensity of the NHL. Every time you see someone press him in his zone, even if they had a charging start or could possibly make a huge hit on him, they'd always back off a little bit. I think it was not only the knowledge that he was a great defenseman who could use other's momentum against them and probably either take the hit and make a play, but just out of respect for who he was, no one would take cheap hits on him or just hit him for the sake of making a hit. It was really cool to watch and I was definitely blessed to grow up in Detroit seeing a role model work so hard and make it look so easy

@oskforalltid

3 жыл бұрын

It’s unfortunate they never showed Peter Forsberg the same respect. You had one of, if not the arguably best hockey hockey player ever end his career early due to injuries. The Avs - Wings rivalry was a huge part of my youth and Lidstrom and Forsbergs were the best part of it.

I love how humble he is. When you think of a player like him, you'd think he's got a huge ego. But he doesn't and that's what I love most about him. He takes time to actually meet fans, always a team player, never wants the glory all to himself. I'm glad he was with Detroit, and I got to see him play. Happy retirement Lidstrom!

Class act from a classy organization,

Entering the locker room at JLA is amazing. All the legends and Stanley Cups, Detroit Red Wings are an elite franchise with the history and tradition. Still had Pavel Datsyuk on the team before he went back to Russia. On a side note, I was at the game in Dallas on the second half of this back to back. As a wings fan, I’ve been spoiled for most of my life (40 years old right now).

The best of all times, just the dedication he puts in everything he does and how much a great person(extremely) makes him one of the best players of all times, the best d-men of all times and the most respected player(when he played).

I've seen 90% of the Red Wings games for the past 20 years. It's tough to see them all go.

Peter Coyote is such an awesome narrator. Prohibition, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, The Roosevelts, and this.

Du är den bästa svenska backen någonsin, jävla legend är du. Du kommer saknas stort i Detroit

Detroit Red Wings, The Swedish Powered NHL Team

@trl2828

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, the Wings go and get talent. Thanks for letting me grow up watching Swedish Superstars.

One of the greatest players ever to draw breath... damn near perfect

no words can sum up how great of a player nick is. i will miss him . thank you Nicklas Lidstrom 5, you truely are the perfect man and the greatest hockey player to ever play the game.

Thank you for posting this. Nick Lidstom was the epitome of class, talent, leadership, humility, grace and performance in a professional athlete. Name another - in any sport - who accomplished so much in such a dignified manner, i.e., garnering 100% respect and admiration throughout his/her league, for 20 years.

U can't tell he's Swedish his English is great

@MrFelixify

4 жыл бұрын

20 years do that.

Wonderful post, so thanks. It left me with a dry mouth. Lidstrom will go down as one of the all-time greats as a hockey player as well as being a superb human being; not a bad combination, eh. Legends never die, they just fade away.

This guy is pure class! Coming from a habs fan.

Of course Homer had a pickup truck. :)

Big time Sharks fan here. For the record: Nick Lindstrom was the best. Great Hockey player but following the 36 hours, he seems to be even a better human being. Also being a beer league defensive hockey player, I strive to play the game like him (at least in my mind lol) I think its long over due for me to add a Lindstrom sweater to my closet.

@davidkruse4030

6 жыл бұрын

who is nick lindstrom? It's Lidstrom you stupid fuck

@davidkruse4030

6 жыл бұрын

Who the fuck are you? Go piss off idiot.

@davidkruse4030

6 жыл бұрын

fuck you

@davidkruse4030

6 жыл бұрын

I have a PhD in English and Literature. Plus I know how to spell Lidstrom.

@davidkruse4030

6 жыл бұрын

You really cant judge my vocabulary or lack there of based on one sentence. You may find this interesting www.sciencealert.com/people-who-curse-a-lot-have-better-vocabularies-than-those-who-don-t-study-finds

There is no person in the world who would ever dislike this video on purpose must have been a few accidents. This video needs to be shown in every school at an early age.

what an awesome guy

I 100% agree. it's pretty fucking amazing what he has accomplished. I hope he gets involved in Hockey here in Sweden as a coach or GM or something.

A very complete player

You will be missed on the ice. Captain.

Sorry to hear his retirement

what a legend. detroit was really lucky to have him all this time

I am a big fan of you

The 8-1 pens lightning game at the bottom was part of the James Neal NHL 36

Lidstrom my boy

100,000 views. Awesome.

I'm going to have to agree with douhuo34 here. haha. But let's remember to keep the comments friendly here. This video has nothing to do with who's the best team. It's just a great showcase on a great player.

Jesus he was a god on the ice

Hearing people talk about Nick makes me choke up, I'm still in denial...

Gretzky, Yzerman, etc. lol I love Lidstrom too

best defender of his era

Stephen Sajewski? From Erie, PA? That I went to school with?

very nice 760Li

Orr, Orr, Orr. Be serious. Orr was great in how far the game had gotten back then, but he isn’t even close to being as complete as Lidstrom. Lidstrom is the best defenseman ever and anyone disputing that is either reluctant to admit that a European player is the best, or simply doesn’t understand hockey. Orr is the Godfather of defense and Lidstrom is the God of defense.

BTW, has Lindstrom ever been involved in a fight or delivered a cheap shot once? I've been watching hockey for the past 20 years and I can't even think of a single occurrence.

I think the Wings leaving Joe Louis Arena something that took them further from winning.

haha pavel was like o shits its camera

luxury life top class

everyone should eat oatmeal in the morning

11:46 , look at the tampa penguins final score at the bottom

10 hawks or pens fans disliked this omg

Detroit went from elite of the elite to bottom of the barrel

damn he's got a big ass house...

Just wondering if he speaks swedish to Holmström and his family when there aren't cameras around. Would be logical since they are swedish or have they adapted or ''become'' Americans and speak english as their mother's tongue.

6:02 Pre game includes Babcock making sure he pencils ✏️ in the nightly healthy scratch of (D) Mike commodore...

Think we can get 100K views for Lidstrom?

4:23 I go to that restaurant!

Haha. Yeah man.

5. Nick Lidstrom 4. Larry Robinson 3. Ray Bourque 2. Bobby Orr 1. Scott Niedermayer.

@Nate-dt1fd

7 жыл бұрын

You know nothing about hockey. Not even a mention of Doug Harvey

@celticwarlord4204

7 жыл бұрын

+Nate that's out of bias, not ignorance. I fucking hate the rangers.

@so1idify

7 жыл бұрын

Oh lord, Nierdmayer would be top 10 but nowhere near 1

@celticwarlord4204

7 жыл бұрын

Again, this is out of Bias. Scott Niedermayer was/is MY favorite hockey player and I watched him turn my favorite team into champions. So yes, Scott is #1 in my book.

red wings

Lunch with Homer @ 12:25 pm lol

Hell no dude

I love Lidstrom and I enjoyed watching this, but it feels so 60 minutes/48 hours like it is kind of creepy...

Lidstrom=Legand

nhl grat hokey prsin is james neal

no dislikes

Somebody just had to special and dislike this. That's ridiculous.

When I originally clicked this link, I thought it was a parody of the EA Sports NHL franchise, set decades in the future. Not disappointed by what it really turned out to be though. hah

biggest part of the biggest hockey dynatsy in mordern times

What?

3 dislikes? Something's not right..

:')

God's greatest creation, was Nicklas Lidstrom.

He tried to say that a great hockey player in the NHL is James Neal lmao.

@LetsGoPens97

6 жыл бұрын

?

This guy was the ibrahimovic of the NHL

@AviLOrkQ

4 жыл бұрын

Not at all! Swedish classy hockey defenseman and swedish pretentious football striker. 2 different worlds

@kristoffernilsson6043

17 күн бұрын

@@AviLOrkQ Pretentious, Ibrahimovic is one of the best football players to ever grace a football field PERIOD :)

I'd love to be friends with his son. We could be awesome buds. DETROITTT

cause he got a big ass wallet

Why is he speaking English with his own kids? ;) (Yeah, I know, it's on camera ...)

@MrFelixify

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, he was speaking swedish in the beginning og the video to them when he packed the lunch. Then i guess the production told him to speak english infront of the camera.

@gillisorneborg6180

3 жыл бұрын

He probably didn't speak English with Holmström usually either. A production decision I guess.

no accent what so ever

Oh hey look - it's the league's most awful coach! No, never mind. Not any more.