commentary...

Nicklas Lidstrom sweater retirement ceremony,at Joe Louis Arena,tonight,followed by Colorado Avalanche/Red Wings game... my opinion:i was lucky to watch Lidstrom play in person(once),and saw him to play about 800 times,on television,since 2002... i still miss him... he may have been what his nickname implies,on ice,"the Perfect Human",because in the nine years that i had watched him play,i can count the times on both hands of him getting beat on a break away(one on one) by another player... he was not perfect,but he played defensive hockey better than most people,in the NHL's history,PERIOD... he was my favorite player of all time...