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I trust Pavel, you should too.

Oh yeah this was hilarious. 0:43 seconds in...

The hardest fought 1000 games by a player likely in NHL history. The Demolition Man is a true warrior.

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2012/02/red_wings_hope_lure_of_winter.html The Red Wings are turning up the pressure on Lidstrom to return next season, telling him – and anyone who'll listen – that the 41-year-old defenseman shouldn't retire with such a huge event looming, a chance to play the Toronto Maple Leafs before a world-record crowd of 115,000. "I'm hoping this game will convince Nick, and with how our team is playing, to come back for one more year," general manager Ken Holland said. "The possibilities are incredible." The ever-optimistic coach Mike Babcock is convinced Lidstrom will return. "He'll be back. He'll be back," Babcock said. "He's too good to quit and our team's too good. I was concerned this year was going to be his last if our team wasn't good enough. Our team is good enough and he's good enough. "I think there's one more (year) for sure. He's never going to let his skill diminish and he's not interested in playing on a bad team. I know (Tomas) Holmstrom wants to play and he's working on him every day. They're like two kids together." Lidstrom said he'll make his decision after the season. "It (Winter Classic) is only one game, but it's an intriguing one," Lidstrom said. "We'll have to wait and see." For what it's worth, he added, "I think it's going to be an unbelievable feeling to walk through that (Michigan Stadium) tunnel and play a hockey game." Teammates are hopeful. "I think this will be perfect." Niklas Kronwall said. "It really gives him another reason to continue for another year. I think it's pretty good timing." Said Pavel Datsyuk: "He's going to play at least two more years."

If it hadn't been decided before, I think this game is the doom of Ty Conklin. Joey Mac has done work. The Wings are incredibly lucky to still have an opportunity to win this game.

tomas holmstrom: 1000 games played. 10,000,000 indecipherable sentences.

esteef

Edi I think you owe someone an apology.

My bias opinion says he kicked it in.

Yay Homer!!!! Standing ovation for him

I hope they just play a looped video of Homer saying "for sure" in honor of his 1000th tonight. Got to say that I'm more nervous about tonight's game being the streak-ender than Sunday's with the Flyers. Hope the boys don't overlook the Ducks like they've done with teams like the Habs, Islanders, etc. Prove me wrong Wings!

We always lement about the lack of grit and toughness on this team, no one is tougher than the Demolition Man. Congrats Homer!!!! You're in rare company.

Fedorov needs to come home. He needs to see that 99.9999% of the fans here still love him and would LOVE to see the #91 grace the Winged Wheel again! Ya, it may not be for the REAL Wings, but still. This is a shot to get back in the mix in some form and maybe, just maybe, get back to the hearts of ALL of the fans and get his number hung up next to Lidstrom's eventual banner. He knows it, the Wings know it, we all know it...he needs to be here and he could come along with Larionov and Kozlov.

Dammit! Why is Kindl in for Commie?! esteef

Timing is just PERFECT! In Datsyuk we trust!

Worse. Three teams in a row. I have to say again...Carter's not the type of player who would play with much grit or heart in the playoffs. Despite his immense talent, he's prone to taking nights off and becoming invisible when the game gets tougher. At least Franzen shows up in the playoffs and doesn't have attitude problems.

If I hear another moron say that the NHL put the Leafs in this game to make sure they fill they stadium I'm gonna flip. If Michiganders can fill the stadium for a college hockey game, no one gives a damn who the Wings are playing, just the fact that the Wings are there will make it full.

Ian Laperriere...who promptly got his ass kicked by Aaron Downey for doing it...memories...ahhh.

No, that may be true in other examples, but I am specifically referring to situations where he could have easily been hammered, the player is there, they still hit him, but it was more like the type of bump you'd see at an all star game.

The Auburn Hills Pistons would like a word with you.

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f*** Toronto, sgouldnt let any of um in. i mean their franchise is a joke right now anyway.

I'm guessing it's partly that, but I think it's also that Lidstrom constantly has his head up, so he's really hard to get a good hit on. It's seriously ridiculous how little he looks down at the puck. Next game just watch Lids. He's almost never looking down, whether he's skating up ice with the puck, making a pass, or taking a shot. I'm not sure he even knows what his skates look like.

I want a reliable back up goalie. Maybe JMac is the one but I don't have a lot of confidence in him.