titanium2 867 Report post Posted November 18, 2010 Ericsson has been nothing less than spectacular. I think it's fair to say last year was a sophomore slump. +2 tonight (+5 in the season) while Lidstrom was a -1 tonight (+4 in the season). Why do you have to compare Ericsson's play to Lidstrom's? Ericsson is not the one who leads the Wings dmen in ice time and plays against the opponent's top scorers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropkickshanahans 463 Report post Posted November 18, 2010 contract year 1 dragonballgtz reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Heaten Report post Posted November 18, 2010 contract year Lame comment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted November 22, 2010 Speaking of Anders, did he hang 'em up? Last year he played, but that was the last I had heard of him. Currently he is a free agent. Invited to the Islanders training camp this year but didn't make it. Looks like Big E escaped injury tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted November 22, 2010 Looks like Big E escaped injury tonight. In one sense, with this team, an almost injury isn't such great news because look how Franzen has been with that hip flexor or whatever he has. He's been in games but nowhere near the effectiveness we expect of him. In another sense, as a witness of last year's head shaking injury fest, I'm just thankful if a player isn't out of the lineup worthy of LTIR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted November 22, 2010 I've been seriously impressed with Ericsson lately. He's been making good passes out of the zone and solid defensively. Save his fluff pass that resulted in a goal tonight, he's been great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted November 22, 2010 As far as excuses for not performing last year, Ericsson had a pretty damn good one. Ericsson is not as distracted as he was last season, when his mother, Suzanne, was in Sweden undergoing chemotherapy for throat cancer. She has completed her treatment and is doing much better, he said."Right now, it looks good," Ericsson said. "Last year, of course, I was thinking about it every day. I think that's a little bit why maybe hockey wasn't my (first) priority." He contemplated going home for a short time. "(The team) allowed me to go home if I wanted to, but I couldn't do much back there anyway and things didn't come to that real critical point. So I decided to stay here," Ericsson said. "I guess that was in the back of my head all the time and maybe why my confidence level wasn't very high." http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2010/11/jonathan_ericsson_is_back_in_f.html Glad he's on his way to enjoying hockey like he used to though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted November 22, 2010 As far as excuses for not performing last year, Ericsson had a pretty damn good one. Glad he's on his way to enjoying hockey like he used to though. I would probably think less of him had he been able to focus 100% on hockey with his mom battling cancer... this really shed a lot of light on his step back last year... He's looking more and more like a top 4(or dare I say top 2) every night! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) As far as excuses for not performing last year, Ericsson had a pretty damn good one. Great, now I feel like an ass for thinking that Ericsson blew all last year. Edited November 22, 2010 by ComradeWasabi 1 Drake_Marcus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidroach420 25 Report post Posted December 4, 2010 Bump just for props on how strong Ericsson has been playing this season. Being paired with Rafalski has really helped him it seems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted December 4, 2010 Bump just for props on how strong Ericsson has been playing this season. Being paired with Rafalski has really helped him it seems. Players tend to play well with Lidstrom and Rafalski. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broken 16 381 Report post Posted December 4, 2010 Why do you have to compare Ericsson's play to Lidstrom's? Ericsson is not the one who leads the Wings dmen in ice time and plays against the opponent's top scorers. Because Lidstrom is so far above everyone else that nobody better dare compare another player to him? Goin a little heavy on the Lid love, aren't we? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted December 5, 2010 Because Lidstrom is so far above everyone else that nobody better dare compare another player to him? Goin a little heavy on the Lid love, aren't we? Actually the spirit behind that post at that time didn't have much regard for Lidstrom. It was more of a concern about expectations being too high on Ericsson. If someone were to come up to him and say, "Hey dude, check it out, you're doing better than Lidstrom!" then I feel like Ericsson himself would've responded similarly to the way I did. They're just not comparable situations. If we were to compare his situation to a defenseman on perhaps another team who wasn't the captain while he averaged 16 min a night with 0:55 PK time and no PP time and didn't have to defend the top scorers, then we'd be a little closer to a more valid comparison. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broken 16 381 Report post Posted December 5, 2010 Actually the spirit behind that post at that time didn't have much regard for Lidstrom. It was more of a concern about expectations being too high on Ericsson. If someone were to come up to him and say, "Hey dude, check it out, you're doing better than Lidstrom!" then I feel like Ericsson himself would've responded similarly to the way I did. They're just not comparable situations. If we were to compare his situation to a defenseman on perhaps another team who wasn't the captain while he averaged 16 min a night with 0:55 PK time and no PP time and didn't have to defend the top scorers, then we'd be a little closer to a more valid comparison. I'm pretty sure that it's universally understood that nobody can replace Lidstrom and what he brings to the game. I wouldn't worry too much about it. It's common knowledge that Lidstrom will be replaced by committee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted December 5, 2010 I'm pretty sure that it's universally understood that nobody can replace Lidstrom and what he brings to the game. I wouldn't worry too much about it. It's common knowledge that Lidstrom will be replaced by committee. Yeah that's not what I was getting at either but that's okay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broken 16 381 Report post Posted December 5, 2010 (edited) Yeah that's not what I was getting at either but that's okay. It wasn't about your "concern about expectations being too high on Ericsson"? Cuz I'm just saying that even the Pope knows that Ericsson can't replace Lidstrom. Lidstrom is irreplaceable because in order to replace him, you'd have to preserve his brain and implant it into another human. Edited December 5, 2010 by Broken 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted December 5, 2010 Yeah that's not what I was getting at either but that's okay. I understand exactly what you're talking about. It has nothing to do with lidstrom at all, more like Deryk Engelland or Jassen Cullimore or more comparably Niclas Wallin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted December 5, 2010 Ericsson has been, for the most part, rock-solid since returning from injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest scottj Report post Posted December 5, 2010 Even if Ericsson will be the "replacement" to Lidstrom... it's waaaaaaay to early to compare him to one of the best defensemen to ever play the game. Obviously I would love it if Ericsson eventually made Lids look like Lebda (if he was still with the wings), but to say something like this so soon is ridiculous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted December 5, 2010 +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted December 13, 2010 "I just think he's maturing," Danny Cleary said. "I think everybody had a trying season last year; it was tough, but now he's got confidence. ... He's not letting the lows stay too low -- if he makes a bad pass or has a bad shift, he's letting it go. He's played good for us, and he's going to be a great, great defenseman in this league for sure."Ericsson's restoration began in training camp and got a boost when he was paired in exhibition games with Nicklas Lidstrom. The pairings shook out to have Ericsson with Rafalski, a nice blend of size and skill. The Wings want Ericsson to emulate Lidstrom's new partner, Brad Stuart, because as much as Ericsson has an offensive side to him, the Wings really want to see him use his 6-foot-4, 220-pound body to punish opponents, and to be solid in his own end. "I just have to be consistent in my defensive game, but I've felt good about the way I'm playing," Ericsson said. Read more: Jonathan Ericsson bouncing back from poor 2009-10 | freep.com | Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20101212/SPORTS05/12120657/Jonathan-Ericsson-bouncing-back-from-poor-2009-10#ixzz17yrexwog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Michael (the Red Wing) 422 Report post Posted February 21, 2011 Should I, (we) worry that Kenny won't resign Ericsson this off season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HankthaTank 1,100 Report post Posted February 21, 2011 Should I, (we) worry that Kenny won't resign Ericsson this off season? Not sure what reasons we would have to worry. Ericsson has been good the past 2 weeks. Other than that, he is an enigma as usual. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) Not sure what reasons we would have to worry. Ericsson has been good the past 2 weeks. Other than that, he is an enigma as usual. I disagree. I feel he was horrid throughout the entire road trip. He was playing great earlier in the season, but he's lately been back to some of his old tricks. Edited February 21, 2011 by Crymson 1 Detroit \# 1 Fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
