swiss_redwingfan 5 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) I'm thinking about the different defensive pairs Lidstrom was a part of in his long career. Who was his partner when he came into the league? Did he ever played whith Coffey, Murphy and Konstantinov? Did he have a mentor back at the start of his glorious career? When changed his role from learner to mentor? Edited February 1, 2010 by swiss_redwingfan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) Brad McCrimmon. EDIT: Actually I'm not sure about that. But I know he was one of his earliest partners. Edited February 1, 2010 by titanium2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pager 2 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 Brad Marsh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyTownHouligan 57 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 I remember him and murph were together at one point and then i remember him and Vladdy were too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) Going backwards... and I'll need help: Rafalski Markov/Lilja Schneider/Fischer Bykov Duchesne/Chelios/Dandeneault and even Olausson Murphy Coffey Aaron Ward... even Rouse sometimes Mark Howe and some Chiasson Brad McCrimmon Edited February 2, 2010 by egroen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 His first year he was called upon to be an integral part of the team, he had to grow up fast. His earliest mentor was probably Murphy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 His first year he was called upon to be an integral part of the team, he had to grow up fast. His earliest mentor was probably Murphy. McCrimmon was his earliest established partner, and Lidstrom has been quoted as stating he had a big influence on his early years (Mark Howe, as well). Lidstrom never really played that often with Konstantinov, except on PKs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 There's also Kronwall. He played with Nick for fairly significant periods of time. Last year for one when Kronwall really struggled and needed a boost to his game. And didn't the Wings have a "Swedish Five" with Nick and Nik on the back end? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 We smile because you no score goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
revmo10 3 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 Going backwards... and I'll need help: Rafalski Markov Schneider Bykov Duchesne/Chelios/Dandeneault and even Olausson Murphy Coffey Guys like Doug Brown, Aaron Ward... even Rouse sometimes Mark Howe and some Chiasson Brad McCrimmon Doug Brown was a forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 Bykov was the best of em all. As I've said before, he carried Nick to a Norris trophy in 2003. Don't know why Holland had to get rid of him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltgator333 3 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 Larry Murphy was Lidstrom's partner longer/more often than anyone else I remember. Rafalski is getting up there anymore tho, considering that Murph and Raffi play somewhat similar style it makes sense to me. Lidstrom's had quite a few defensive partners that were/are no big deal. And considering that Lidstrom can/could play with anyone, he ended up babysitting a lot of different people, Kronwall included. Some of the guys he played with like Freddy Olausson you have to think it was just a matter of cohesion between the two of them- Freddy O was nobody before or after that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) We smile because you no score goal. Daaaaaaaamn lids look young on that one, and vladdy the +60 season... absolute madness Edited February 1, 2010 by mindfly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lidstrom for Norris 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2010 Going backwards... and I'll need help: Rafalski Markov Schneider Bykov Duchesne/Chelios/Dandeneault and even Olausson Murphy Coffey Aaron Ward... even Rouse sometimes Mark Howe and some Chiasson Brad McCrimmon He used to get paired with Jeri Fisher before the accident. He also partnered with Lilja for a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted February 2, 2010 Lidstrom never really played that often with Konstantinov, except on PKs. Because even in the NHL there is such thing as too much skill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WingPackFan 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2010 He used to get paired with Jeri Fisher before the accident. He also partnered with Lilja for a while Glad you caught that. I always think in the back of my mind if Scotty were still here Erickson would be paired with Nick, and be improving each game instead of... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
