Dabura 12,206 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 4 MabusIncarnate, NerveDamage, 13dangledangle and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 Great career Nik. Happy to see him hanging them up though. 2 kliq and 13dangledangle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 He's now an "Adviser to the General Manager"? Interesting... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ram 240 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 Decent career for Kronners. Glad he knew it was time to go. Thankful for his contribution to the organization. LGW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,744 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, Ram said: Decent career for Kronners. Glad he knew it was time to go. Thankful for his contribution to the organization. LGW Yeah, thats pretty ”decent”. 1 2 Rick D, Dabura and MabusIncarnate reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amato 3,210 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 53 minutes ago, krsmith17 said: He's now an "Adviser to the General Manager"? Interesting... So basically "we'll let you dip your feet into a front office role and see where you belong" Glad to see he's sticking around. Congrats on a great career. 2 13dangledangle and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,936 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 as much as I complained about him, it's sad to see him go. But it's also a proud moment to be a Wings fan, because here is yet another player that has chosen to spend his entire career with "My Team." He didn't go chasing Cups at the end of his career, he chose to end where he started. Thank you Kronner for the great times, bad times and the times where some of us (me!) couldn't stop complaining about you! But that is how you knew that we loved you! Should we add #55 to the "next number to be retired" debate? 1 Rick D reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amato 3,210 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 1 minute ago, LeftWinger said: as much as I complained about him, it's sad to see him go. But it's also a proud moment to be a Wings fan, because here is yet another player that has chosen to spend his entire career with "My Team." He didn't go chasing Cups at the end of his career, he chose to end where he started. Thank you Kronner for the great times, bad times and the times where some of us (me!) couldn't stop complaining about you! But that is how you knew that we loved you! Should we add #55 to the "next number to be retired" debate? He had a great career, and did a lot for us, but I do not think that 55 should be retired. I don't think it'll be used for a little while, but Kronwall doesn't quite feel like he belongs with the 5, 9, 19 etc. group. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, LeftWinger said: Should we add #55 to the "next number to be retired" debate? No. 2 kliq and F.Michael reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ram 240 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Akakabuto said: Yeah, thats pretty ”decent”. He had a decent, nice career. He was a great Red Wing. Never elite. Tough when you're following in the strides of one of the best to ever lace them up, sure. Is he a HOFer or will he have his number retired? No, I don't think so, IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,744 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 12 minutes ago, Ram said: He had a decent, nice career. He was a great Red Wing. Never elite. Tough when you're following in the strides of one of the best to ever lace them up, sure. Is he a HOFer or will he have his number retired? No, I don't think so, IMO. I don’t think so too. But I still think that he had a great career. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,755 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) Thank you Kronwall for 15 years! Really is the official end of an era. I'm hoping they do a tribute for him at the home opener. As far as retiring him number, as much as I love him he's just not at that level. Edited September 3, 2019 by kliq 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,793 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) Kind of expected but it's sad to see another player retire from those great Wings teams of 10 years ago. Makes me feel old. I'll never forget the day he killed Martin Havlat. Edited September 3, 2019 by GMRwings1983 1 Larkness Monster reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xault 272 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 Thanks you Niklas Kronwall for all the great memories. Sadly with Knrowall retiring we lose one of best chants as well. I'll miss hits like this: 1 Akakabuto reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) you know you did something right when they turn your name into a verb. Thanks Kronner! Edited September 3, 2019 by NerveDamage 2 ely s and derblaueClaus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,494 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 Most underrated D-man of his era. 6 derblaueClaus, arag, krsmith17 and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,014 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, kipwinger said: Most underrated D-man of his era. by his own team's fans even 4 Wheelchairsuperhero, kipwinger, krsmith17 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holliday 1,888 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 Man some people reacting to the retirement calling him a "garbage human" and "mediocre" are insane. Definitely had a controversial hitting record, but the guy was a good defenseman and good part of Red Wings history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,936 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 58 minutes ago, xault said: Thanks you Niklas Kronwall for all the great memories. Sadly with Knrowall retiring we lose one of best chants as well. I'll miss hits like this: Nice vid, but how can they make an all time Kronwalling video with the Voracek hit? It was better than almost every one of these. 1 xault reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaHotWings 974 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 Voracek looked like he was doing the dead bug dance..... Going to miss "Kronwalling" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F.Michael 4,590 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 3 hours ago, kipwinger said: Most underrated D-man of his era. He, and Stuart were an exceptional 2nd pairing. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonas Mahonas 1,872 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 Always loved him as a 3D. Not so much as a 1D. 1 F.Michael reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobL 28 Report post Posted September 3, 2019 I'm a fan of the man... tough when you are expected to step into #5's shoes. Nothing in that career to complain about. Sad to see that era end (or does it not *really* end until Helm is gone? ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted September 4, 2019 "You got Kronwalled" was one of the better arena chants 3 Akakabuto, xault and Wheelchairsuperhero reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
