examiner.com - 7/21/2009
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Part of a series of scouting reports on the 2009-10 Detroit Red Wings. Today's featured player: Nicklas Lidstrom.
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Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom had a spectacular 'off' year
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... : July 21, Detroit Examiner : Lidstrom was not as dominant in 2008-09 as in prior years, perhaps showing his age for the first time in his career. He played fewer minutes per game than at anytime since the NHL has maintained that statistic, and nearly two minutes less per game than 2007-08. In what would be characterized as an off-year for Lidstrom he was not as sharp as he has been in previous seasons, but the same could be said for the entire Red Wings defense. And while it was an "off-year" for Lidstrom he remains one of the best in the league, scored six more goals than in ...
Dan Cleary and the Red Wings' 'second unit' need to step up offensively
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Thus far, the Detroit Examiner's Mike Mouat's scouting reports have covered the Red Wings' probable top line of Henrik Zetterberg , Pavel Datsyuk , and Tomas Holmstrom , as well as the top defensive pairing of Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski . In moving on to the "second line" trio of Dan Cleary (today's subject), Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula, and #3 and 4 defensemen Niklas Kronwall and Brad Stuart, he begins a discussion of the Wings who will be counted upon the most to fill in the offensive voids created by the losses of Marian Hossa, ...
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