Well….just wanted to do a short one on our Red Wings inductees into the hockey hall of fame this week….of course it would be Nick Lidstrom…one of the best defensemen to ever have played the game and we got to watch him for his entire 20 year career…but he was just as good off the ice or even better…never heard one unkind word about him in all the years I followed the Wings and I think that’s why he is so missed in Detroit….the other inductee I have mixed feelings about…Sergei Fedorov…while he was a good player with the Wings, I have never forgiven him for taking less money to move to LA…a selfish move that I think tarnishes his on ice accomplishments….and he was never the two way player that Stevie Y was…they had to bribe him to play defense and he always made it known that he didn’t like it….probably should get over it, huh? After all, it has been 15 years…and this was the last one for the month….

Well…just finished watching the press conference where Nick Lidstrom announced his retirement and it is a sad day for those of us who love the Wings but even more than that, it is a sad day when the classiest person in hockey, or any sport really, leaves the game. Nick has been the one constant since I have avidly followed the Wings and this will diminish the fervor somewhat I’m afraid….one thing that is gone for me is the confidence that when an opposing player breaks away and comes down the ice, that Nick will handle it….there were many times, watching with my friends, that I said out loud when that happened, “we’ll be okay, Nick’s got it..” and now I can’t say it anymore and that is going to be hard….

So, I’ll leave it at this….thanks Nick….it is cool when someone adds more to the world than they take…we’ll all miss you…