Talk:Nicklas Lidström

The site misspelled defense and defenseman — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:40E:8101:9C10:CDD0:6FFA:9009:9467 (talk) 02:14, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Since when?
Lidstrom didn't become a Red Wings alternate captain until the 1997-98 season. That season the 'A' was stripped from Fedorov & given to Lidstrom. Shanahan has been an alternate captain since the 1996-97 season (one season earlier then Lidstrom). Besides, Lidstrom being the likely next RW captain is pure speculation. GoodDay 00:44, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Anyone have a source for when he was appointed A? And I agree that it's pure speculation, mellowed the sentence a bit to better represent that.

Did he really play in sweden during 2004-05? I have no memory of it and can't find any sources. I'm quite sure that he stayed in Detroit, acting hockey-dad for his sons. Hdw 10:37, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually, he didn't play in Vik Hockey during 04-05, just checked their stats. He did, and normally does, participate in their off-season practice while on vacation in sweden. Hdw 10:50, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Video footage of both the 1997 and 1998 Stanley Cup Finals show that Lidstrom did not wear an 'A' against Philadelphia, but did so against Washington. However, Darren McCarty did wear an 'A' for some time during the 1997-98 regular season. It might be assumed that sometime during that season, probably towards the playoffs, Lidstrom was named an alternate captain.

Keep trying to add about how Lidstrom was named Captain after Yzerman left, but it keeps being deleted. Is this not factual? I'm new and just trying to help out, but it seems certain people think this page is their personal playground... Anyways, a reference can be found at, not quite sure how to add that, but maybe someone wants to help me.Ryan2x 11:00, 27 September 2006

Nothing's confirmed yet --Krm500 15:36, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Top five NHL Defensemen
Well is he? He does have the hardware, 4 Norris, 7 First All-Star and 1 Conn Smythe, but is that enough? Being swedish and Lidstrom fan I can't be NPOV. What's his downsides?

Took the liberty to expand on his playing style, still not sure that I've stayed NPOV but I've tried. Hdw 15:58, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Lidstrom is almost universally believed to be one of the best defensemen in the world today-- many believe him to be THE best. His consistent offensive production-- a whopping 80+ points last regular season-- plus his defensive skills (recognized by his frequent Norris Trophies) lend credence to these claims.


 * Just to be clear, we can't say he's "the best of his era." "The best" is extremely subjective, and so is "era" (does his era include guys like Ray Bourque, Scott Stevens, or Scott Niedermayer?). The next closest thing we could say is stuff like what's currently in the lead section (The Hockey News selected Lidström as the "Best European-trained player ever in the NHL".)-Wafulz (talk) 12:22, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * One thing that can be noted though is that Lidstrom has played the most games by a European-trained player. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 05:16, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

First two paragraphs in playing career
It seems to me like the first paragraph under the Playing career section should be incorporated in the header, as it is an encapsulation of his entire career. Once that is done, the second paragraph under Playing career should be removed, as it is redundant. Thoughts? Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 07:17, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

article title
Why is the article title including his middle name? It should be just "Niklas Lidstrom", as he is always referred to (and majority of articles will wiki-link to).--Lvivske (talk) 21:20, 13 June 2009 (UTC)


 * It is perfectly normal (and preferred) to list the persons full known name in the opening sentence of a biography article. Just as long as the title of the article is his common name.  DMighton (talk) 12:17, 14 June 2009 (UTC)