Nicklas Lidstrom agrees to 1-year deal

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  1. truebluefan

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    Nicklas Lidstrom is coming back for a 20th season with the Detroit Red Wings, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $6.2 million.

    "The reason it took so long was I wanted to make sure I found the motivation," the 41-year-old Lidstrom said Monday on a conference call.

    Lidstrom is a Norris Trophy finalist for the 11th time in 13 seasons. If he wins the award for being the NHL's top defenseman -- it would be his seventh -- on Wednesday, he will match Doug Harvey's total and trail Bobby Orr's record by only one.

    He is also a finalist for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and the Mark Messier Leadership Award.

    The soft-spoken Swede leads with his actions.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6680212
     
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    Thank the lord.
     
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    glad to see him back for one more year.
     
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    Its nice to see him back again, hope he doesn't ruin my hopes and dreams for next season.
     
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