The Detroit Red Wings sweep 'of the decade' awards

[ThatPercussionGuy]

Printed in The Detroit News:

"Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom has been named NHL Player of the Decade by The Sporting News.

Lidstrom, a six-time winner of the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman, won the award over New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur.

"Nick is your best player in training camp," Red Wings vice president Steve Yzerman told the magazine. "He's your best player in preseason. He's your best player in the regular season. He's your best player in the playoffs. I'm not sure what else he could do."

Detroit's Mike Babcock was named Coach of the Decade, general manager Ken Holland was named Executive of the Decade, and the Wings were named NHL Team of the Decade."

Great job guys, let's hope they continue!

Season starts next week!

 

[poopies]

Ahhh yeah. Go Wings!

Too bad they blew that 3-2 series lead in the SCF last year though 🙁

 

[Snail Shell]

It doesn't surprise me. Few are the teams that have remained consistently good throughout the last ten years. The only names that come close in my mind are the New Jersey Devils and the Ottawa Senators, and Ottawa never won the cup.

Snail Shell

 

[Big_Dogg85]

For the most part they have been consistently good but I've always thought the "of the decade" awards to be a little too hokey for my tastes. The only one I will agree hands down with is Ken Holland for Exec of the decade: the man is a straight-up genius to have been able to keep his team in consistent contention, not just this decade but the majority of the last too.