Lidstrom: the second best Red Wing all time?

Dr. X · 06-18-2008, 10:21 AM

I heard Ted Lindsay once say that "Gordie Howe was the greatest hockey player he ever saw, but Steve Yzerman was the greatest Red Wing."

Of course. much of that is due to Lindsay's falling out with Howe over the players union battles Terrible Ted had with the league and Jack Adams. Howe sided with Adams over Lindsay, which resulted in Lindsay being traded to the Blackhawks with Wings' backup goalie Glenn Hall in 1957.

IMO, the case could be made that Yzerman is the best Red Wing ever, but I'm not going to lose sleep over that considering what Howe accomplished.

It's like asking Chicago Bears' fans who their greatest halfback is, Walter Payton and Gale Sayers?

1. Howe
2. Yzerman
3. Sawchuck (tragic figure, great goaltender)
4. Lidstrom
5. Red Kelly (just throwing that name out for ****s and giggles)

06-18-2008, 10:21 AM	#131 (permalink)
Dr. X Walk-On 2,500+ posts Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Lansing Posts: 3,426	I heard Ted Lindsay once say that "Gordie Howe was the greatest hockey player he ever saw, but Steve Yzerman was the greatest Red Wing." Of course. much of that is due to Lindsay's falling out with Howe over the players union battles Terrible Ted had with the league and Jack Adams. Howe sided with Adams over Lindsay, which resulted in Lindsay being traded to the Blackhawks with Wings' backup goalie Glenn Hall in 1957. IMO, the case could be made that Yzerman is the best Red Wing ever, but I'm not going to lose sleep over that considering what Howe accomplished. It's like asking Chicago Bears' fans who their greatest halfback is, Walter Payton and Gale Sayers? 1. Howe 2. Yzerman 3. Sawchuck (tragic figure, great goaltender) 4. Lidstrom 5. Red Kelly (just throwing that name out for ****s and giggles) __________________ “If one understands that socialism is not a share-the-wealth program, but is in reality a method to consolidate and control the wealth, then the seeming paradox of super-rich men promoting socialism becomes no paradox at all. Instead, it becomes logical, even the perfect tool of power-seeking megalomaniacs. Communism or more accurately, socialism, is not a movement of the downtrodden masses, but of the economic elite.” - Gary Allen, 1971