Former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom carved out a Hall of Fame career in the Motor City, during which he became known as arguably the greatest defenseman in NHL history.
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But as it must for all of the greats, his career had to come to an end sometime. And unfortunately for him, it was a rather unceremonious sendoff in the form of a disappointing first-round exit at the hands of the Nashville Predators in 2012.
Lidstrom’s jersey No. 5 was raised to the Joe Louis Arena rafters in March of 2014.
