Interesting article on NHL.com today.
The best defenseman of his generation had some kind words for Mario Lemieux:
Retired Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom said former Pittsburgh Penguins center Mario Lemieux was the best player he played against during his career, according to a report in Swedish paper Expressen."It was all about Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Steve Yzerman," said Lidstrom, who will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November. "Lemieux had an incredible reach and some really good skills with his stick. Gretzky had that too, but he made all the players around him better. Individually, I would say Lemieux was the better player."
I agree with Nicklas Lidstrom's assessment. He's 'The Perfect Human', who am I to argue with him?
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NBC released their TV schedule today.
NBC Sports to broadcast 105 NHL games in 2015-16 http://t.co/F3AgMOwn1Y
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) July 27, 2015
Pittsburgh is on quite a bit. For reference Chicago is on 21 times between NBC and NBCSN
Here’s how often all 30 NHL teams appear on NBC-NBCSN next year:
Chicago → 21 PHI/PIT → 18 Detroit → 16 Full list: pic.twitter.com/a48f5bNFxA
— Travis Hughes (@TravisSBN) July 27, 2015
The #Penguins will be featured on NBC’s national TV broadcasts 18 times in 2015-16. http://t.co/Hyjkxx0ffd pic.twitter.com/XqY0fpjZ3n
— Alan Saunders (@ASaunders_PSN) July 27, 2015
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