J0e Th0rnton 2,863 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Man, its always weird seeing guys I grew up watching in managerial roles. In this case, one of the greatest defensemen of all time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpikeDDS 824 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 @J0e Th0rnton Nick Lidstrom’s greatest strength on the ice was his decision making. In fact, one of the more interesting articles I’ve read about him after his retirement was about a Scandinavian company who studied his career and made algorithms in software to mimic his decision making. And when they asked him to come and see what they had put together, he was astonished to find that they had VERY ACCURATELY elicited both WHAT he was thinking and WHEN he made whatever decision he would make on the ice. Whether or not you give the nod for Best Defenseman ever to play the game to Nick or to Bobby Orr (I personally give it to Orr), I think it is safe to say that he was without question the best decision maker as a defenseman to ever play the game. Time will tell if his excellence at decision making translates well to the front office, but I suspect it will. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J0e Th0rnton 2,863 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 3 hours ago, SpikeDDS said: @J0e Th0rnton Nick Lidstrom’s greatest strength on the ice was his decision making. In fact, one of the more interesting articles I’ve read about him after his retirement was about a Scandinavian company who studied his career and made algorithms in software to mimic his decision making. And when they asked him to come and see what they had put together, he was astonished to find that they had VERY ACCURATELY elicited both WHAT he was thinking and WHEN he made whatever decision he would make on the ice. Whether or not you give the nod for Best Defenseman ever to play the game to Nick or to Bobby Orr (I personally give it to Orr), I think it is safe to say that he was without question the best decision maker as a defenseman to ever play the game. Time will tell if his excellence at decision making translates well to the front office, but I suspect it will. He was a great decision maker relative to eras and team style. When goalie pads were smaller and more guys played standup, it required Defenseman to attack the puck carrier more during their zone entries rather than just take his angles away so his style wasn't as effective until the mid 90's. He also adjusted to the new rules faster than anyone in 2006. He's definitely in the top 5 all time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyercanuck 10,746 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 It can't hurt to have a quality human like Lidstrom back in your organization. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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