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Found June 01, 2012 on Nightmare on Helm Street: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Bobby Orr,  Chris Pronger
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I'm not ready to start the "what's to happen next" chat just yet...for me, the grief is still too near.So let's keep rolling with Nicklas Appreciation with a little tribute with some gems that I found on the old YouTube.Please feel free to post your own favorites in the comment section...after 20 years of supreme excellence, there's too many highights to count.Make the jump for the vids... October 17th, 1991 - Detroit and the rest of the NHL got a glimpse of what was to become one of the most accurate slap shots the game has ever seen...[youtube]rwm6SZqBmVg[/youtube]...Lidstrom wouldn't overpower you with his slapper - but he could thread a needle with that puck.It wouldn't be a true tribute to King Lidas if we simply concentrated on the offensive side of the puck.  As far as defensive positioning and hockey IQ - there was none better...EVER.  Sure, Bobby Orr could put the puck in the net...but look at the smarts on Nick in this little tidbit ag...
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