• Ray Ferraro ‏@rayferrarotsn: "No great player had the puck on his stick less than Lidstrom - timing and accuracy of passes unmatched #efficiency"

• John Buccigross ‏@Buccigross "Nicklas Lidstrom retiring: The NHL's angel. If every NHL player played with his vision and class, we would have fewer concussions...."

• Pierre LeBrun Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun: "On Lidstrom retiring: his greatness wasn't just measured by his incredible play on the ice, but just as much by his class off of it."

• Craig Custance ‏@CraigCustance: "I hope Detroit's next captain is as patient and considerate w/the media as Lidstrom. Will miss working w/one of hockey's classiest guys."

• Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie: "DET GM Kenny Holland always used to joke, at least I think he was joking, that he would retire five minutes after Nick Lidstrom retired."

• Logan Couture ‏@Logancouture: "Not many athletes can retire while still being one of the best players in the game. Congrats to Nick Lidstrom on a great career."

• Torey Krug ‏@TKrug47: "Wow Lidstrom news conference tomorrow at 11a.m. I have watched that guy my whole life..."

• Nick Cotsonika @cotsonika: "If Lidstrom retires ... "Oh, I hope he does," joked Sharks GM Doug Wilson, before question was even finished."

• Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger: "No surprise, former teammate, Steve Yzerman says Lidstrom will go down as one of the all time best."

• Darren R Pang ‏@Panger40: "A gentleman is how I describe Nick Lidstrom. Both on and off the ice, he was as good as it gets. Congrats on brilliant career.#Wings"

• Steve Simmons ‏@simmonssteve: "Lidstrom and Martin Brodeur have at least one thing in common. The two were the only all-time greats playing in this NHL season."

• Adam Proteau ‏@Proteautype: "Nicklas Lidstrom: 2nd best d-man of all time. Best Euro NHLer of all time. Seven Norris Trophies. The epitome of class. Already a legend."

• Eric Francis ‏@ericfrancis: "Nick Lidstrom to retire tomorrow: never has anyone made being a superstar look so easy."

• Brian Compton ‏@BComptonNHL: "My top three defensemen: Orr, Potvin, Lidstrom."

• Dmitry Chesnokov ‏@dchesnokov: "Let the Suter and Parise to Detroit speculations begin..."

A jégkorong történetének legjobb védője :allah::allah::allah: