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Remembering Ted Lindsay Today

03/04/2019 at 3:33pm EST

from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

Fellow former Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom likewise has a favorite Lindsday memory that involves a picture. It reveals the humor, humility and heart that defined Lindsay.

“I once asked him to sign a photo that I had of him skating with his stick as a rifle” Lidstrom said. “I told him that I had it at my house but I would bring it down to the Joe so that he could sign it next time he came around. He said that he would come out to my house that afternoon and get it signed instead. I insisted that he wouldn't have to make the trip but he just said, 'It would be my pleasure!'

“When he signed the picture, he told me the story about him receiving death threats in Toronto during the playoffs and after they won the game at Maple Leaf Garden he came up with the idea of turning his stick over and aiming it at the fans! He was a true gentleman and really stood up for his beliefs.”

much more, Zetterberg and Scotty Bowman included...

added 3:44pm, from Dana Wakiji of DetroitRedWings.com,

"It was sad to wake up to that news this morning," Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. "I was fortunate enough to get to know Mr. Lindsay over the last number of years, going back to when I was an assistant here. What a great person. Huge impact on me as a person. Sharp as a tack right to the end. His outlook on everything was really unique, the way he took care of himself and how in good a shape he was was awesome."

Said alternate captain Niklas Kronwall: "First off, our biggest condolences to the Lindsay family. Just being around him, I think that's something I'll remember the most. Whenever you had the chance to be around Ted, it was just great, just who he was as as person, someone you really looked up to. Obviously, his track record of all the Cups, what he accomplished as a player speaks for itself but what he did off the ice as far as forming the Players' Association, how much he's done for autism awareness. Those things are the things that stand out maybe even more."

As a Michigan native, Dylan Larkin was well aware of Lindsay and his incredible mark on the Wings and on hockey in general.

"He meant a lot," Larkin said. "Someone who as a hockey player growing up in Michigan, he's a man who built Hockeytown, someone that embodies everything that it means to be a Red Wing, not only a player but a person. A big person in the community, all the work he's done through his charity. Interaction with his fans, just a class act, someone I really looked up to and who paved a great path for guys like myself and other players to follow.

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