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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
Isn’t Ras a big Lidstrom fan? Wouldn’t winning a Cup in Detroit fulfill a childhood fantasy?
They have the cap space to pay him what he wants.
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Originally Posted by mile
It wouldn't surprise me if he didn't want to play long-term in Detroit and be reminded of the scooter accident everyday, that really seemed to affect him mentally
I hope that's not the case but he still seemed shaken by it when he talked about it on After Hours
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The thing is - I have it on very good authority that it wasn't an accident. So that is likely an issue for him. But maybe he can be convinced. They do have lots of Swedes on the team (and no Finns), plus he's played with a couple of the Wings.