Confirmed with Link: Nik Kronwall Retiring

[Mister Ed]

Great career and I will miss the Kronwalling.
Happy to see that he will stick around as an advisor to the GM!

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[WingsMJN2965]

Sad that he had all the knee problems throughout his career, but still a great player.

Now stitch the damn "C" on all the Larkin jerseys so I can retire my Datsyuk one.

 

[lhsgolf19]

With Kronwall gone... Definitely a new era of Wings Hockey is upon us.... Lidstrom, Kronwall, Datsyuk, Zetterberg... All Gone

Thanks #55!

With Nik retiring too... It is a lock now that 71 in the next captain IMO

 

[Richard Gibson]

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Kronwall retires and joins the Red Wings front office, and he does it with his typical class. Congratulations to him.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Another one gone. Happy retirement Kronner. You will be missed.

 

[Frk It]

Man, always enjoyed watching Kronwall play. Hoping Hronek can become our first homegrown defenseman to hit .5 ppg for us since Kronwall. Always enjoyed the offensive plays, the hits, and the skating of Kronner. He was fun to watch, and was underrated in my opinion.

 

[MBH]

Helm is the last real on-ice tie to the last cup, eh?

 

[MBH]

Man, always enjoyed watching Kronwall play. Hoping Hronek can become our first homegrown defenseman to hit .5 ppg for us since Kronwall. Always enjoyed the offensive plays, the hits, and the skating of Kronner. He was fun to watch, and was underrated in my opinion.

He couldn't walk the point, deliver the bomb or play defense like Lidstrom, but I think he was as good or better at jumping into rush.
And obviously, his hitting was something else entirely.

I always thought is brother was good enough for the NHL. Weird he didn't get a better look.

 

[Konnan511]

Helm is the last real on-ice tie to the last cup, eh?

How dare you forget about Jimmy 'Black Ace' Howard.

Also we have Filppula. Big Rig played some regular season games too that season.

 

[Kronwalled55]

I'm not crying, you're crying

 

[Wyzer Plan]

Thanks for some of the best hits ever thrown in the NHL. #55

 

[Richard Gibson]

what about Abdelkader

 

[Christien]

What a great career. I'm happy to see him stick around in his new role. Congrats Nik!

 

[SCD]

I was hoping he would get a 1000 games.

Thanks for some great memories!

Sounds like he will be slipping into Draper's old spot.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

what about Abdelkader

Dude, no. Why would you insist on this?

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Dude, no. Why would you insist on this?

Think he's talking about the post referencing Helm being the only guy left from the '08 Cup team.

He only played two games that year, though. Neither in the playoffs.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Here's something crazy... Jonathan Ericsson is now the oldest Wing on the Roster... Unreal lol

 

[StNickFan]

This ones tough for me, even with Lidstrom on the team when I was younger, I modeled my game after Kronwall.

Even with the injuries pilling up, last season he still left it all on the ice. When he started Kronwalling again, I had a feeling last year was gonna be his last. As much as you wanna see one of your favorites play again, I wish him the best with his health and glad to see that he’s gonna remain in the organization.

Triple Gold Club member

 

[MBH]

How dare you forget about Jimmy 'Black Ace' Howard.

Also we have Filppula. Big Rig played some regular season games too that season.

Yep, Flip's back.
Howard, Ericsson and Abby don't count to me.

 

[MBH]

Points/60 from 07-08 to 9-10
Kronwall 1.15
Lidstrom 1.10
Rafalski .99

That's despite a really awful 9-10.

Kronner was injured a bit and played way fewer PP minutes.
But his production was solid.

Kronner's best season was probably 08.
.43 goals/60.
1.54 points/60
Those are immense numbers.

Points/60 would rank between Burns and Letang last year.
Goals/60 ties Hedman - who was 8th last year.

Keep in mind, goal scoring is up from 2.61 goals/game to 2.81 goals/game between 07-08 and 18-19.
So that's .20 goals/game. And add an extra .18, because PP scoring was higher then. So .38 goals give or take, at 5 on 5.

 

[Frk It]

Loved the little head fakes, and ways he would creep up from the blue line to the slot and make plays.

 

[raymond23]

YOU GOT KRONWALLED

Thanks for everything Nik! <3

 

[TheMule93]

he was a first pairing D in his prime, brought lots of excitement in terms of scoring and physical play. Thanks for everything Kronner.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Think he's talking about the post referencing Helm being the only guy left from the '08 Cup team.

He only played two games that year, though. Neither in the playoffs.

Yeah, I realized after I posted that. I guess it just says something about what we know his reputation is here now.

 

[Winger98]

One of my favorite wings of the past twenty years. It's going to be weird not seeing him out there, even weirder when someone eventually takes his number.

When he stepped up after Lids retired and changed his game a bit to stay a bit healthier, take fewer penalties, and just be on the ice more, that really made me look at him in a bit of a different light, too. Have to wonder how much of his game was predicated on delivering what the team needed out of him playing behind Lids.