Ansar Khan of Mlive.com reported that in today's practice, Jonathan Ericsson was paired with Nick Lidstrom.
Ever since the 2008-09 Stanley Cup playoffs, Ericsson has been on a downward spiral.
Last year, Ericsson's first full-time job with the Wings, Ericsson showed stretches of inconsistency.
Bad turnovers.
Bad positioning.
And lack of confidence.
So today in Red Wings practice, after going with Lidstrom-Kronwall/Rafalski-Stuart/Ericsson-Salei the entire pre-season, Wings coach Mike Babcock decided to split Lidstrom and Kronwall and try Ericsson on a line with Lidstrom (Kronwall paired up with Salei).
Will this help the young Swede with his return to the form he showed in the 2008-09 playoffs?
It should.
Being on a line with Lidstrom is a plus for any player that ever had a chance to do so. So it should be a huge confidence boost for Ericsson.
Learning under the wing of a Hall of Famer like Nick Lidstrom should help the development of youngster like Ericsson.
But what if in the end, the experiment doesn't work?
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Article written by Chris Minniti
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