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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:12 pm 
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You may take this article from Expressen's Gunnar Nordstrom and Sebastian Mattson for what you will, and what follows is roughly-translated:

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Lidstrom on why he turned down Babcock

Nicklas Lidstrom ahd a chance to return to the Detroit Red Wings as a coach--but he declined.

Now the 44-year-old reveals why he turned down the dream job.

"We're doing well here in Sweden after the move, and the children are thriving in school, so it never occurred to me to move back," says Lidstrom to SportExpressen.se.

In June, Mike babcock said that his search for an assistant coach had led him to one of the greatest Detroit Red Wings of all time.

"I called Niklas Lidstrom and offered him the job. I told him his wife was happier in Detroit than in Sweden. But he didn't buy it," Babcock said then.

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Hmm... have kids grow up in Detroit or grow up in Sweden. Nik is a pretty smart dude.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:21 pm 
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saskhab wrote:
Hmm... have kids grow up in Detroit or grow up in Sweden. Nik is a pretty smart dude.


Yep.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:29 pm 
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saskhab wrote:
Hmm... have kids grow up in Detroit or grow up in Sweden. Nik is a pretty smart dude.


A.) He did not live in Detroit proper. He lived in Novi which is about 20 miles northwest of Detroit and is a suburban area that has one of the highest living standards in the United States along with very well rated schools and great great community atmosphere. Ann Arbor is also about 25 minutes southwest so you can have all the culture you want to. I wish I lived so well.

B.) He always expressed the desire that when he retired he wanted to move back to Sweden with his family so his kids did not lose their Swedish heritage and language.

Yeah Nick was out front of his house every night with a guage and an AK just waiting for trouble to pop up while living in Detroit. Meanwhile the rest of the Red Wings all rode around the neighborhood in an armored Hummer. Dorks

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