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The DMN blog hinted around a family issue that caused his wife and daughters to live in Sweden for much of the year.
"Norstrom has some family concerns, and his family lived in Sweden for much of last season, so that's the reason for the decision."
I hope whatever it is with his family resolves itself in the best way possible, and I'll miss him as a member of the Stars, however brief his tenure was here in Dallas.
The DMN blog hinted around a family issue that caused his wife and daughters to live in Sweden for much of the year.
"Norstrom has some family concerns, and his family lived in Sweden for much of last season, so that's the reason for the decision."
I hope whatever it is with his family resolves itself in the best way possible, and I'll miss him as a member of the Stars, however brief his tenure was here in Dallas.
From a story on the Stars website earlier this week
Quote:
“I have to sit down with my family,” Norstrom said. “We have two girls that need a little extra attention in school, and without going into details, they need extra help. So I’ve got to sit down this summer and just make the right decision. It’s going to be hard, but I need to see the family first, sit down and talk about it before I look ahead.”
Anyhow, Matti was a class act when he was here in LA and I missed seeing him on the Kings this year but want to wish him well in retirement and hope that the situation with his daughters sorts itself out in the best way possible.
Not exactly a HOF career but one that he should be very proud of. He was great defenseman for many years. And at the same time, like somebody else said, he didn't wait until he was totally washed up before he retired. He could have maybe played 1 or 2 more years, but how effective would he have really been? He's' not exactly the greatest player ever, but he was a player that every single person who watches hockey can appreciate.
Here's one guy who *never* got enough props outside of where he played. You barely ever heard a peep about him from the media yet he was one of the most effective defenseman to have played in recent years. He just went to prove that flashier defensemen only got nominated for the Norris while the true stay-at-home guys got ignored. (although i'd say every Norris won by Lidstrom was well deserved)
Tip of the hat to an amazing player. He probably won't make it into the Hall but he's always going to make my list of top defensive guys.
Here's one guy who *never* got enough props outside of where he played. You barely ever heard a peep about him from the media yet he was one of the most effective defenseman to have played in recent years. He just went to prove that flashier defensemen only got nominated for the Norris while the true stay-at-home guys got ignored. (although i'd say every Norris won by Lidstrom was well deserved)
Tip of the hat to an amazing player. He probably won't make it into the Hall but he's always going to make my list of top defensive guys.
And I didn't call him flashy either; well, not exactly but I do get why you may have thought so. Lidstrom is just the best darn defenseman of the modern era... by far (at least, according to me).
I'm thinking more along the lines of a Rob Blake. Don't get me wrong, Blake was a pretty good defensemen but if I was to pick, I'd take Norstrom over him any day of the week.
Norstrom helps keep the puck out of the net better than your average defensemen. He was a force to be reckoned with in front and around the net.
Wow they are dropping off like flies this week.
Norstrom had a nice career, classy guy came to the rink ready to play game after game, well liked by the fans & an assest to every team he played for.
