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DETROIT - Red Wings general manager Ken Holland says the
nucleus of his team can compete with the best.
Detroit has played in 20 straight NHL postseasons, the longest
active streak in sports, and another trip to the playoffs next
spring would break a team record. The Red Wings have earned at
least 100 points in a league-record 11 straight seasons and won the
Central Division in nine of the last 10 seasons.
Nicklas Lidstrom's decision to put retirement on hold after
winning his seventh Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman seems
to give the storied franchise a chance to hoist the Stanley Cup for
a fifth time since 1997. Forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik
Zetterberg, in the prime of their careers, should help Detroit make
another run at the playoffs.
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