Farewell
Today Nicklas Lidstrom announced that he was retiring from professional hockey.
He played 20 seasons with my favorite team, the Detroit Red Wings.
I couldn't get the stream to work, but I "followed" the press conference on twitter.
Between twitter and comments on the Red Wings page on Facebook, I could not stop crying.
I know I'm a big softie and cry easily, but I've never cried over anything like this before.
I didn't even cry when my favorite player (Chelios) retired.
But I think I would have, had I watched the presser.
I got that twinge yesterday when they announced the press conference.
All of my Red Wings twitter friends started freaking out.
Because we all kinda knew what was coming.
But when Lidstrom's decision was first announced I maintained my composure.
It wasn't until everyone started describing how Lidstrom was holding back tears that I lost it.
And I kept bursting into tears for a while after that.
Eventually, I had to step away from the internet, so I could get my emotions under control.
If you have read my journal for a while, you know how emotionally invested I get in my sports teams.
Sporting events truly have the power to improve or ruin my mood for the entire day.
And Lidstrom is one of those players that people who still respect, even if they hate Detroit.
It truly is a loss for hockey for him to leave, not just for us Detroit Fans.
Now that Lids has retired, Holmstrom will probably retire, too.
And there goes everyone from the 97 Stanley Cup Championship team.
The end of an era.
Times like this is when I hate change.