The future hall of famer Nick Lidstrom will return to the Red Wings for his 20th season. Lidstrom signed a 1-year deal but the terms of the contract were not finalized. Lidstrom will talk with the media on a teleconference at 11am, Lidstrom and Ken Holland are at the NHL awards in Las Vegas. Lidstrom returning to the Wings is a relief since Brian Rafalski retired earlier this month.

Lidstrom is near the top of every career list in Red Wings franchise history. He is fourth all-time in games played (1,494), and he should likely pass Steve Yzerman (1,514) and Alex Delvecchio (1,549) on that list in 2011-12.

Lidstrom is also third among Red Wings' greats in assists (855); fourth in points (1,108); and ninth in goals (253), which is 12 behind John Ogrodnick.

He leads all active NHL players with an astonishing plus-429 rating.