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Detroit Red Wings icon Nicklas Lidstrom talks book, captaincy and 'the perfect human'

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Tomas Holmstrom, Steve Yzerman and Brendan Shanahan talk about Hall of Fame teammates Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov before the ceremony Nov. 9, 2015. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press

A mathematical formula to emulate the perfect human?

That’s one of the aspects of his life Nicklas Lidstrom discusses in his book, titled (what else) “The Pursuit of Perfection.” The Detroit Red Wings icon became known as one of the best defensemen ever in the game during his 20 seasons in the NHL, all of them spent in a Wings uniform.