Traverse City — The names sure sound alike, but right now, the careers are eons from each other.
Yes, defenseman Gustav Lindstrom has heard the occasional joke about his name sounding so much like Nicklas Lidstrom, the Red Wings’ former Hall of Fame defenseman.
“A little bit,” said Lindstrom, who is participating at the Red Wings’ development camp this weekend at Centre Ice Arena. “When I got drafted, some people (back in Sweden) said it.”
The Red Wings only hope this Lindstrom has a quarter of the career that Lidstrom had.
Lindstrom was a second-round draft pick two weeks ago in Chicago at the Entry Draft, the 38th overall pick, which was a surprise to some scouts and analysts who felt he’d be selected somewhere around the fourth round.