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DETROIT - MAY 19: Dustin Byfuglien #33 of the Chicago Blackhawks falls in the crease over goalie Chris Osgood #30 of the Detroit Red Wings during the third period of Game Two of the Western Conference Championship Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 19, 2009 at Joe Louis Aren...

Anaheim Ducks Teemu Selanne (2nd L) celebrates his goal with Andrew Ebbett (L) and Sheldon Brookbank (2nd R) beside Detroit Red Wings Niklas Kronwall (R) during the second period of Game 7 in the NHL Western Conference semi-final hockey series in Detroit, Michigan, May 14, 2009.

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ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 07: Niklas Kronwall #55 of the Detroit Red Wings tries to move past Rob Niedermayer #55 and Todd Marchant #22 of the Anaheim Ducks in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals at Honda Center on May 7, 2009 in Anaheim, California.

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ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 07: Rob Niedermayer #44 of the Anaheim Ducks moves the puck under pressure from Niklas Kronwall #55 of the Detroit Red Wings in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals at Honda Center on May 7, 2009 in Anaheim, California.

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ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 07: Andrew Ebbett #48 of the Anaheim Ducks battles with Brad Stuart #23 and Niklas Kronwall #55 of the Detroit Red Wings behind the net in the first period of Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals at Honda Center on May 7, 2009 in Anaheim, California.

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ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 07: (L-R) Marian Hossa #81, Niclas Lidstrom #5 and Niklas Kronwall #55 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrate Hossa's second goal at the end of the second period of Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on May 7, 2009 in...

Detroit Red Wings Niklas Kronwall (L) upends Anaheim Ducks Teemu Selanne (R) during the first period of Game 2 of their Western Conference NHL hockey semi-finals game in Detroit, Michigan, May 3, 2009.

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BUFFALO, NY - APRIL 06: Chris Osgood #30 and Niklas Kronwall #55 of the Detroit Red Wings defend against Craig Rivet #52 and Paul Gaustad #28 of the Buffalo Sabres on April 6, 2009 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York.

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Detroit Red Wings' Niklas Kronwall, right, of Sweden, celebrates his goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets with teammate Marian Hossa, of Slovakia, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 15, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio. The Red Wings defeatedthe Blue Jackets 4-0.

Detroit Red Wings defensman Niklas Kronwall (R) and Los Angeles Kings rightwing Alexander Frolov compete for a loose puck during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Detroit, Michigan February 27, 2009.

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DALLAS - JANUARY 12: Left wing Jere Lehtinen #26 of the Dallas Stars places a hip check on Niklas Kronwall #55 of the Detroit Red Wings in the first period at the American Airlines Center on January 12, 2009 in Dallas, Texas.

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Detroit Red Wings' Niklas Kronwall, left, and Brad Stuart celebrate Kronwall's second period goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs in an NHL preseason hockey game in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.

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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall (55), from Sweden, blocks the puck on a shot by Edmonton Oilers defenseman Sheldon Souray (44) in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton on Tuesday, March 24, 2009.

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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall (55) of Sweden and Los Angeles Kings forward Alexander Frolov battle for the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Friday Feb. 27, 2009.

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MONTREAL- NOVEMBER 21: Niklas Kronwall #55 of the Detroit Red Wings is helped off of the ice after being tripped by Georges Laraque #17 of the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game on November 21, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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MONTREAL- NOVEMBER 21: Maxim Lapierre #40 of the Montreal Canadiens stick handles the puck while being defended by Niklas Kronwall #55 of the Detroit Red Wings during the NHL game on November 21, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Anaheim Ducks' Todd Marchant (22) looks for the puck while being defended by Detroit Red Wings' Niklas Kronwall, left, of Sweden, and goalie Jimmy Howard (35) during the third period of their NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Detroit. The Red Wings won 7-4.

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Detroit Red Wings' Niklas Kronwall, of Sweden, takes a shot on-goal, which was tipped in by teammate Dan Cleary, during the first period of their NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Detroit.

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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall, of Sweden, checks San Jose Sharks center Benn Ferriero during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.

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Boston Bruins center David Krejci, of the Czech Republic, splits Detroit Red Wings defenders Pavel Datsyuk, of Russia, left, and Niklas Kronwall, of Sweden, right, in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.

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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall, front, of Sweden, picks up a loose puck as Colorado Avalanche left winger T.J. Galiardi, center, Red Wings center Jason Williams, back, looks on in the third period of the Avalanche's 3-1 victory in an NHL hockey game in Denver on Saturday,...

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Los Angeles Kings players, including Teddy Purcell, Matt Greene and Sean O'Donnell (6) celebrate Dustin Browns's goal against the Detroit Red Wings as Niklas Kronwall, left, skates to the bench in the first period in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, in Detroit.

Detroit Red Wings Niklas Kronwall (L) is congratulated by teammate Jason Williams after scoring against the St Louis Blues during their NHL ice hockey season opening series at Globen Arena in Stockholm October 3, 2009.

Detroit Red Wings Niklas Kronwall celebrates after scoring against the St Louis Blues during their NHL ice hockey season opening series at Globen Arena in Stockholm October 3, 2009.

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Detroit Red Wings Niklas Kronwall (top left), fights for the puck with St Louis Blues Keith Tkatchuk, left and Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard looks on, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct, 3 2009 in Stockholm.