Nicklas Lidstrom has a chance to ponder his NHL future much sooner than he wanted. Lidstrom's 20th season ended Friday night when the Predators eliminated the Red Wings. He turns 42 this month and the defenseman didn't have a point this postseason, but he played a team-high 118 minutes in the postseason. GM Ken Holland and coach Mike Babcock are hoping Lidstrom returns, but the Swedish star isn't even ready to talk about it. ''I'm going to take a few weeks,'' Lidstrom said. ''I'm sure Kenny wants to sit down and go over things as well. I'll see what he wants to do and what timetable he'll give me for me to make a decision.''