Amongst the news tidbits of note this afternoon (back to work, we go):
1. The Hockey News’s Jared Clinton issues a prediction in noting the Wings’ most likely milestone-marking player for the upcoming season:
DETROIT RED WINGS: The coming campaign is likely to be Jimmy Howard’s last in a Red Wings uniform. Before that time comes, though, Howard has the opportunity to become the third netminder in Detroit’s history with 500 games played. He’s at 461 games played entering the season, and if he appears in at least half the games in 2018-19, he’ll join Chris Osgood and Terry Sawchuk as the only 500-game goaltenders in Red Wings history.
2. ESPN’s Chris Peters suggests that Gustav Nyquist is the player most likely to be traded by the trade deadline in March…
Peters: Gustav Nyquist. The Red Wings know where they’re at and where they’re going, especially this season. They’re building a nice prospect pool and could potentially bolster that by shopping Nyquist as a rental. The pending unrestricted free agent has a lot of speed and has shown to be productive when put in good situations. A contending team that needs some scoring depth might be willing to pay a premium as the trade deadline nears, while the Red Wings clear the way for some of their youngsters to take more substantial roles late in the season.
(I happen to believe that Nyquist will be dealt as well)
3. And yes, I’m officially back to work after a week-and-a-half’s worth of illness. The mom and aunt are feeling better as well, and I’d be doing a little better if I wasn’t running on two hours of sleep…but the first day back to work tends to go a little wonkily.
you rock george!