In news of good cheer (or the lack thereof), Sportsnet’s Rory Boylen has posted a list of questions for each and every one of the NHL’s 32 teams as training camps approach, and his take on the Red Wings’ biggest question is preceded by the now-familiar, “But the Red Wings are going to suck anyway”…
Detroit Red Wings: Which kids stand out?
With another year of misery expected, Wings fans can only hope for progress. Moritz Seider, the sixth overall pick in 2019, arrives and seems to have the inside track on a roster spot he still needs to earn. Is he a top-four guy right away? Joe Veleno and Jonatan Berggren, selected three picks apart from each other in 2018, are competing for a spot, but is there a chance both could make the team? And how sharp does Lucas Raymond look right away, even though we’re not expecting him to crack the NHL roster out of camp?
Continued; and Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen offers this assessment of Jeff Blashill as he stacks up among the Atlantic Division’s best and worst coaches, ranking Blashill a solid 6th out of 8:
Jeff Blashill, Detroit Red Wings: My read on Blashill is that Yzerman thinks he has done a credible job with a rebuilding team. Not an exceptional job, not a poor job. A decent job. But it feels like Yzerman expects to see more growth from this team under Blashill this season.
Misery and decency. I’ll take decency over out-and-out misery, please.
Veleno is a Rookie, so the writer is misery! The Wings should be better but how much will depend on other teams around them. Blasshill , no comment!