Sean McIndoe, a.k.a. “Down Goes Brown” of the Athletic, discusses what he considers to be the strangest moves of the offseason via a “bizarro meter’s” worth of power rankings for each and every one of the NHL’s 32 teams, and this is what he has to say about the Red Wings’ offseason:
The offseason so far: It was basically the Alex Nedeljkovic trade and then a handful of depth moves.
But their strangest story was: If Nedeljkovic turns out to be the answer in goal, Steve Yzerman will have added a key piece at a low price.
Bizarro-meter ranking: 3.4/10. Yzerman continues his slow-but-steady rebuild. Every year, we say that he’ll eventually have to get more aggressive, but apparently, that point hasn’t arrived yet. The Wings are on track, but it’s hard to see how they’ll be all that much better this year unless Nedeljkovic goes full superstar.
