The Athletic’s “Down Goes Brown,” a.k.a. Sean McIndoe, has posted a list of his 22 most interesting NHL players to follow this upcoming season, and Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana, who’s got a shoulder issue that’s keeping him from practicing at present, is one of DGB’s 22:
Jakub Vrana, Red Wings Steve Yzerman has mostly played it slow and steady as he rebuilds the Red Wings, but he made a big deal to add Vrana at last year’s deadline. The 25-year-old isn’t a prospect anymore, but he’s also no longer buried behind bigger name forwards like he was in Washington. That means more minutes but less help, and that can go either way. We’ll see, but Vrana has the talent to be one of this season’s biggest breakouts.
Continued; everything is dependent upon Vrana’s health at this point.
