ESPN’s Kristen Shilton offers a set of power rankings which examine NHL teams’ “superpowers,” and I’ll take the Red Wings’ “superpower” any day of the week:
Previous ranking: 19
Points percentage: 0.534
Upcoming schedule: @ CAR (Dec. 16), vs. NJ (Dec. 18), vs. COL (Dec. 20)Superpower: Rising stars. It’s been a weird month for the Red Wings, with a five-game win streak stuck between sets of consecutive losses. But like a microcosm of Detroit’s season, those five games highlighted the true strength of its team: young talent. Lucas Raymond had three goals, Moritz Seider had four points and Dylan Larkin had five. The more Detroit gets from them, the merrier.
Continued; as Steve Yzerman might say, “The more the merrier, so we need more rising stars.”
