MLive’s Ansar Khan filed a profile of Red Wings free agent signing and defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere this afternoon:
The Detroit Red Wings have lacked a shooting mentality, particularly on a power play that has struggled.
That’s not an issue for newly signed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere.
“I’m blessed to have a pretty hard shot,” Gostisbehere said. “I try to get it off as quick as I can and get pucks through. My grandpa will text me after every game. ‘Only two shots? What’s going on?’ He wants me to shoot every puck I see. Obviously, the more you shoot, the more goals that are going to go in.”
The Red Wings signed Gostisbehere, 30, to a one-year, $4.125 million contract on July 1. He should more than compensate for the offense lost when Filip Hronek was dealt at the trade deadline and provide a scoring boost to a blue line that ranked 24th in the league in points. Most importantly, he is the left-shooting point man general manager Steve Yzerman needed for one of their power play units.
“His shot is really a threat from the point,” Yzerman said.
