Sportsnet’s Rory Boylen offers a column in which he discusses what he “thinks he knows” about each and every one of the Atlantic Division’s 8 teams:
DETROIT RED WINGS: We shudder to doubt the “Yzerplan” in Detroit, given the GM’s track record and the fact that, yes, they did hang in the playoff race until the near-end of last season. Still, we think we know that Steve Yzerman’s rebuild of the Detroit Red Wings is going to start falling behind others in the Atlantic this season. It’s not that this is an inherently bad team. There is a decent mix of veterans and youth, and adding Alex DeBrincat brings the possibility of a game-breaking goal scorer. But do they have the same growth potential as an Ottawa or Buffalo? Is there any chance Columbus could leapfrog them from the Metro? We think we know some tougher questions are going to be asked after this season.
Continued; lottery luck has not been kind to the Red Wings, so they’ll have to import some talent to Detroit via free agency. Just a fact.
