Sportsnet’s Rory Boylen is offering a “bold prediction” for every one of the NHL’s 32 teams, and he’s got an optimistic take on the Red Wings’ most potent scorer:
Detroit Red Wings: Alex DeBrincat scores 40 goals again
When the Senators acquired DeBrincat last season, they thought they might be getting the last piece of their offence for a playoff push as the then-24-year-old was coming off his second 41-goal season. It didn’t fully click, however, and after DeBrincat finished with 27 goals he made clear that Ottawa was not where he was going to sign long-term. Now in Detroit, his hometown team, DeBrincat got a four-year contract and a top-line job, where he will be counted on to step back up as the Red Wings try to keep pace in the Atlantic. Here’s predicting that DeBrincat does score 40-plus again, and actually sets a new career high.
Continued; I sure hope so.
