Detroit Hockey Now has been discussing “the state of the Red Wings” of late, with articles about the team’s forwards and the Wings’ defensive corps, and this morning, Tim Robinson examines Detroit’s goaltending situation, profiling each of the Wings’ four NHL-caliber goaltenders in Cam Talbot, Alex Lyon, Ville Husso and Jack Campbell:
The Detroit Red Wings had to adapt on the fly last season when it came to their goalies. They started the season with Ville Husso as the unquestioned starter and Alex Lyon languishing on the bench.
After Husso suffered the first of several lower-body injuries, James Reimer temporarily took on a bigger role, only to give way to Lyon before Reimer made a couple of key starts at the end of the season.
In this year’s goalies picture, Reimer is gone, having signed with the Buffalo Sabres as a free agent. The Red Wings also, as of now, have moved on from Michael Hutchinson, who played in one game with them last season while spending the rest of the season in Grand Rapids. He’s a free agent.
The Wings have two solid prospects in net in Sebastian Cossa and Michigan State goalie Trey Augustine. Neither are expected to be ready for at least one year (Cossa) or two (Augustine).
They’ve added two goalies in the offseason: Cam Talbot, late of the Los Angeles Kings, and Jack Campbell, who flamed out spectacularly after signing a huge contract with Edmonton.
