DobberHockey’s Flip Livingstone discusses “the top-10 bubble playoff teams that could make noise next season,” and he’s actually complimentary toward the Red Wings:
6) Detroit Red Wings
If someone from the four-headed “monster” of goaltenders is able to step up and grab the reins between the pipes in D-Town next season, the Red Wings have enough weapons up front and on the blue line to be a playoff team. The real question is, which one of Ville Husso, Alex Lyon, Jack Campbell, and the supposed top option, Cam Talbot emerge as the guy? At this point in the offseason it’s any hockey pundit’s guess, but given the two-year deal handed to Talbot and his solid numbers last year for the L.A. Kings (27-20-6 record, three shutouts, 2.50 goals-against average, and .913 save percentage), no one will be shocked if it ends up being the 37-year-old vet. Mo Seider, Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin, and Alex DeBrincat will all be names off of fantasy draft boards by the sixth-or-seventh rounds, make sure to get a piece of the Wings’ rise before this team is a perennial threat.
Continued; I forgot what praising the Red Wings’ long-term outlook sounded like.
