I’m not a fan of power rankings as a rule, because they’re mostly “opinion lists,” but we’ll take the opinion of one Arda Orcal and run with it here:
15. Detroit Red Wings
Previous ranking: 20
Points percentage: 56.48%What’s super: Being young. The Red Wings have recently clawed back into playoff contention. But what’s a great sign for the Wings is that they are a competitive team fighting for playoff participation with a core group that is 24 and under. Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond are leading that charge, but players such as Marco Kasper, Jonatan Berggren, Elmer Soderblom and Simon Edvinsson have been showing up and showing out.
Continued; coach McLellan has allowed the Wings’ younger players to “earn spots” on the team a bit more regularly than coach Lalonde, but Griffins coach Dan Watson deserves his share of credit for helping develop the Grand Rapids Griffins’ top prospects into NHL players, too.
