Detroit Red Wings: Four Potential Bounce Back Candidates
By Bob Heyrman
The Detroit Red Wings are in considerable need of a persistent effort from a few players, some of whom will remain in the line-up this coming season, while others will be clawing to remain regulars.
The Detroit Red Wings, although rebuilding, could benefit from some established players chipping in on a more regular basis. The team has struggled to find consistent scoring in recent years.
Detroit finished the 2017/18 season ranked 28th in the league with 2.6 goals per game. The power play finished ranked 24th overall converting 17.5% of its opportunities into goals. Detroit recorded on average 30.4 shots per game which ranked 25th in the league.
It would be a significant boost for a team to improve in all of these categories together, that’s something the Detroit Red Wings should focus on for this up and coming season. Detroit has to find a way to direct more pucks at the net, drive the middle lane hard to the net and look for a rebound. More shots equal more opportunities to score.
Detroit has a few older players who need to focus more on contributing offensively to lengthen the depth of the Detroit line-up along with a youngster who is on the bubble to make the everyday roster. If Detroit can find a way to acquire more scoring from the bottom of the line-up instead of being so top heavy it will bode well for their future.
We have four candidates we hope can bounce back or continue to provide some scoring and possibly over-achieve in 2018/19.