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Red Wings Player Grades: The Forgotten and Unfortunate

By Alex Faber

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - FEBRUARY 20: Mathias Brome #86 of the Detroit Red Wings scores his first career NHL goal during the second period past Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers at Little Caesars Arena on February 20, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - FEBRUARY 20: Mathias Brome #86 of the Detroit Red Wings scores his first career NHL goal during the second period past Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers at Little Caesars Arena on February 20, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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Alex Biega

2021 Statline

Games Played:13

Goals: 0

Assists: 3

+/-: -1

Preseason Projection

AHL/Taxi Squad

2021 Season in a Nutshell

Alex Biega’s job this season was essentially to keep seats on the Taxi Squad warm. Unlike some of the other regulars of the taxi squad, Biega did not play one game in Grand Rapids. His sole purpose on the roster was to exist in case of injury.

After Jon Merrill and Patrik Nemeth were shipped off at the trade deadline, a position finally opened up for Biega. However, instead of playing on a regular defensive pairing, he typically acted as the seventh defensemen when Detroit went with the 11 forwards and seven defensemen scheme. When he finally became a regular, his presence on the ice made almost no difference. Biega managed to nab three assists, but other than that, 2021 was rather forgettable for the veteran defenseman.

Final Grade

INC. Of all the forgettable players, Alex Biega might be the least memorable. He only played thirteen games at the end of another losing season, just filling a gap in the lineup. One can’t truly grade a player that participated in so little games, but at this point we know what Biega is. He’s a backup at best and a borderline AHLer at worst. At 33, he might provide some veteran presence to the Grand Rapids Griffins blue line, but in Detroit, his time is finished.. Defenseman. Detroit Red Wings. ALEX BIEGA

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