9. 2013-2014 Playoff Push
The Red Wings had a franchise record number of man games lost to injuries in the 2013-2014 season. Despite this, they fought hard to keep their playoff streak alive. Besides winning the Stanley Cup, this is probably Mike Babcock’s biggest achievement during his time as coach of the Red Wings. Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk played a combined 67 games and the Red Wings were forced to dress 38 different skaters throughout the season. On some nights , this team seemed to be more Grand Rapids than Detroit but somehow they squeaked into the playoffs.