The Detroit Red Wings 2022 off-season has officially begun. After finishing this past season sixth in the Atlantic conference with an 32-40-10 record, the Red Wings will have a lot of decisions to make. And with a lot to gain and little to lose, there will be a lot to figure out.
The Detroit Red Wings are coming off a pretty embarassing season this past year. Having finished sixth in their division with a 32-40-10 record, and ranking 25th in the league with only 74 points, the Red Wings will undoubtedly have a lot to figure out this off-season.
The Red Wings started their off-season with a bang after it was announced by the organization that they would not be bring back head coach, Jeff Blashill. In addition to Blashill, they also announced they will not be bringing back assistant coach, Doug Houda or goalie coach, Jeff Salajko. So, I think it’s safe to say that Steve Yzerman will be one of the more busy general managers this off-season.
The Red Wings will have a lot of questions that they will need to answer this off-season. But, the good news is the fact that although there are a lot of questions that need to be answered, they can’t really get much worse. This off-season, similar to the last couple years, isn’t really a stressful situation because they don’t have much too lose. They do however, have a lot to gain from this off-season.
So, with that being said, let’s take a look at the top 10 biggest question marks heading into this off-season.