Season Gambling Preview: Detroit Red Wings
Sigh. Do I really have to write a new Detroit Red Wings preview?
I should just use a template. Nothing changes. Two years ago or one year ago, the Red Wings had an ageless wonder on “D” in Nicklas Lidstrom, two of the game’s best all-around players in Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom, a bonecrushing hitter in Niklas Kronwall, and a rising star goaltender in Jimmy Howard. Guess what?