Remember when the Detroit Red Wings were a young, plucky team that needed to win their last four regular-season games of the 2012-13 season just to make it into the playoffs?
Well, as of July 5, 2013, that team is officially gone and has been replaced by one that will now measure success by how long it takes them to win 16 games in the playoffs.
Though it was kinda neat to see the Detroit Red Wings play the uncommon role of "underdog" during much of the 2012-13 (half) season, the role of "Stanley Cup contender" is one they are about step right back into and will seek to play to wide acclaim.
Now, it's rare that a declining 40-year-old player can change the fortunes of a team so drastically.
However, Daniel Alfredsson has done just that by leaving the only NHL team he's ever known and a city in which he'd never, ever have to buy his own beer.
Selfish or otherwise, Alfredsson's reasons for leaving the Ottawa Senators were not arrived at carelessly.
Aside from making the incredibly difficult decision to keep playing for one more year—and that in a brand new city—Alfredsson surely took his time to consider th ...
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Daniel Alfredsson Signing Puts Detroit Red Wings in Stanley Cup Contention
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