There’s no need to rehash what every Detroit Red Wings fan already knows to be true so it’s best to simply state it—if this team actually makes the playoffs, it will be by the skin of their teeth.
As Detroit continues to lose players to injury, the need for those among the healthy few remaining players to “step up” or “play a larger role” becomes ever more important.
Sure, this applies to the youngsters like Riley Sheahan, Tomas Jurco and Luke Glendening, but there’s room for the more seasoned players remaining in Detroit to do the same—players like Daniel Alfredsson.
Alfredsson shocked the hockey world in July by opting to leave Ottawa for a one-year shot at glory in Detroit, but the shock of realizing where the team is now is starting to rise to an equal level.
Instead of fighting to finish first in the Atlantic Division, the Eastern Conference or the league itself, the Red Wings are in the middle of March with nothing close to a guarantee that they’ll even make the postseason.
Alfredsson sacrificed an unblemished legacy in O ...
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Detroit Red Wings’ Daniel Alfredsson Must Become a Difference Maker, and Soon
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