Detroit Red Wings: Most Disappointing Players from the Playoffs

May 1st, 2012 by PJ Sapienza Leave a reply »
The Detroit Red Wings have entered the off-season long before they had hoped. 

Their disappointing end came at the hands of the Nashville Predators.  At one point in the season, the Red Wings led the NHL, but injuries threw the entire team off track and they were never able to rebound.

While most of the injured players were back when the playoffs started, many were far from 100 percent healthy.  Despite that, hopes were high that the team would be able to regroup.

When they playoffs start, teams not only hope that their star players step up but that every player on the roster finds that next level of play.  The Red Wings did not have enough players stand up during the playoffs.

Here are the biggest disappointments of the playoffs.  Hopefully these players can use their play and the first-round exit as motivation during next season.

 

Johan Franzen

When you lead the team in goals during the regular season, the expectations are that you show up in the playoffs.  He only scored once during the series.

 

Valtteri Filppula

Filppula ...

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