How Good Is the Detroit Red Wings’ Young Group of D-Men?

October 22nd, 2013 by Matt Hutter Leave a reply »

Asking how good the Detroit Red Wings’ young defensemen are is not a clever way to set up an answer.

It’s actually an open-ended question designed to spark some debate. Go ahead, talk amongst yourselves, throw out your opinions, there’s no wrong answers.

10 games is just large enough a sample size to form an opinion on the matter so there’s no reason to be shy here—there’s enough data to support almost any conclusion.

For example, one could point to the superb (albeit, boring) defensive performance the Red Wings’ defenders displayed Monday night against the San Jose Sharks.

The NHL’s most potent offensive team was limited to just 27 shots through three periods (plus overtime) and held scoreless for the first time this season.

Keeping the San Jose Sharks off the board is certainly something on which Detroit’s young defenders can hang their hats.

Brendan Smith and Kyle Quincey looked particularly sharp on both sides of the puck, as did rookie Xavier Ouellet.



In fact the Red Wings defensive performance against th ...

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