Red Wings Hope Youth Can Provide a Spark

December 7th, 2009 by Jim Balint Leave a reply »

With the rash of departures and injuries piling up, the Red Wings need their “kids” to step in and play bigger roles on the team.

 

The team is hovering around the .500 mark, and inconsistent play is starting to frustrate the fanbase.

 

Because the team’s depth isn’t what it was last season, it is finally starting to embrace a youth movement and the growing pains inherent to developing that talent at an NHL level.

 

Today, I’ll take a look at the forwards the Wings have brought up from the minors to fill the voids left by free agency and injury.

 

Justin Abdelkader was called up last season for th ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NHL
Article written by

Advertisement

Comments are closed.