After an up-and-down start to the 2013-14 season, the Detroit Red Wings seem to have finally found some consistency.
Even without star players like Pavel Datsyuk (and now, Henrik Zetterberg) in the lineup, the Red Wings have managed to execute on a game plan that has allowed them to win four games in a row and outscore their opposition 18-4.
Of course, the Red Wings found themselves on a similar hot streak a month ago and then, as now, center Stephen Weiss had absolutely nothing to do with it.
In point of fact, but for a few games to start the season, Weiss has been all but irrelevant in Detroit.
Weiss is currently centering Detroit's fourth line along with fellow underwhelming teammates Mikael Samuelsson and Dan Cleary. With a collective price tag of $9.65 million, this is easily the most expensive fourth line in the NHL.
However, general manager Ken Holland will breathe a sigh of relief next summer when Samuelsson’s $3 million salary and Cleary’s $1.75 million paycheck come off the books as both will become unrestricted free agents at the end of the year. Both players ...
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