If you had to name the two Red Wings players most-responsible for the team even making the playoffs last season, which two would you pick? Now if you had to pick two Red Wings players who would be in the top 40 listed as “Breakout Players” by NHL Network, you’d be really likely to pick the same two players, right?
That’s where I’m at with both picks, and it’s not even close. Here’s where those two Red Wings players landed:
14. Petr Mrazek, G, Detroit Red Wings
Mrazek, 24, nearly doubled his career highs in games played (54, up from 29 in 2014-15) and starts (49, up from 26 in 2014-15).