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Detroit Red Wings mailbag: Goalies, prospects and NHL expansion draft

Free Press sports writer Helene St. James answers your Twitter questions on the Detroit Red Wings. You can follow her on Twitter @helenestjames.

Helene St. James: Jimmy Howard did have a career year, albeit cut short by injury, as his .927 save percentage ranked second among NHL goalies with at least 25 games and his 2.10 goals-against ranked third overall. Petr Mrazek, on the other hand, finished with a career-worst .901 save percentage and 3.04 goals-against average. Mrazek’s performance disappointed the Wings all the more after he was declared the starter last summer, and his goaltending coach from the minors, Jeff Salajko, was promoted to the Detroit job.