The Detroit Red Wings are on the verge of becoming a top-tier team this NHL season, but they need to finish putting the pieces together.
The Wings just had a 13-game point streak snapped by the Buffalo Sabres, and the impressive run helped Detroit squeeze into second place in the Atlantic Division. Dylan Larkin, Tomas Tatar, Gustav Nyquist, and Justin Abdelkader have evenly split 43 goals, providing reassuring offensive depth. With Kyle Quincey set to return soon, Jeff Blashill will have 8 competent defencemen to cycle in front of Petr Mrazek (.925 SV%, 2.37 GAA) and Jimmy Howard (.