It was anything but the ideal situation for the Detroit Red Wings once the games started to count at the beginning of last season. I mean, we were excited because we were going into the season understanding that it would be a rebuilding year in Detroit. The fans welcomed an opportunity to get a look at some of the young, up and coming players right from the get-go.
With injuries to nearly all the veteran defensemen players like Filip Hronek, Dennis Cholowski, Libor Sulak, Joe Hicketts all drew into the lineup with veterans Mike Green, Jonathan Ericsson, Niklas Kronwall all banged up.