The Detroit Red Wings remain in rebuilding mode as the Yzerplan heads into Year 7. But they are on the cusp of winning with the NHL entrenched in a new era.
In his breakdown of the winners and losers of the Kirill Kaprizov deal, Greg Wyshynski of ESPN quipped, "The era of player retention continues." For the Detroit Red Wings, with the NHL entrenched in this new era of players sticking around with their teams, this is very, very good news.