Detroit sent a fourth round pick in the 2020 entry draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Adam Erne.
The 6’1” left wing played 65 games from the Lightning last season, finishing with 7 goals and 13 assists.
Here are a few excerpts:
Erne’s ceiling has pretty much always pegged him as a third liner in the NHL, a power forward who will use his body to create space on the ice. When he’s healthy and looking comfortable, he can absolutely serve in that capacity. In his breakdown of why Erne got the end of season grade that he did, Alan explained that Erne did exactly what was expected of him right up until the injury that took him out for the remainder of the season and the playoffs
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