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Red Wings’ biggest strength right now might be hiding in plain sight

Two players on the Detroit Red Wings are proving that age is nothing more than a number, and it's becoming a trend on this hockey team.

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Heading into the season, the Detroit Red Wings' goaltenders looked like a couple of glorified stopgaps. Heading into his age-38 season, nobody expected anything major from Cam Talbot, so the Wings brought in John Gibson from Anaheim to keep things afloat until Sebastian Cossa proved he could be ready.

Then, Gibson started the first game and looked like the biggest bust of a trade acquisition in the Steve Yzerman era when he allowed a sickening five goals on 13 shots.