Every Detroit Red Wings fan knows how abysmal the penalty kill was last season, and how it almost single-handedly ruined the 2024-25 campaign. There were other factors at play, like an injury to glue player Andrew Copp that caused the team to tank after they lost him for the year. And even Copp sounded off with his thoughts on the Wings' playoff drought.
Keeping players like Copp healthy is one way for the Wings to at least give themselves a chance to make a decent playoff run. Ditto for if they find the high-octane play that made them so dangerous with the puck in 2023-24.