Red Wings Player Grades 2018-19: The Forwards

Mar 27, 2017; Raleigh, NC, USA; Detroit Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha (39) celebrates his second period goal with forward Dylan Larkin (71) and forward Andreas Athanasiou (72) against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY SportsWith the Red Wings’ 2018-19 season solidly behind us to where we can begin to look back with at least a little objectivity, it’s time to throw that to the wind and rate the players on how well they did.

This time around, I’ll be tackling the forwards. To explain my grades, there is context of expectations attached to each grade here, but I’m also not a cynic and I do consider “living up to your contract” to be an…