Feb 6, 2020; Buffalo, New York, USA; Detroit Red Wings left wing Andreas Athanasiou (72) gets the game winning goal in a shootout against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Just two seasons ago, Andreas Athanasiou tallied thirty goals and it appeared that he would be another critical piece in the Detroit Red Wings rebuild. All that needed to be determined was whether that 30 goal season would be the norm or the outlier.
A season later, he was traded, leaving town with just ten goals and fourteen assists.
When Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News wrote about the deal to Edmonton that involved two second round picks, Dylan Larkin called it “jarring” because it showed no one, especially a player coming off of a 30-goal season, was untouchable.