In this episode of The Hockey Writers Grind Line, Detroit Red Wings writers Devin Little and Evan Sabourin get together with producer Matthew Zator to discuss the Red Wings’ fading playoff hopes, what went wrong down the stretch, and what needs to change next season if they end up missing the postseason. They also project Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond’s next contracts and talk about Alex DeBrincat’s first season in Detroit.
0:00 Intro
3:01 1 Good, 1 Bad From the Past Week
10:01 Will the Red Wings make the playoffs?
13:06 What went wrong down the stretch?
19:30 Fixing Things For Next Season If the Red Wings Miss the Playoffs
26:21 Has Alex DeBrincat met your expectations?
34:47 Projecting Moritz Seider’s Next Contract
40:49 Projecting Lucas Raymond’s Next Contract
47:36 What will Raymond’s career-high in goals be?
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8 Comments
We know Debrincat can score… we now know he can assist as well. If he can manage to bring that all together, he will be dominant. Not sure if he can, but he could be really awesome. Yes we need him to score but there are a few scorers on the team that can do it if they can get the puck. Alex…pleeeaase… You can do this.
Five years from now, this season may be mostly remembered for Raymond reaching hockey manhood.
DeBrincat has been ass at scoring this season, outside of October when he had 9 goals. If you take out October for both guys, DeBrincat only has two more goals than David Perron. We thought Ottawa got fleeced in that trade, but I think I'd rather have the first round pick that we have up that DeBrincat at this point.
Last game of the season no matter what Cossa should start see what he could do like last year with Kasper
Can't wait to laugh at what you guys say after they win round 1. Rough take boys, don't quit until its done! The boys won't
For all you mad at Debrincat. Take a look at last years numbers. What are your expectations???? Folks really don't live in reality. This is not a fantasy league!!! Whether this team makes the playoffs or not does not change anything. We all know we still need more talent. Specifically on defense. The expectations at the start of the season was to be playing meaningful games in APRIL!!! Mission accomplished. You can be disappointed but this team has improved and you can see the youth coming.
Wings need to trade DeBrincat away he’s LAZY just like Anthony Mantha
DeBrincat must be a golf fan because he’s playing like it