In this episode of The Hockey Writers Grind Line, Detroit Red Wings writers Devin Little and Matthew Zator get together to discuss their expectations of Olli Maatta and Ben Chiarot heading into the 2023-24 season. They also continue their look at the Atlantic Division and talk about how the Red Wings stack up to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
0:00 Intro
1:18 1 Good, 1 Bad From the Past Week
5:01 Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs: Centers
7:56 Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs: Wingers
12:21 Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs: Defense
16:47 Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs: Goaltending
21:22 Who will win the season series between the Maple Leafs and Red Wings?
24:12 2023-24 Player Previews: Olli Maatta
27:24 2023-24 Player Previews: Ben Chiarot
33:43 Comment Corner – What could be an issue for the Red Wings at the start of the season?
39:44 Who will have the better season: Chiarot or Maatta?
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2 Comments
If you're realistic and you look at the rest of the Atlantic division and how stacked it is The Red Wings just aren't there yet. They'll be better but asking them to get to90 points this year where the playoff teams live might be a very tall ask
James Reimer – 35 years olds, 476 NHL games in a 13 year NHL career, and no AHL games since 2010-11. Alex Lyon – 30 years old, 39 career NHL games in 7 professional season, and AHL games in all 7 professional seasons. How is this a competition? James Reimer is the Wings backup goalie. At this point, Alex Lyon is who he is. Alex Lyon is a 4A player. To non-baseball fans, in baseball, a 4A player is someone who puts up near all star caliber stats in the highest level of the minors (Triple A), but is not consistent enough to put up respectable stats in MLB. That is what Alex Lyon is, near all star level stats in the AHL (career AHL SV% of just above 0.911) and inconsistent limited results in the NHL (career NHL SV% of 0.904).