Équipe: 2022-23 Red Wings de Detroit

Date de création initiale: 20 oct. 2022

Publié: 20 oct. 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Losing Bertuzzi hurts, but now losing Vrana too is crippling, and finding replacements is gonna be crucial.

While they're not perfect options, the temporary replacements I'd suggest are Kubalik and Söderblom. Kubalik has looked alright so far this season, putting up points with solid underlying numbers. The same goes for Söderblom, despite only having one goal, his expected goals is number one on the team and overall he has had a wonderful start, looking decent on both ends of the ice.

I'd personally go with the more experienced of the two, Kubalik, on the 1st line with Larkin and Raymond, and Söderblom on the 2nd line with Copp and Perron. I'd also like to see Berggren called up, as he looked decent in camp and could potentially provide some much needed scoring for the 3rd line.

Another option would be having Zadina switch to the left wing and playing on the 2nd line, but I'd rather see him stay on his correct wing. However, if either of the two left wingers struggle in the top 6, he's the first option to move up.

While the playoffs seem to be out of reach for this season, having our hopes crushed like this so early in the season hurts a lot. It does however, give us a chance to survey how different players would do in the top 6, which should be interesting.



Oh and also, call up Edvinsson. He deserves to play in the NHL.