from Peter J Wallner of Mlive,
He left as the top scoring defenseman with seven goals and his 16 points are second to Mike Green’s 20 in 52 games. But he had just four points in the past 30 games with a team-worst minus-20 rating.
Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill wanted to see Cholowski’s defense match his offense, and the second-year pro agreed.
“I just have to play better in the D zone, get on the puck quicker and harder and use my butt a little more,” he said. “Keep moving on my gaps and handling plays earlier.