In this installment of our player previews, the focus shifts to Jonathan Ericsson and Nick Jensen — two players that couldn’t be more opposite in defensive style. The veteran Ericsson is definitely trending down at this stage of his career (believe me Ken Holland when I say there is nothing to cling to), while Jensen has seemingly leap-frogged a few defensemen in the Red Wings prospect pool.
Ericsson has that dreadful three years remaining on his contract with a $4.25M AAV, that the front office was unsuccessful in moving this offseason via trade or the buyout window.