Goaltending should be an area of strength for the Detroit Red Wings in the coming season.
The Wings have Jimmy Howard coming off a career year, what should be a motivated Petr Mrazek, and Jared Coreau coming off winning the Calder Cup with Grand Rapids.
More and more, NHL teams need three goaltenders to get through a season: In 2016-17, only five teams got by on the old standard of two goaltenders. Thirteen teams, one of them the Wings, needed three goalies. Another 10 used four goaltenders, and two teams required five goaltenders.
The Wings are poised to enter the season with Howard and Mrazek competing for starts in net.