Zetterberg’s inability to play next season not only assures they’re going to be bad, but that they could be near-historically terrible. This is the cost of drafting both late and poorly for much of the 2010s, as well as trading away picks on a regular basis in pursuit of keeping The Streak going.
I don’t necessarily disagree with this take here. Despite his age and back issues, the Red Wings are going to sorely miss Henrik Zetterberg in the lineup every night. Of course, I highly doubt they have a historically bad season like the author suggests.