As we all know, the Detroit Red Wings are currently in the process of re-building the franchise - and as we also all know, the powers that be most likely should have started the whole operation much sooner.
But as every good procrastinator knows, when the deadlines approach and reality/pressure begin to rear their ugly heads, it’s time to get to work. The Wings 2018 off-season needed to be, and currently has been, something that the organization hit as close to the bullseye as they could.
It started in June with many experts and analysts unanimously crowning Detroit one of the “winners” of the draft, getting great value in talented players like Filip Zadina, Joe Veleno and Jonatan Berggren.