Detroit — The term "small sample size" is popular around the Red Wings these days, especially coach Jeff Blashill, as the team hasn't even reached the one-week point in its schedule.
Tuesday's game against Columbus is only the Wings' third one this season.
But, sure, it's easy to make bold proclamations and have strong opinions, like the power play is much improved.
After finishing 30th (out of 31 teams) last season, with a paltry 11.4% success rate, there's a whole lot of room to improve.
With the addition of assistant coach Alex Tanguay, more offensive depth, and some simple career growth, the Wings look sharper on the man advantage, having scored goals in each of the first two games and clipping along at a 28.