We are nearing the end of our season preview series, and today we will take a look at our last batch of defensemen: Jakub Kindl, Alexei Marchenko, and Xavier Ouellet.
The Wings already have six defensemen who are considered to be ahead of the three aforementioned players on the depth chart. That means that only one of them will actually be on the team when the season starts. Who will it be? That we have yet to find out.
But, all three players should receive at least some playing time this season, so let's see what we can expect from them:
Strengths
In the few games Jakub Kindl played last season, his offensive numbers were far from poor, scoring five goals and 13 points in 35 games.