When you’re in rebuild mode, you need assets to, well, “rebuild.”
The Detroit Red Wings (14-39-4) have been so painfully bad this season, that trade-worthy players are few and far between.
Goalie Jonathan Bernier is the outlier. He’s floating in this little space of not quite “core foundation,” but not quite 2-21 bad like Jimmy Howard. In all seriousness, Bernier has been pretty good.
According to Detroit Free Press writer Helene St. James, Bernier is 7-5 since mid-December with a .940 save percentage and 1.97 goals-against average. He also was the winning goalie – standing on his head (figuratively) – during the surprisingly good last week the team had with wins against the Buffalo Sabres and NHL-leading Boston Bruins.