there were two major turning points,in the Red Wings' season,last year... the serious wrist/sliced tendon/nerve damage injury,to Mike Modano... Modano was a bit player,and never got into rhythm,for the Red Wings,but would have been great for team chemistry,during the season,but missing half the season hurt him,and the team,in the long run,because if he would have played 82 games,and playoffs,it could have been very special...
the biggest turning point last season was the sports hernia injury,and surgery,to backup goaltender,Chris Osgood,because Jimmy Howard played more games(more overall pressure),and having an American Hockey League backup,du jour,did not help,in long run,especially in the playoffs,when Howard simply got tired,and the team fatigue showed up,against the Sharks,when San Jose made key plays,and Detroit looked a step slow,to be honest,in a very close series loss,to the Sharks,because throughout the second half of the season,Detroit had to make up for the loss of Osgood,and Modano,by playing harder in their defensive zone,to protect,the goaltender du jour,that it seemed to be that way,in Detroit,in second half of season...
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