commentary...

the Red Wings,this season,remind me of the 2009-2010 team,in which they had so many players come up from Grand Rapids,during the season,that i honestly called them,"the Detroit Griffiths" once,not because of injuries,but losing to three major stars,to retirement,and to free agency gives chances to a younger defensive back end of their roster... the coaching of those players will take time,so the Red Wings' offense,and defense will take time to gel,and they do have talent to contend,to be in the playoffs,for the 22nd straight year,however,honestly,it will be close to fight for a playoff spot,unless they gel quickly,and avoid injuries,but like 2009-2010,they seem to be bit by the injury bug,so far,and yet, luckily,the injuries to the players have not been too serious to the team,but the fact that there will be forty eight games,not eighty two games does not help the team,and that will be a drawback to the Red Wings' chances to make the playoffs... however,if they sustain any serious injuries,they will be in trouble... the coaching staff,and the front office,of the Red Wings is honestly top-notch,and that may be their major advantage,overall... in the three games of the season,so far,the Red Wings have been very,very inconsistent,scoring only four goals,in regulation*(three of them in one game,and the other one in last four seconds,of game three),and the simple fact that they have not scored on their power play,yet,just means that they will struggle scoring goals early in the season,and it will be tough to watch them play,but if i am a true hardcore fan,it will be somewhat fun to watch the Red Wings mature,as a team,this season... however the Red Wings' defense has been very very poor,almost atrocious,in their execution,giving up six goals(three of them coming on breakdowns,in the atrocious 6-0 loss,to the St. Louis Blues),and giving up eleven goals,overall,this season,so far... that game was so bad that the defensive stats for the Red Wings' team will be skewed,for most of the short season... i expect the defense of the Red Wings to improve over the rest of the season,but without the Red Wings' offense improving(and they will),the Red Wings will be a fun team to watch,but for the hardcore fan,they will also be very frustrating to watch,and very inconsistent,early in the season,and maybe throughout the rest of the season... *another goal came in shootout...