Every year the Detroit Red Wings are one of the teams favored to win the Stanley Cup.
This year is no different as the Wings find themselves in a familiar place heading into the new season.
The Red Wings battled numerous amounts of injuries last year, losing key players for long periods at a time.
Detroit was starting to get written off before the NHL resumed play after the winter Olympics but that's when Detroit was finally healthy and started to kick.
Detroit went on a 16-3-2 run to end the season and slot themselves into the number five seed in the West and make the playoffs for a nineteenth straight year.
Even though being ousted in five games to the San Jose Sharks, who ended up being swept the next round by the eventual Stanley Cup winners Chicago Blackhawks, the Red Wings weren't out played by any means.
As Detroit comes into this season, they have unfinished business.
With the return of Jiri Hudler and the addition of Mike Modano, the Detroit Red Wings have the depth that they sorely missed last year.
For instance, the Red Wings third line of Hudler/Modano/Cleary would be a sec ...
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Article written by Chris Minniti
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