-Babcock becomes a happy man (at least on the inside) with all the depth on offense we have. Deepest offense since, say, '09 goes a long way in offsetting our defense
-Holland shocks everyone and pulls off a shrewd move for a defensive top four Dman, which makes our Dcorps look suddenly not that bad, in fact possibly above average.
-The Joe is still a fearsome place to play in, but with our added depth and 1-2 losses becoming a thing of the past, other teams will be fearing to answer the Red Wings' house calls in addition.
-Howard and Gustavsson play off each other in order to nab the starting job, and inadvertently win the award for best goaltending tandem doing so.
-The Defense shocks everyone as it looks like a competent group of players. Quincey looks great and Kindl breaks out as a darn good two-way Dman. Cola never plays more than 10 games because he sucks and is injured all the time. My guess is Bertuzzi ends up breaking Cola's back giving him a bear hug.
-Danny Cleary is healthy and scores 15 Goals
-Everyone's happy that Datsyuk and Zetterberg are together again
Well, by everyone I mean Detroit fans. I don't think anyone else is that happy to see them on the same line on a regular basis again. Didn't turn out to well for them last time, now, did it?
-Nyquist and Tatar languish in the minors the entire season, but gain valuable playing time as the Griffins make a very deep playoff run.
-Brendan Smith by default wins the Wings ROY honors and gets strong Calder trophy considerations.
-Wings win the Central