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Hronek. B. 2-24-26
Led the team in scoring after a slow start. Never did get on track on the powerplay. Both goals were empty netters. Team worst -18.
Larkin. C-. 9-14-23.
Second straight regression for Larkin. Lost Bertuzzi to injuries. The Blashill removed Mantha from his line. Spent two weeks with Mattias Brome on his line. Still hustled. But even in that department, he wasn't his usual self. His faceoffs dropped below 50 percent. His icetime dropped. The losing, the players getting traded... he just seems worn down.
Mantha. D. 11-10-21
Looked like ass too often. Wings were counting on him and he faltered. Yes, Blashill sucks. No, Blashill doesn't have a clue about managing skilled players. But Mantha threw in the towel and played labotimized hockey.
Erne. A+. 11-9-20
Nobody expected Erne to score at a 20-goal clip. He also played well on the boards and was a good energy line guy. Just can't be stupid about his next contract.
Zadina. C-. 6-13-19.
You see what Vrana did in Detroit. That's the kind of player Detroit fans wanted in Zadina. Zadina will never be that good, offensively. I don't want to hear about Zadina's 200-foot game. 6 goals in 49 games is really disappointing, considering he played top 6 and had lots of powerplay minutes.
Fabbri. B+. 10-8-18
10 goals in 30 games is a ton for the Red Wings. 18 points in 30 games is solid. Fabbri was also a +3, tied for the lead.
Namestnikov. C. 8-9-17.
Not very productive but was a versatile player who filled lots of roles decently.
Filppula. C+. 6-9-15.
Came on at the end. Was benched earlier. Looked lost for about 20 games. But seemed focused and more effective returning to the lineup.
Glendening. A-. 6-9-15.
Solid production from Glendening. 61 percent on faceoffs. Played lots of tough minutes.
Sam Gagner. C-. 7-8-15.
Still shows nice flashes of skill from time to time. Hard to believe he was used on the PK.
Bobby Ryan. C. 7-7-14.
Great start. Miserably low finish.
Was racking up the minuses at a super high rate.
Dekeyser. C. 7-8-12.
Had a nice offensive finish. Improved as the season went on. He looked like he was finished as an NHLer through 20-30 games. Still isn't what he once was. Wouldn't get a regular shift on a lot of defenses.
Rasmussen. C-. 3-9-12.
Rasmussen spent most of the year at center. Production actually was worse than his rookie year, two years ago. His goal scoring completely disappeared. Showing almost nothing in a net-front role. He was playing a tougher role at center, so, some slack should be given, but still.
Vrana. A. 8-3-11.
Vrana has been the typical sniper winger who isn't too concerned with defense. Will be interesting to see how the Wings deal with his contract and how he performs in the future.
Djoos.D. 2-9-11
Djoos helped the offense at times, but was mostly a liability in his own end.
Stecher. C. 3-8-11,
Defensive game kept getting worse as the season went on.
Staal.B+. 3-7-10.
Because of his age/speed, at times, he just can't physically keep up. But this guy battled hard on the walls and in front of the goal. Looked a little like Brad Stuart did at the end of his career.
Svechnikov. C. 3-5-8
Decent production for 21 games - grading on the Red Wings curve. Not sure he changed any minds, though.
50/50 at best that he returns.
Helm. C. 3-5-8
Hustled. Contributed to the Wings most cohesive line (Helm-Glendening-Erne). PK'd. Offense kept getting worse.
Nemeth. C. 2-6-8
Was perhaps the most underrated player last year. Game slipped this year. Was still fairly solid after a terrible start.
Bertuzzi. INC. 5-2-7
Powerplay started OK with him out there. He finished tied for the lead in powerplay goals despite playing 7 games.
Nielsen. C-. 1-5-6
Nielsen wasn't as bad as the complaints about him.
Just riding out this contract. Wouldn't be stunned if he retired.
Merrill. C-. 0-5-5
Contributed very little offensively. Was erratic in the Dzone.
Smith, D, 1-4-5
Givani just didn't do anything to impress this year. Inconsistent physical effort. No production or skill shown.
Panik, C, 1-3-4
Panik showed some grit and compete in the ozone. But his defensive zone decision making was strange at times.
Lindstrom, C, 0-3-3.
Looked a lot like last year. Non-descript, except when he was getting pasted into the boards.
Biega, D, 0-3-3
Cholowski, C, 1-2-3
Offensively, we just haven't seen Cholowski ever show what he flashed at the start of his NHL career. Defensively, he has improved a bit. Hard to judge young defensemen in this system, with these centers, with these defensive partners.
Brome, F, 1-1-2
Bernier, A. 9-11-1 .914 2.99
Improved on last year despite fading a bit down the stretch.
Greiss, B-. 8-15-8. 2.70 .912
Just could win games early. In part, due to goal support. In part due to very "unclutch" goaltending. But he found his center and was much better in the second half.
Blashill. D-.
Another losing season from the Loser-In-Chief.
Better compared to last year's disaster. Still worse than when we were two years ago when it looked like the Wings were turning a corner.
Led the team in scoring after a slow start. Never did get on track on the powerplay. Both goals were empty netters. Team worst -18.
Larkin. C-. 9-14-23.
Second straight regression for Larkin. Lost Bertuzzi to injuries. The Blashill removed Mantha from his line. Spent two weeks with Mattias Brome on his line. Still hustled. But even in that department, he wasn't his usual self. His faceoffs dropped below 50 percent. His icetime dropped. The losing, the players getting traded... he just seems worn down.
Mantha. D. 11-10-21
Looked like ass too often. Wings were counting on him and he faltered. Yes, Blashill sucks. No, Blashill doesn't have a clue about managing skilled players. But Mantha threw in the towel and played labotimized hockey.
Erne. A+. 11-9-20
Nobody expected Erne to score at a 20-goal clip. He also played well on the boards and was a good energy line guy. Just can't be stupid about his next contract.
Zadina. C-. 6-13-19.
You see what Vrana did in Detroit. That's the kind of player Detroit fans wanted in Zadina. Zadina will never be that good, offensively. I don't want to hear about Zadina's 200-foot game. 6 goals in 49 games is really disappointing, considering he played top 6 and had lots of powerplay minutes.
Fabbri. B+. 10-8-18
10 goals in 30 games is a ton for the Red Wings. 18 points in 30 games is solid. Fabbri was also a +3, tied for the lead.
Namestnikov. C. 8-9-17.
Not very productive but was a versatile player who filled lots of roles decently.
Filppula. C+. 6-9-15.
Came on at the end. Was benched earlier. Looked lost for about 20 games. But seemed focused and more effective returning to the lineup.
Glendening. A-. 6-9-15.
Solid production from Glendening. 61 percent on faceoffs. Played lots of tough minutes.
Sam Gagner. C-. 7-8-15.
Still shows nice flashes of skill from time to time. Hard to believe he was used on the PK.
Bobby Ryan. C. 7-7-14.
Great start. Miserably low finish.
Was racking up the minuses at a super high rate.
Dekeyser. C. 7-8-12.
Had a nice offensive finish. Improved as the season went on. He looked like he was finished as an NHLer through 20-30 games. Still isn't what he once was. Wouldn't get a regular shift on a lot of defenses.
Rasmussen. C-. 3-9-12.
Rasmussen spent most of the year at center. Production actually was worse than his rookie year, two years ago. His goal scoring completely disappeared. Showing almost nothing in a net-front role. He was playing a tougher role at center, so, some slack should be given, but still.
Vrana. A. 8-3-11.
Vrana has been the typical sniper winger who isn't too concerned with defense. Will be interesting to see how the Wings deal with his contract and how he performs in the future.
Djoos.D. 2-9-11
Djoos helped the offense at times, but was mostly a liability in his own end.
Stecher. C. 3-8-11,
Defensive game kept getting worse as the season went on.
Staal.B+. 3-7-10.
Because of his age/speed, at times, he just can't physically keep up. But this guy battled hard on the walls and in front of the goal. Looked a little like Brad Stuart did at the end of his career.
Svechnikov. C. 3-5-8
Decent production for 21 games - grading on the Red Wings curve. Not sure he changed any minds, though.
50/50 at best that he returns.
Helm. C. 3-5-8
Hustled. Contributed to the Wings most cohesive line (Helm-Glendening-Erne). PK'd. Offense kept getting worse.
Nemeth. C. 2-6-8
Was perhaps the most underrated player last year. Game slipped this year. Was still fairly solid after a terrible start.
Bertuzzi. INC. 5-2-7
Powerplay started OK with him out there. He finished tied for the lead in powerplay goals despite playing 7 games.
Nielsen. C-. 1-5-6
Nielsen wasn't as bad as the complaints about him.
Just riding out this contract. Wouldn't be stunned if he retired.
Merrill. C-. 0-5-5
Contributed very little offensively. Was erratic in the Dzone.
Smith, D, 1-4-5
Givani just didn't do anything to impress this year. Inconsistent physical effort. No production or skill shown.
Panik, C, 1-3-4
Panik showed some grit and compete in the ozone. But his defensive zone decision making was strange at times.
Lindstrom, C, 0-3-3.
Looked a lot like last year. Non-descript, except when he was getting pasted into the boards.
Biega, D, 0-3-3
Cholowski, C, 1-2-3
Offensively, we just haven't seen Cholowski ever show what he flashed at the start of his NHL career. Defensively, he has improved a bit. Hard to judge young defensemen in this system, with these centers, with these defensive partners.
Brome, F, 1-1-2
Bernier, A. 9-11-1 .914 2.99
Improved on last year despite fading a bit down the stretch.
Greiss, B-. 8-15-8. 2.70 .912
Just could win games early. In part, due to goal support. In part due to very "unclutch" goaltending. But he found his center and was much better in the second half.
Blashill. D-.
Another losing season from the Loser-In-Chief.
Better compared to last year's disaster. Still worse than when we were two years ago when it looked like the Wings were turning a corner.