After years of struggle and an eight-year Stanley Cup Playoffs drought, the expectation around the league was that the Detroit Red Wings could compete for a Stanley Cup spot in 2024/25.
However, with the calendar now turning to 2025, with the team sitting in seventh place in the Atlantic Division, with six points and five teams sitting between themselves and the final Wild Card spot.
Now, https://thehockeynews.com/author/aproteau has named three players that the team could move on from before the NHL trade deadline, with the biggest name of all being Showtime Patrick Kane, who hasn't been at his best thus far in 2024/25.
The reasoning behind this from Proteau certainly makes sense, as the team likely aren't going to compete for a spot this season unless things change in a hurry, and if not, Kane could be a big name that nets them a solid prospect or a mid-round draft pick.
In 32 games this season, Kane has 7 goals and 17 points, and despite the fact that he's on a line with his old friend Alex DeBrincat, he simply hasn't rekindled the form that we've seen over the past few years.
After rejoining the Red Wings as a free agent this past summer, this definitely isn't how anyone in Detroit expected things to end, but unless they can get themselves within a few spots of a Wild Card berth in the coming months, expect them to take calls on Kane.
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JANVIER 1 | 379 ANSWERS Detroit Red Wings Could be Parting Ways with 3x Stanley Cup Champion, per NHL Analyst Should the Detroit Red Wings move on from Patrick Kane this season? | ||
Yes | 289 | 76.3 % |
No | 90 | 23.7 % |
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