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Originally Posted by heep223
Dismayed that people want Detroit in the top three. Was so sick of them dominating the western conference every single year when I was a kid. I'd be perfectly happy to see them wallow in mediocrity for another five years.
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First and foremost they are in the Eastern Conference now.
But the team's future is looking pretty crappy. One of the least intimidating all around in the league. Kronwall was still playing 20 minutes a night for them. He's 38. Green's another top 4 who will be done by the time Hughes makes an impact. By that time they will also need to replace Nielsen, Vanek, Helm, Abdelkader as they are all 30+.
Going to take a lot more than Larkin, Hughes and Zadina to get them out of the basement.