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Who could have predicted this losing streak though

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

I get this side of the argument but I have to say — there is seldom a night that I don't watch hockey. I watch so much! A hilarious amount. And I'd be willing to bet you also haven't watched every one of Detroit's recent games and are relying on stats as well — namely, goals and points — for your argument. Which is fine! And I'm not even saying Kane hasn't been a great player. One of the best offensive wingers of all time.

It is easy to get caught up in the goals and assists, and it's understandable when DET is winning, but the numbers that I'm citing are predictive. When you're constantly being outshot against the weakest opponents in the league, you're probably going to start losing. That's not exactly a new idea. And with Kane on the ice in his latter years in Chicago, that's what happened. He scored a ton and gave up a ton more. And I'd be willing to bet dollars to donuts that it'll happen in Detroit, too.

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

With Kane on the ice today, the Red Wings were outchanced in the expected goals column roughly 4:1.

He scored. I get it. But much like the Flames faceplanted in 2015-16, a similar reckoning is coming here. Under the surface, the Red Wings grade out as one of the very worst teams in the NHL, roughly on par with CHI and SJ.