Okay so its August and on paper The Red Wings look worse then the team that lost in the first round to Nashville. However the encouraging aspect of the Wings is GM Ken Holland always finds a way to find talent, and with Mike Babcock behind the bench, there will be chemistry with the core of Datsyuk and Zetterberg.
We should still be in the playoff picture, hopefully St. Louis' last season's winning ways was just a fluke, and Patrick Kane and the Blackhawks keep partying. As long as Detroit has the cap room we'll be able to find talent...