Ex-Detroit Red Wing Daniel Sprong is having an awful season
Daniel Sprong provided timely goal scoring to the Detroit Red Wings last season, and not much else. But he's not even managing to do that this year with his new teams, having already been traded after just nine games.
Daniel Sprong provided the Detroit Red Wings with some timely goal scoring in his first and only season with the club (18G, 25A).
But thanks to his almost non-existent back checking and the club's desire to be more defensively sound, he wasn't offered a new contract and instead agreed to a one-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks for $975K.
Just like last year with the Red Wings, Sprong scored the first goal of the season for his new team. But unfortunately, that was essentially his only highlight in a Canucks jersey.
After getting one goal in just nine games and being scratched a handful of times by coach Rick Tocchet, Sprong was traded to the Seattle Kraken, where he played in 2022-23.
On his way out the door, Canucks GM Patrik Allvin simply wished him well.
The hope was that Sprong could re-gain his scoring touch that resulted in a career-high 21G that year with Seattle, but that hasn't materialized.
He has just one goal in the six games he's played since being re-acquired by the Kraken and is on pace for just seven goals.
Should the Red Wings have looked past his suspect defensive play and retained him for this year?
| POLL | ||
Should the Red Wings have offered Daniel Sprong another short-term contract? | ||
| Yes, his goal scoring was key. | 23 | 37.1 % |
| No, his defensive play was non-existent | 39 | 62.9 % |
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