Grueling injury ultimately lead the Detroit Red Wings in the wrong direction during playoff hunt
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The Detroit Red Wings had outstanding gameplay this season, merely securing a playoff spot in the early months of 2025, until a specific forward sustained an injury, and an insider has revealed the team hasn't been the same since.
In February, the Detroit Red Wings were secured in a postseason position for the NHL 2025 playoffs, sitting in a comfortable spot in the Eastern Conference Wild Card Division, fans believed Detroit would easily slide their way into playoff contention.
However, everything changed once the organization's key-forward, Andrew Copp, endured an injury.
On February 22nd, Copp played his last game of the season for the Detroit Red Wings during a heartbreaking loss to the Minnesota Wild and less than 40 days later, the team would find themselves on the verge of elimination.
Andrew Copps' injury costed the Detroit Red Wings their playoff spot
If Detroit kept the same pace now as they did when Copp was in the line-up, the team would have hung onto a wild card spot as the final month of the season arrived.
Although the collapse didn't happen overnight, the team seemingly lost relevance every time you turned around, and although Copp wasn't the only reason the team struggled, it was the catalyst in many different way.
Detroit's offense has suffered, and they've had a tough time attaining and maintaining puck possession.
Although the Detroit Red Wings are still on pace to make a playoff spot, the team is in dire need to show they are capable of what it takes to not only make an appearance in the postseason, but to be contenders.
Do you think the Detroit Red Wings will be capable of squeezing their way into postseason contention without their key-forward, Andrew Copp?
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AVRIL 3 | 156 ANSWERS Grueling injury ultimately lead the Detroit Red Wings in the wrong direction during playoff hunt Do you think the Detroit Red Wings will be capable of squeezing their way into postseason contention without their key-forward, Andrew Copp? | ||
| Absolutely not | 34 | 21.8 % |
| No chance | 67 | 42.9 % |
| I really hope so | 43 | 27.6 % |
| Yes, they can do it | 12 | 7.7 % |
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