In case you missed it, this happened:
Update: #RedWings acquire 2nd Rd draft pick in 2018 and a 3rd Rd draft pick in 2017 from the Rangers in exchange for D Brendan Smith. pic.twitter.com/QTe9fRvJAQ
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 28, 2017
Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
| Tomas Tatar | Henrik Zetterberg | Anthony Mantha |
| Andreas Athanasiou | Frans Nielsen | Tomas Vanek |
| Dylan Larkin | Darren Helm | Justin Abdelkader |
| Luke Glendening | Riley Sheahan | Steve Ott |
Defensemen
| Dan DeKeyser | Mike Green |
| Niklas Kronwall | Ryan Sproul |
| Xavier Ouellet | Nick Jensen |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek |
| Jared Coreau |
Power Play Units
PP1 – Mantha, Nielsen, Abdelkader, Kronwall, Zetterberg
PP2 – Tatar, Helm, Vanek, Larkin, Green
Canucks Lineup
via Dailyfaceoff.com
Forwards
| Daniel Sedin | Henrik Sedin | Jannik hansen |
| Reid Boucher | Bo Horvat | Loui Eriksson |
| Markus Granlund | Brandon Sutter | Jayson Megna |
| Joe Labate | Brendan Gaunce | Alexandre Grenier |
Defensemen
| Alexander Edler | Troy Stecher |
| Luca Sbisa | Philip Larsen |
| Ben Hutton | Alex Biega |
Goaltenders
| Ryan Miller |
| Jacob Markstrom |
Power Play Units
PP1 – Eriksson, Sedin, Sutter, Sedin, Stecher
PP2 – Boucher, Horvat, Megna, Edler, Larsen
Keys to the Game:
Start on Time
Everything about this game says the Red Wings should come out flat. It is on the West Coast. They are coming back after a week off. They have had issues all season starting on time. If they can overcome these issues and get out to a lead early and maybe get the Canucks to pack it in early.
Find and Play Their Game
Among other things, this team really lacks a identity on the ice. Consistent hockey teams know their identity and they play to it. Starting tonight the Red Wings have 22 games left in the season to figure out what they want their identity to be and how to play to it.
Stay Injury Free
They have been an issue for the Wings for several seasons now. Injuries to key players at key times seemed to derail things just as they were getting going. This time the Red Wings do not need to worry about key players being injured down the stretch run and into the playoffs. This time they need to worry about players being looked at by the rest of the league as trade deadline acquisitions getting injured.
