The Detroit Red Wings are now 10 points behind the top of the Atlantic division’s Boston Bruins, and find themselves winless halfway through their road trip to start November.

The last Red Wings win came in a close matchup in Miami with the Florida Panthers, who Detroit face again tonight, now on the wrong end of a four game losing skid. Detroit has been unable to find the back of the net enough to win games since their last matchup, scoring just five goals in their last four games compared to the thirteen they’ve allowed in over the same span.

That’s not so much the case for the Red Wings top prospects across the state, however.

The Grand Rapids Griffins meanwhile, are showing out as one of the best teams in the AHL. Veteran captain Dominik Shine and standout rookie Carter Bear leading the American league points race with 18-each.

Bear is proving quickly that he has no issue translating the scoring touch that helped him get 77 points in 53 games with the Everett Silvertips last year while still recovering from an achilles injury to the pro-level.

Meanwhile, Nate Danielson also got three assists in his debut with Grand Rapids after getting sent down from Detroit. The young center struggled to generate offense in Detroit’s bottom six, showing just two assists through thirteen games with the Red Wings. Perhaps some time with some more talented scorers in Grand Rapids’ top six will help Danielson spark his game.

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The Detroit Red Wings seem to have some wind taken out of their sails.

Griffins defenseman William Lagesson might be thinking of going back to Sweden after this season.

Red Wings Extra

Last year, Red Wings prospect Max Plante was part of A University of Minnesota-Duluth men’s team that took team bonding to a more competitive level over their Thanksgiving bye-week, with the team spending their free week from playing on ice to playing in the house with NERF guns.

This year, Plante’s brother and fellow Red Wings prospect Victor, will be joining the festivities as the team partners with Bartstool Sports for an inside look at what the college prospects do in their off time.

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