It was refreshing to see Detroit pull out a win yesterday, especially in Overtime. The Wings were on a nasty skid that needed stopped and they did just that against Calgary. The question is: Can they turn that momentum into more wins?
The Red Wings will get a chance to do just that when they travel to Toronto to face the Leafs in a precursor match before the Winter Classic on New Year's Day, and they got some great news that will definitely help on the defensive side. Danny DeKeyser, Detroit's star rookie defenseman has been cleared to play. Having Kaiser back on the blueline will greatly reassure me, as I've been preaching about how suspect our D is this year. I still think a 2nd or 3rd defenseman would be the best thing Detroit could shop for come trade deadline day, but DeKeyser being back in the mix makes things much more tolerable.
It was also very nice, I might add, to see Alfie step up in Hank's absence and pull the team together with a very captain-ish effort. Datsyuk also seemed to be back to form after seeming off ever since returning from his concussion. hopefully this is a sign of many good things to come.
