It is really bad for sure. The upcoming issue will be sell off teams who call it quits. This is brutal, but can you imagine picking 5th or 6th at the draft. Unsteady as she goes...
- Jeremy Laura
Detroit has 28 points, is on pace for 45 points by the end of the season, and arguably their best player may be out for the rest of the year.
The next worst team already has 41 points with 32 games to play. Los Angeles could literally go 2-29-1 the rest of the way and would still probably finish ahead of the Red Wings.
It doesn't matter how severely any other team is stripped for parts. Nobody is finishing behind Detroit this year.