Detroit’s storied Red Wings, once playoff royalty with four Stanley Cups, now sit in a painful eight-year drought — tied for the NHL’s longest since their last postseason loss in 2016. With legends like Datsyuk and Zetterberg gone and Dylan Larkin yearning for a fresh start, the team is rebuilding around young stars like Raymond and Seider — but goaltending remains the glaring hole. After trading promising netminder Sebastian Cossa, they’re banking on Trey Augustine, a standout at Michigan State, to finally fill the crease. With the 2026 draft already shaping their future — including a surprise pick of Jeffrey Hurlbert — the question looms: can this franchise, steeped in history, finally claw its way back into contention?

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