The Toronto Maple Leafs Will Win the Atlantic Division

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings finished 7th in the division last season.

They did make decent additions to their lineup this off-season, but not enough to gain ground on the teams that finished ahead of them during the 2022-23 regular season.

The Red Wings have a good amount of talent, and could finish higher than 7th in the Atlantic, but everything will need to come together.

For now, I am keeping them in 7th place for the 2023-24 NHL season.

Alex DeBrincat, J.T. Compher, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Jeff Petry are the Red Wings key additions this off-season.

Some of these additions will make a big impact while others will be a little less noticeable. The addition of Debrincat is a huge win for the Red Wings.

Adding Gostisbehere and Petry to the blueline are improvements over last season. However, the Red Wings need a lot to fall into place to gain ground in the Atlantic standings.

Key players the Red Wings lost this off-season include Dominik Kubalik, Filip Hronek, and Pius Suter. I think the team has replaced those players with adequate replacements, but those replacements will need to produce better than those they’re replacing for the Red Wings to move up in the standings.

Detroit’s time is coming, but it’s not here yet. I won’t be surprised if they do challenge for the 6th spot in the Atlantic, but I’ll keep at 7th right now.